Winner Eddy Tiemens and runner-up Viv Chan show off their Easter egg bounty after hopping into impressive performances at Dawnbusters on Sunday morning. Photo: Supplied.
The Easter Bunny may have delivered a pile of chocolate to the Carpentaria Golf Club course, but he failed to bring any standout scores as an intimate field of 11 teed off for the long weekend instalment of Dawnbusters on 5 April.
Oliver Tata was the best off the stick in recording a gross 44 around the Weipa front nine, with Brandon Waretini hot on his heels with 45.
When the dragonflies settled, the bragging stopped and the breakfast rolls had been consumed, it was Eddy Tiemens who lifted the winner’s Easter egg aloft after making the most of a 36 handicap to return to the clubhouse with a gross 52 for a nett 16.
Viv Chan claimed runner-up honours with a 49/19 effort.
Chan backed got her hands on a second helping of chocolate after bagging the women’s long drive, while Leroy Ahmat found success with the big stick to secure the men’s crown.
Helen Sabatino impressed on the par-3 9th to take home the Easter Sunday pin prize.
After his victory, Tiemens told the assembled media an almost zen-like connection to his putter was the key to his win, adding he did not believe being paired with Dall, her husband and Dawnbusters handicap burglar Jon Dall, and Dave Sands proved too much of an impediment.
“Being at one with my putter was the key to my success, as were the encouraging words of my fellow players,” he explained.
“I never had more than two putts on a hole at any stage today.”
New golfers are welcome to join the Dawnbusters family every Sunday morning, with the first playing groups usually getting away by about 6:45am.
