Stanthorpe golfers were very hopeful that with the rearranged course showing signs of drying out, competition for the June monthly medal and putting competition would be able to proceed on Saturday.
However once again players found themselves at the mercy of the weather following Friday night’s downpour. The course like many parts of the district received upwards of 50mls of rain saturating the course again and put the drying out process back several weeks.
Buggies were banned from the fairways and walking was going to be difficult plus there was every likelihood of further rain during the day which deterred most players from even trying to get on the course.
Saturday’s competition was cancelled and there were no takers even attempting to walk the course.
The monthly medal and putting competition has been rescheduled and will hopefully be played this Saturday. A few clear days will be needed to improve the quality of the course.
A new timesheet for the round has been posted at the club and golfers intending to play the event are invited to add their names to the new time sheet.
The Sunday Sporters suffered a similar fate. Although the day did start with some sunshine there was a lot of moisture still on the fairways. The decision was made to cancel the competition.
Several brave bodies were seen attempting to walk the course, but we have no report as to how they fared or if they even returned (Could still be out there floundering around). Sporters will reconvene next Sunday morning and like Saturday’s competition everyone will be hoping for clear skies and no late-week drenching.
