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Adam Bullock and Julianne Ross have emerged as Mullumbimby Golf Club’s (MGC) 2023 champion golfers after finishing on top after four rounds of the club championship that came to end on Saturday 16 September.

‘Adam puts a lot of work into his game, and thoroughly deserves his win for the second year in a row,’ said Alex Briggs MGC president.

A member of the club since 1994, Adam feels like he is playing the best golf of his life.

He has won three club championships and three foursomes championships.

The ladies also played a consistently high level of golf over four rounds, and Julianne Ross was able to retain the top spot as Mullumbimby Club Champion for the ladies for a second year in a row.

Julianne joined the MGC as a junior golfer 40 years ago when she was only 12 years old, and won the championships nine times during her teenage years and early twenties. She returned in 2021 after a 20-year layoff.

‘She says she wasn’t even sure if her game would still be competitive but with an obvious natural talent, she need not have worried.’

 



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