Despite filling the swear jar on his way around the Walker Bay course, Chris Hatton proved too good to card a winning 37 points at Cooktown Golf Club on 19 October. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
Golfing in paradise is what teeing off at Cooktown Golf Club is all about, and players experienced it all on 19 October – the balmy trade winds, swaying palm trees, picture perfect greens and the distant call of the Wack Truck crew zigzagging across fairways.
It was one of the aforementioned crew who claimed bragging rights when Chris Hatton returned to the clubhouse with a solid, albeit slightly expletive-laden 37-point round, with Jamie Dobson securing bridesmaid honours with a nearly-got-him 36 points.
Daniel “I Outdrove Jamie Twice” Biddle secured third spot on the ladder with 33 points, eking out the bronze from a gaggle of other players who carded the same score.
Rick Butler was the best with the short stick on 2/11, while Dobson was the nearest to the pin king on 9/18.
On 26 October, players will contest a Stableford off the red tees.
