Jon Dall and Mat Byrne claimed the runner-up and winner’s chocolates when a field of 17 Dawnbusters hit the Carpentaria Golf Club fairways in foggy conditions on 8 February. Photo: Supplied.
Players had to contend with limited visibility for the first half of their round when Dawnbusters teed off in foggy conditions at Carpentaria Golf Club on Sunday morning.
With the course blanketed in fog, some golfers struggled to find balls that went up the middle of the fairway until Mother Nature decided to play the game and the sun emerged.
When the field of 17 returned to the clubhouse, it was Mat Byrne (46/21) who delivered the most scintillating performance to claim winner’s bragging rights over an underdone Jon Dall (51/23), who, despite still being in holiday mode, burgled Eddy Tiemens on countback to take home the weekly runner-up prize.
There was controversy when a visiting golfer missed the tee time by almost two hours due to an alarm malfunction and was unable to convince the stewards to allow him to submit a score.
Nine marker Matt Slade shot the gross round of the day with 37 off the stick, and also secured the men’s long drive gong.
Vivian Chan was the biggest hitting woman on the course, with Beth Dall stamping her name on the Hoffman’s for the round.
The pin prize was left unclaimed due to none of the field being able to find the green on the ninth hole.
Dawnbusters tee off every Sunday from about 6:30am, with new players always welcome – unless you miss your alarm and show up late, that is.
