Jon Dall was unlucky not to take home the Dawnbusters winner’s chocolates when suffered a narrow loss on countback to Dave Sands after both players returned to the Carpentaria Golf Club clubhouse with nett 15 on Sunday morning. Photo: Cape York Weekly.
The countback gods were looking favourably on Dave Sands when 21 Dawnbusters teed off at Carpentaria Golf Club on 6 October.
Sands and Jon Dall returned to the clubhouse with their scorecards both showing nett 15, but it was Sands’ 47 off the stick that handed him the win and relegated Dall to the week’s bridesmaid.
There were meant to be 22 players taking to the course on Sunday morning, however, the editor of a certain Cape York newspaper was a conspicuous absence after failing to appear for his much-hyped return to golf after a two-year hiatus.
A Dawnbusters spokesperson said players were disappointed the aforementioned hack was a no-show but carried on with their usual gusto and shenanigans nonetheless.
“The beer and champagne flowed throughout the day as players and fans waited for celebrity guest number 22 to arrive,” the spokesperson said.
“But, alas, this would not happen, with his alleged return to golf proving to be more uneventful than the next Mariah Carey Christmas song release.”
Mick Cernaka took the men’s long drive honours, while none of the five ladies who played could control their drivers enough to remain on the course and claim the women’s big hitting bragging rights.
Jim Hunter claimed the pin prize, with Chelsea Buckley securing the weekly Hoffman’s.
Players will get under way on the front nine from about 6:30am on 13 October, with new golfers – and newspaper editors – always welcome to join the fun.
