Bragging rights – and $10,000 for a hole-in-one – will be on the line when golfers tee off in the 2025 Cooktown Open on 28-29 June. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
Overall numbers will be down but more A-grade players than ever before are expected to vie for south-eastern Cape York golfing bragging rights when they challenge for the 2025 Cooktown Open this weekend.
Players will take to the Walker Bay course on 28-29 June and Cooktown Golf Club president Brent Hetaraka said while nominations were down on previous years, the number of high-grade players set to tee off and the condition of the course would set the stage for some competitive golf.
“We’ve got a pretty decent spread of players, grade-wise,” he said.
“There’s a lot of good golfers coming up, a lot of A-graders coming up, which is nice – normally there’s not many.
“Word’s got out that the course is in pretty good nick; I had a few Mossman Golf Club members come up last week and have a bash around … and they’re saying the greens are better than theirs at the moment, so, I think that’s motivated a lot of people; the course looks amazing.”
Never one to back away from some pre-event mind games, Mr Hetaraka said he planned to have his name etched on the silverware when players returned to the clubhouse after the final round on Sunday.
“Regardless of who’s coming, I plan to win it anyway,” he laughed.
Any golfer who can card an ace on the 9th hole during the Open will walk away with a $10,000 boost to their hip pocket, an offer that has had many working on their short game in the lead-up to the on-course showdown.
Players interested in a late nomination to be in the field this weekend should check out the Cooktown Golf Club Facebook page.
