{"id":815135,"date":"2026-07-21T21:06:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:06:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815135\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T21:06:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T21:06:20","slug":"three-launceston-relatives-turn-weekly-golf-into-state-team-berth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/815135\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Launceston relatives turn weekly golf into state team berth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three members of a Launceston family have gone from casual weekly golf catch-ups to representing Tasmania at a major Trans-Tasman indoor golf championship<\/p>\n

Brothers Brad and Jack Gibbins and their cousin Alec Roberts have qualified for the 2026 X-League Championship in Brisbane, where they will compete against eight of the best teams from Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

The trio\u2019s journey began with a simple goal \u2013 finding more time to spend together and returning to a sport they all enjoyed.<\/p>\n

Primary school teacher Brad Gibbins said their weekly gatherings quickly became more competitive than they expected.<\/p>\n

\"\"The family\u2019s weekly golf sessions quickly became more competitive than expected<\/p>\n

\u201cMost families catch up over dinner. Ours somehow ended up qualifying for an international golf championship,\u201d Gibbins said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect to make it this far, but we\u2019re excited, we\u2019re competitive and we can\u2019t wait to represent Tassie on the main stage.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"X-League coordinator Nick Treble said every team had a unique story<\/p>\n

The Launceston team earned their place in the championship after competing through a season involving more than 1,700 players across Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

They will now face teams made up of everyday golfers from a range of backgrounds, including teachers, construction workers and a crocodile farm manager, in a two-day competition in Brisbane.<\/p>\n

The X-League Championship is the culmination of an indoor golf competition, with players using simulator technology to compete regardless of weather, location or traditional barriers associated with the sport.<\/p>\n

X-Golf Group X-League coordinator Nick Treble said the competition had become a way for everyday golfers to test themselves against the best teams from Australia and New Zealand.<\/p>\n

\"\"Indoor golf simulators allowed players to compete regardless of weather or location<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat makes X-League special is that every team has a unique story,\u201d Treble said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSome are families, some are workmates and others are lifelong friends, but they\u2019re all united by a love of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology has helped make competition more accessible, but at its heart, X-League is about everyday people getting the chance to represent their community and compete among Australia and New Zealand\u2019s best.\u201d<\/p>\n

The championship will be held at X-Golf South Bank in Brisbane on August 7 and 8.<\/p>\n

\"\"The winning team will receive $20,000 worth of prizes including a golf trip<\/p>\n

The winning team will receive $20,000 worth of prizes, including a golf trip to Barnbougle Dunes Golf Links near Bridport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Three members of a Launceston family have gone from casual weekly golf catch-ups to representing Tasmania at a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":815136,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-815135","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815135","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=815135"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/815135\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/815136"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=815135"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=815135"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=815135"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}