In the swing of it



By Lt-Col Tony Wallace

THE ADF Golf Association ADFGA) achieved a rare team victory against the Victorian Golf Association VGA) at Sorrento Golf Club on April 29 and 30.

The ADFGA’s 12.5 to 11.5 matches win is only the second time that the ADFGA had tasted success in the event, which has been held annually since 1991.

The first day of competition saw the VGA take a four-two lead, but the ADFGA team had been competitive in all matches and was confident that the lead could be reduced in the foursomes.

Heavy skies and the prospect of difficult scoring conditions greeted both teams at the start of the second day.

A reshuffle in the team pairs proved successful for Defence, with the ADFGA team taking the foursomes 3.5 to 2.5 and cutting the VGA’s lead to a single match.

With the ADFGA trailing by a single match, it was definitely “game on” for the singles matches.

The VGA knew they had a match on their hands and by midway through the round it was evident that the match was going to be close.

With only two matches left on the course, the ADFGA had established a narrow lead and needed one of these matches to win.

The final two matches were shared and this was enough to give the ADFGA a narrow win..