Murchison Golf Club buzzed with vibrant colours, laughter and excitement during their annual Farmers Golf Day on 14 June.
Farmers Golf is a combination of a golf club fundraiser and a day for farmers to relax as at this time of the year many would have just finished drying their cows off, meaning the cows don’t need to be milked for a short period until calving starts, which in the farming world is a huge time saver.
“It was a bit wet underfoot but the rain held off enough to get 18 holes in, with some teams dressed for the weather and others dressed to impressed,” event organiser Josh Penman says.
Altogether, 16 teams of four or five people entered, with prizes for a range of things like ‘best-dressed team’, which Josh says was not an easy job to choose.
“Some teams went all out in their get-ups this year,” he says.
Farmers Golf has been held at the golf club since the late 1980s and event supporter Leigh Knowles, owner of the Hampden Hotel, says she enjoys donating her time and resources to put on drinks and a BBQ for those involved.
“We’ve been supporting Farmers Golf for 13 years, it's always a fun day, a little untidy, and always cold and miserable weather, but it never stops us,” Leigh says.
Josh would like to thank all those who braved the elements to make the day a success.
“A massive thank you to all the sponsors and a big thank you to Leigh and her team from the Hampden Hotel for their hard work, food, and entertainment.
“Leigh has been doing an amazing job for as long as I can remember and in some pretty unforgiving weather some years. You might have to come back and play next year,” he laughs.
Winning teams were: 1st: The Ball Bags, 2nd: TME Tow Balls, 3rd: The Fire Puter Outers and ANZ, 4th: The 4 Swordsmen, 5th: The John Daly’s. The best-dressed team was a tie between The Girly Fern Flat Fairys and The 4 Swordsmen.
