Returning to the clubhouse with a handy nett 64 was enough to provide Chris Hatton with bragging rights in the Sovereign Resort December Medal at Cooktown Golf Club on 23 November. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
Carding a 1-under nett 64 was enough to give Chris Hatton the winner’s crown when players battled for the Sovereign Resort December Medal at Cooktown Golf Club on 23 November.
Hatton returned to the clubhouse in a solid position with the ever consistent Wal Welsh (nett 66) having to settle for the week’s runner-up jersey, while 2024 medal muncher Steve Butler rounded out the top three with a nett 68 effort.
Butler secured the nearest to the pin prize on 2/11, with the victorious Hatton capping off a good day on the Walker Bay fairways by adding his name to the measuring cards on holes 14 and 9/18.
This coming weekend is the final opportunity for golfers to use their Race to the Bay super up and double up cards when they contest a Stableford event from the red tees.
Daniel Biddle currently leads the race on 6,570 points with three of his 24 cards left to use, with Steve Butler (5,920 points and no cards remaining) in second and Wal Welsh sitting pretty in third on 5,820 points with five cards left to play on Saturday.
Medal of Medals field determined
Nine golfers will contest the Cooktown Golf Club 2024 Medal of Medals after Brent Hetaraka and Alice Burton filled the final two spots in the showdown at the weekend.
Players will tee off for bragging rights on 7 December at the Walker Bay course, with the action set to be red hot as end-of-season honours go on the line.
Joining Hetaraka and Burton in the field are Graham Burton, Cam Venables, Jamie Dobson, Steve Butler, Daniel Biddle, Wal Welsh and Chris Hatton.
