On October 4, more than 60 members of Queensland’s automotive industry downed tools for the day and headed to the Virginia Golf Club near Brisbane for the annual Motor Trades Golf Day.

This was the 70th edition of the competition and last year’s winning team from Bremer Ford – comprising of Paul Klease, David Hodges, Jason Murray and Craig St Clair – were again victorious.

Run under Ambrose rules – in which the location of the single best shot from the four-person team is used by all team members for their subsequent shot – the competition was fierce and there were other prizes to play for other than outright victory. These included the nearest-the-pin prizes on Hole 3 that was won by Chris Nicols from the Capricorn team, and on Hole 12 that was won by Rory Kleidon from the Bridgestone Albany Creek team.

The overall runner-up spot was taken by the team comprised of Mark Kelly and Dave Rowett (representing Shout Marketing) and Lysa Dugandzic and Jonathan Nash from
MTA Queensland. Truth be told, however, all the glory for that result goes to Mark and Dave – Lysa and Jonathan spent most of their time performing less than graceful air swings in an apparent attempt at keeping the grass short.

Meanwhile, the Wooden Spoon prize went to Shaun Harrison, John Clark, Craig Dover and Michael Sumpton from the Virginia Auto Electrical team.

Always a great day played at a great course and organised brilliantly, the Motor Trades golf day is not just all about the game. The opportunity to get away from the office or workshop, let off some steam, network with others from the industry and have a good time is just as important, and the day was capped off with good food, good conversation and plenty of liquid refreshment at the clubhouse. Excellent times!

MTA Queensland took over the running of the Motor Trades Golf Day last year and would like to thank Virginia Golf Club and the prize sponsors:
• Harbour IT
• Bremer Ford Ipswich
• CoolDrive Auto Parts
• Virginia Auto Electrical & Air Conditioning
• Core SME
• Virginia Golf Club

We’ll see you all again next year!

Source: Motor Trader E-Magazine (Nov) 2019

6 Nov 2019