CHAMPIONS: Siblings Matt and Kiara Frohmuller show off their record-breaking scorecards.
GOLF is no stranger to family success stories, but every so often the game produces a moment that raises eyebrows.
Wolston Park Golf Club near Brisbane may have witnessed one such occasion during its January monthly medal when a brother and sister achieved a rare feat.
Matt and Kiara Frohmuller both rewrote the Wolston Park course record books on the same day, in the same event – a statistical curiosity that left even seasoned officials shaking their heads.
Competing in the men’s monthly medal, Matt Frohmuller, playing off a plus-three handicap, delivered a round that bordered on the extraordinary. He recorded seven birdies and signed his scorecard for a scintillating gross 60, eclipsing the previous men’s course record by two shots.
Not to be outdone, a concept seldom accepted in sibling rivalry, Kiara Frohmuller produced a record-breaking performance of her own in the women’s monthly medal.
Playing off a handicap of eight, she carded a composed three-over-par 72 to break the women’s course record.
Matt’s form in particular has been building for some time.
Last year he recorded an 11-under-par round featuring 12 birdies and a lone bogey, a round played from the blue men’s competition markers and therefore did not qualify as an official course record.
While golf has long celebrated family members achieving individual milestones, Wolston Park Golf Club treasurer Rob Beaumont believes this dual record-breaking performance may be unprecedented.
“If it has happened before, I have never heard about it,” Beaumont said.
The Frohmullers’ competitive pedigree stretches back to their junior golf days, highlighted by the 2012 Coca-Cola Classic at Toogoolawah Golf Club – part of the Brisbane Valley Junior Classic and a qualifying event for the Greg Norman Junior Masters.
On that occasion, Kiara claimed the female gross title, while Matt secured the male gross title.
For Wolston Park Golf Club, the January monthly medal will long be remembered: two course records, one family and a reminder that golf still has the capacity to surprise.
Whether the achievement remains unique in the game of golf is a question for historians. For now, the Frohmuller name sits proudly atop the Wolston Park record books.
Chief writer David Newbery has been living, breathing and writing and editing golf for more than 30 years. His extensive knowledge of the game comes from covering golf around the world. Hired by Inside Golf in 2009, David previously worked as the editor of The Golfer for 25 years and before that worked for numerous daily newspapers in Australia and overseas. The Brisbane-based journalist describes his golf game as “a work in progress”, but has had the privilege of playing golf with some of the game’s best players including nine-time major winner Gary Player. David enjoys travelling, reading, music, photography and spending time with family and friends – on and off the golf course. 
