Late bloomer Scott strikes twice in a week

By Peter Owen

After 40 years as an underground coal miner in New South Wales, Scott Hobden jumped at the chance a decade ago to pursue his first love – working on the land.

He bought 1400 acres of grazing land just outside Tamworth and turned his hand to raising beef cattle, something he hadn’t done since he was a youngster growing up on a farm in country NSW.

Scott also quietly resumed his love affair with golf – an interest that grew once he’d retired and relocated to the Sunshine Coast early last year.

He joined Noosa Golf Club, had a couple of lessons, and went about rediscovering his golf game.

“It’s a bit up and down,” Scott says. “Sometimes I hit the ball really well, but just as often my game’s…