Mildura Golf Week

Mildura is in the far north west of Victoria, and their Golf Week tournament has been going for over 60 years. It has shrunk back over the years, but is still a lot of fun, with multiple mixed and pairs events, with the centrepiece being a 3 day stroke event for all players, except for A grade men (like John) who play a 4 day stroke event. We've played in the tournament off and on for the past 20 years, and have got to know lots of other people who also play there regularly. One of the big attractions is that local wineries sponsor nearest the pin on all par 3 holes on all days, and usually we get a good haul of wine bottles, but this year neither of us were on target and we only ended up with 2 bottles for the week.

We didn't do well in any of the pairs events, but Wendy started well in the stroke event and won a handbag on the first day. Unfortunately that was the highlight of the week, and we both played progressively worse. But the weather was generally pleasant each day (although very chilly overnight - down to virtually freezing on some nights) and it didn't rain at all. All in all, we had a good time and played lots of golf and caught up with a few old friends.