Regan Hindmarsh probably felt like Santa Claus as the men’s four-ball best-ball pairs competition started on Sunday.
The scratch-handicapper was dishing out shots like North Pole presents as he and 13-handicapper Adam Brodie took on Duncan Humphrey and Pat Tinnelly in the first round of matchplay.
Humphrey was on a21 and Tinnelly 42. That meant Hindmarsh had to give Tinnelly two shots on the stroke 7 to 18 holes, and three on strokes 1 to 6.
The match ended 18 holes all-square. The pairs decided to toss a coin, rather than go extra holes. Humphrey and Tinnelly won.
Tinnelly also won the junior men’s net with 106-42-64 while Hindmarsh’s five-birdie 71 earned him fifth in the senior division.
