A rather happy Steve Butler collects his ball after carding an ace on the 18th hole at Cooktown Golf Club on 8 February. Photo: Supplied.
Not content with taking home the winner’s chocolates, Steve Butler left his mark on the weekly Cooktown Golf Club competition by bagging a thrilling hole-in-one on 8 February.
The fourball best ball was a hotly contested showdown, with Butler and Alice Burton combining for a winning nett 56, two strokes ahead of the field.
As if that were not enough, Butler carded the ace on hole 18 after a nervous 10-second wait for his ball to disappear from view.
“His shot lipped out, spun around the hole and stopped on the edge, and we waited 10 or so seconds,” one of Butler’s playing partners who witnessed the shot explained.
“By the time Steve had picked up his tee, he looked back and the ball had fallen in.”
Wal Welsh (nett 62) was the best individual performer on the day.
There were no protests when Butler claimed the pin prize for the 18th, with Chris Hatton (2/11) and Brent Hetaraka (14th) showing deft touches to put their names on the other holes.
Welsh (790 points) has taken the lead in the 10th anniversary Race to the Bay, with Jamie Dobson and Graham Burton tied on 740 points, with Hetaraka not far behind in fourth spot on 730 points.
Players will contest a par event from the white tees on 15 February.
