2026 Club Banora Match Play Championship: David vs Goliath

After weeks… no, months… of waiting, the moment has finally arrived.

The course has been set. The fairways are ready. The greens are running true. And the pins have been placed in positions so diabolical that you’d think the greenkeeper had a personal grudge against both finalists.

Yes, ladies and gentlemen, the 2026 Club Banora Match Play Championship Final is upon us.

And what a final we have in store.

The Road to Glory

On one side we have Jared, who has fought his way through a formidable line-up, defeating Jim Storey, Terry Foster and Will Salter to earn his place in the final.

On the other side stands Brent, who has dispatched Darren Hubery, Simon Woolley and Simon Gates on his march towards championship glory.

Both have battled. Both have survived. Both have sacrificed countless golf balls along the way.

But there is just one small problem for Jared…

He has to give Brent 23 shots!

Twenty-three.

2-3.

That’s not a handicap adjustment. That’s practically a head start to the clubhouse.

The odds are stacked firmly against Jared. Brent could theoretically spray tee shots into the neighbouring postcode, three-putt every green and still have enough shots up his sleeve to make things extremely interesting.

It is, quite literally, David versus Goliath.

Except in this version, David has a golf handicap and Goliath gets 23 shots.

Can Jared Pull Off the Impossible?

Jared will need to bring his A-game, his B-game, his C-game and possibly a few games he hasn’t even invented yet.

He’ll need fairways. He’ll need putts. He’ll need nerves of steel.

And most importantly, he’ll need Brent to have a day where the golf gods decide to send him a strongly worded letter.

Meanwhile, Brent simply needs to do what every golfer dreams of doing: play sensible golf and let the handicap system do the heavy lifting.

With 23 shots in the bank, Brent could be walking around Club Banora like a man who has already found the cheat code.

But this is match play.

Anything can happen.

A birdie here. A duff there. A heroic recovery shot. A putt that somehow refuses to go in. A golf ball mysteriously disappearing into a bush despite being hit absolutely nowhere near it.

And suddenly, the mighty Goliath can find himself in trouble.

The Final

So, after months of anticipation, the stage is set.

Jared vs Brent.

David vs Goliath.

Scratch-ish golfing pride vs 23 very valuable shots.

The pins are evil. The pressure is enormous. The bragging rights are priceless.

One player will walk away as the 2026 Club Banora Match Play Champion.

The other will walk away wondering how on earth he managed to lose to someone who was given 23 shots.

Whatever happens, one thing is certain:

There will be excuses.

Lots of excuses.

May the best golfer win… and may Jared remember that if he loses, he was only beaten by 23 shots.

Good luck, gentlemen.

Let battle commence! 🏌️‍♂️⚔️

Best of luck Gents

Men’s Captain

Patrick