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Melville Glades Golf Club > Records

BROKEN STICK GOSNELLS / GLADES MATCH PLAY CHALLENGE TROPHY

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1986

Overview

Broken Stick Gosnells / Glades Match Play Challenge Trophy.

This perpetual trophy is titled on a gold plaque:

Gosnells / Glades

Match Play Challenge

This is a challenge between the women of Gosnells and Melville Glades Golf Clubs and the trophy is awarded to, and retained by, the winning team each year.

A broken stick with a golf ball joining it at the cross junction point is mounted on a wooden stand. (It is believed Gosnells Golf Club initiated the production of the trophy).

The winning club name ('Glades' or 'Gosnells') is engraved on a separate shield and attached to the wooden base.

The trophy is held by the winning club until the following event.

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Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-186-2022.125

Item type

Objects

Keywords

Broken Stick Challenge

Year

Public location

Trophy Cabinet

Last modified

Sunday, 15 March, 2026

Completeness

83

Melville Glades Golf Club

Melville Glades Golf Club

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Topic	Association	Dates
Broken Stick Challenge		1986 -

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