This past Saturday saw seventy-six Bowen Islanders competing in the coveted Community Challenge tournament! This was a record turn-out for this event and a very fine time was had by all.
The sizzling hot BlueBombers team from Bluewater consisting of Peter and Kathy Clarke and Derek and Evan Puri brought in a score of 29 for the win. Evan Puri also won the men’s longest drive and the men’s KP. What a day he had.
There was a tie for 2nd with a score of 31, but based on retrogression the Eaglecliff team of Tom and Christine Roocroft, Bill Keller and Matt Hogg came in 2nd and the Unpredictables from Sealeigh/Tunstall consisting of Ralph Keefer, Ian Watson, Gary Coutts and Abby Fisk came in 3rd.
The Community Spirit Award which is given out to the community with the most teams entered was shared by 3 communities, Cates/Valhalla, Woods Rd/Mt Gardner and Cowan PT/Fairweather who all had 3 teams each. Liz Morrison cleaned up with woman’s longest drive and longest putt, while Kim Nattress nailed the closest to the pin. Men’s longest putt was won by the steady handed Mark Churchland.
All in all it was a grand day on the course and afterwards at the Cup Cutter where stories were told and laughs were shared. Stay tuned for our next tournament on June 20, aptly called The Summer Solstice Tournament. Do checkout the website www.bowengolf.com
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