Dawnbusters runner-up Jim Lucas quite rightly asks Jon “Secret Scorebook” Dall for a look at the results after the Sunday morning stalwart notched up another win on 31 August. Photo: Supplied.
In a sign spring has well and truly sprung, 14 golfers were greeted with warm conditions when they took to the front nine of Carpentaria Golf Club for the latest Dawnbusters showdown on 31 August.
Stalwart and keeper of the handicaps Jon “Secret Scorebook” Dall returned to the clubhouse with 49 off the stick for a nett 14 and victory, relegating Jim Lucas, who was making his first Dawnbusters appearance since returning from his caravanning odyssey, to bridesmaid with his 52/20 effort.
When questioned about his win, the cagey veteran simply put it down to raw talent that was defying the octogenarian’s (we assume) years.
“The older I get, the more I realise how good I used to be,” Dall mused.
As he celebrated his latest win and polo shirt, Dall refused to answer questions about whether he still asserted a certain newspaper editor had been treated fairly when it came to handicap allocations.
New player Oliver Tata produced the gross round of the morning with a 43 off the stick to be the real scintillating Sunday success story.
Another new player, Luke Marston, made his presence felt by claiming the men’s long drive, while the ever-consistent Viv Chan took home the women’s honours with the big stick.
Beth Dall was the recipient of the weekly Hoffman’s gong, while the pin prize went begging on the 9th hole.
Golfers will take on the back nine on 7 September, with the first group teeing off from about 6:45am as they attempt to drown out Dall war stories.
