When the majority of Lithgow were tucked into their warm beds last Saturday, a band of hearty golfers were teeing off in the club's two ball aggregate.
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Paving the way in the toughest of conditions that saw sub zeros temperatures, flurries of flakey snow and winds that froze the golfers hands onto their sticks was early starter Max Nightingale who used all of his vast experience to record a great round of 41 points.
This was an exceptional round considering the tough conditions.
Nightingale was matched up in the two ball aggregate with Dave Muir with the pair combining for a winning score of 69 points.
Runners up were Ben Oldfield and Rob Hawes with 67 points on a countback.
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Nightingale also dominated the nearest to the pins with his excellent iron play winning the second and fourth holes while other winners were Anthony Oldfield, Gary Wallace and Ben Oldfield.
Other pairings to play well and figure in the Ball competition were Tony Oldfield and Dave Warren, Gary Wallace and Paul Stewart and Jeff Geddes and Brad Gordon.
In fact all golfers who turned up on such a tough day should have been rewarded with a prize.
Friday nine hole comp:
- Winner Mark Willmott with 22 points and the ball winner was Dave Duroux.
- Nearest the pin on the ninth was Don Farnsworth.
