Poharama scores his first hole in one as Ackland wins a four-way tie
Murray Bridge Golf Club has hosted an exciting day’s play in difficult conditions.
This story was contributed by Michael Potts.
Saturday has proven tough going for golfers in Murray Bridge, with windy conditions and a stroke round to contend with, and it certainly showed.
Not a single player on the day could beat their handicap.
Four played to their handicaps and, luckily for him, Nathan Ackland had the best back nine, enabling him to take the day’s major prize courtesy of a countback.
Visiting golfers Paul Easton, all the way from Bundaberg in Queensland, and “Desperate” Des Heffernan, from Nairne, along with local Ben White, could each consider themselves unlucky to have missed out with their nett 70 scores still gaining them various winnings on the day.
There had to be a winner, however, and Ackland didn’t care how he did it as long as he did.
The main highlight of the day was the brilliant hole in one scored by Cameron Poharama on the par three 17th.
His up-until-then-ordinary round of golf suddenly became quite memorable when his seven wood tee shot led his ball to bounce once on the green and then fly straight into the hole, instigating shrieks of excitement from the rest of his group, which comprised his father and two brothers.
It was the 25 year old’s first ace and it was, of course, also an eagle, which won him a very healthy three-figure sum from the bloated eagle’s nest competition.
Poharama also wished to apologise to any nearby players who may have been distracted by the noise of the celebrations that erupted on the 17th tee.
