Ocean Shores Country Club hosted the Womens Classic golf tournament where over 75 women participated each day across the November 13-14 weekend.
Women from Ocean Shores, Mullumbimby and Byron Bay were joined by golfers from Ballina, Grafton, Tenterfield and the Gold Coast to play across three divisions.
The course was in prime condition, the greens were smooth, the hazards were testing and the weather was perfect.
Teenager Elly Petrie had a day one lead of six but this was erased on day two by Ellen King.
A three-hole playoff was required with the more experienced Ellen maintaining her momentum and winning by two shots.
The event began in 1999 as the Ocean Shores Ladies Amateur Challenge and this year was rebranded as the Womens Classic and sponsored by Byron and Beyond Fencing and Patios.
Winners known to have gone on to have a career in golf include Amanda Fisher (1999), Carlie Butler (2000), Katy Jarochowicz (2001), Heather Warren (2003), Heidi McCulkin (2004), Sunny Park (2006), and Bree Arthur (2008).
Carlie Butler, in winning the event in 2000, set a new course record for women of 68. This was matched by Bree Arthur in 2006.
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