Beautiful Saturday arvo weather drew scores of local and visiting golfers to the Murray Downs golf course on Saturday. Here’s a look on the 16th hole. Murray Downs Golf Professional Shane McHenry commented that the course is at the moment in superb order. Suggesting to me (in jest?) that only Augusta would beat the local course in its present condition. Picture: Rob Duffield.
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