Laurie Turner (left) celebrated a long-overdue victory when Dawnbusters took to the Carpentaria Golf Club course on 17 August, while Peter Kenny was left clutching the bridesmaid’s bouquet.
A field of 12 made the most of the Weipa winter dawn conditions when they stepped up to the tee block at Carpentaria Golf Club on 17 August.
Some described the Sunday morning outing as a “bash”, given how many of the players returned to the clubhouse more than a dozen strokes above what their natural ability would dictate. We have to assume this includes the gross 53 carded by a certain 2025 Weipa Goodline Open C-grade (should have been Seniors) champion.
After catching the bridesmaid’s bouquet in succession over the past 10 days, Laurie Turner (68/30) finally broke through to secure the coveted winner’s polo shirt, while the ever-consistent Peter Kenny (49/22) had to settle for this week’s runner-up honours.
When quizzed about his ascension to greatness, Turner said it was simply down to “persistence”.
For the second consecutive week, the girls showed their contemporaries how it was done, with Viv Chan firing the best off-the-stick round of the day with 46.
She also claimed the women’s long drive gong, while Peter Moore took the men’s prize by nearly driving the first green.
Julie Howard claimed her third Hoffman’s in succession.
Despite the ludicrous handicap hurdles thrown out by Dawnbusters deity Dall and demagogue Crossley, a certain Cape York newspaper editor will return to the course on 24 August to claim some long-overdue bragging rights.
New players are welcome to join the back nine fun from about 6:45am on Sunday.
