THE annual Ultima Golf Tournament is ready to return with a bang after a two-year hiatus.
Saturday will be the 14th edition of the event, and Ultima Golf Club secretary Sonia Cunning can’t wait, saying “it’s going to be good family fun and affordable”.
“We pretty much describe ourselves as a hit and giggle course,” she said.
“People don’t even need bring clubs as we have our own – both left and right-handed – that were donated through grants.”
There will be two nine-hole events on Saturday, and potentially a men’s and ladies’ singles hit on Sunday morning.
But Ms Cunning is most looking forward to a different event.
“I’m most excited for the three-person Ambrose because I will play with or against my younger brother from Adelaide.”
While numbers aren’t expected to be as big as in previous years, there will still be participants from far and wide.
“We have a smaller field this year, but there are people coming from Adelaide and Sunraysia,” Ms Cunning said.
The organisers haven’t had it all their way, though, with a bird’s nest on the fifth scrape taking it out of the tournament.
“We’ll just have to work around it,” Ms Cunning said. “I think there are three eggs in there.”
All events will have a nearest-the-pin prize on the second and seventh holes, along with a longest drive on the fourth and longest and a straightest on the ninth.
Prizes for the winners have not been forgotten, with an array of bonuses for participants to take home from the fun weekend.
“The winners of the Saturday morning round end up with a set of steak knives,” Ms Cunning said.
“We have some wonderful raffles as well including a two-night stay in the beautiful Beneagle Farm.”
The entry fee for the tournament is $10 for adults and $5 for children on Saturday, with presentations and a barbecue lunch to follow.
Accommodation will be available at the Ultima Hotel.
