Stanthorpe Sporters were lulled into a sense of false security as they teed off Sunday believing a pleasant on the fairways would follow once the frost melted and the sun warmed up.
Any hope of that happening evaporated when a stiff breeze picked up sending the thermometer southward as the golfer took on the front nine.
Ivan Juriss did better than the remainder of the field returning a winning score of nett 25.
His round was steady but with enough pars to fend off the rest of the field.
Terry Roser is continuing in his recovery and is beginning to return his usual steady golf.
His score of nett 31 was good enough for the runner’s up prize.
He was forced to wait for a cut of the cards when Mark Lynam posted the same score.
Left to feature in the run down.
Paul Armstrong again returned the lowest gross (41 strokes for the day) and his score may have been better if it had not been for a couple of pesky trees he managed to find on the fifth hole.
An unexpected thud sending his ball on a different course to what he planned.
Paul also collected the pin shot at the third hole, where there were no trees to interfere with his pathway to this hole.
Sporters will be missing President Ray Thorn for the next several weeks as he heads off with his caravan in search of warmer conditions and the chance to play some bush golf.
Sporters are hoping he does better than his last two trips which were curtailed by mechanical problems.
Now while the cat’s away (El President) the mice will play or at least the rest of the Sporters crew will out and seeing what the back nine has to offer next Sunday.
Tee off is from 8am Sunday Sporters for a stroll and a game.
