The past two weeks produced excellent participation and competitive golf at Walvis Bay Golf Club, with players battling it out across a variety of sponsored events.
The Fox Designs and WBM competition held on 17 October attracted a field of 28 players.
Bertus Venter and Thomas Wolff emerged victorious with a score of 12. Second place went to Morne Roux and Johnny Borges on 15, while Tertius Myburgh and Kevin Wentzel claimed third place, also on 15, after a count-out. In the special prizes, Christopher Hill won nearest to the pin on Hole No. 2, while Masimba Jinguni claimed nearest to the pin on Hole No. 18. Two-clubs were recorded by Francois Champion and Kuda Chikwara. A week later, Namib Diesel sponsored the popular Par 3 competition on 24 October, which drew an impressive field of 47 players.
The best nett score was recorded by Eugene Slippers on 47.25, followed by Amandio Sardinha on 48.5 and Anton van Rensburg on 49. The best gross score went to Bertus Venter, who finished on 57.
Midweek action also delivered competitive contests. Wednesday’s competition was won by Wikus Heroldt with 22 points, ahead of Jens Paschke on 21 points, while Herman Smidt took third place with 20 points. In Thursday’s Seniors competition, Bertus Fokkens claimed victory with 41 points.
Peter Davidson finished second on 40 points, edging out Pieter Etsebeth on a count-out. Davidson also secured the brood prize. With strong participation numbers and a busy schedule ahead, Walvis Bay Golf Club members can look forward to several weeks of competitive and enjoyable golf.
By Rudi Bowe
