A grinning Peter Moore and Dave Sands after emerging as the top two Dawnbusters in a record group of 28. Photo: Supplied.
It was standing room only for some when a record 28 golfers bid for Dawnbusters domination at the Carpentaria Golf Club on Sunday morning (2 August).
There were not enough golf carts to go around when five new players and four ex-Dawnbusters bolstered the numbers on the front nine, with some groups walking the course in the morning’s windy conditions.
The strong gusts seemed to work in Peter Moore’s favour, who finally managed to shrug off the Bridesmaid hex after notching up four second places to emerge as this month’s first winner.
With a grin on his face, Moore said a high handicap would always beat a good score.
Following in his footsteps, Dave Sands took silver for the second week in a row, making it his fourth Bridesmaid in five weeks.
Bernie Salam returned after a two-week break to take the Hoffmans award for the morning, while golf club manager Judy Marshall proved her accuracy by taking out the pin prize on the 9th green.
Big hitters for the day were Grant Crossley and Giembra (Gee) Noonan, who took out the men’s longest drive and women’s longest drive, respectively.
The men’s longest drive was not awarded without controversy after a challenge was launched by Les Sariman. However, after scrutiny by game officials, Sariman’s tee shot was found to be not only short of the longest drive, but not even on the fairway.
New players are always welcome as Dawnbusters take on the back nine on 9 August, with an expected tee-off time of about 7 o’clock.
