Over 100 golfers came together on Friday to compete in the inaugural 'Bledisloe Cup', paying homage to the rugby competition.
Mandurah Country Club members Joan Paki, Garry Minton, and John Barden organised the event to celebrate the fun rivalry between Australia and New Zealand, while also acknowledging the Anzac legend.
The day commenced with an acknowledgement to Aboriginal traditional owners followed by a traditional Maori Haka welcome.
Individual stableford scores in a mixed competition was the game with each group consisting of two Kiwi's and two Aussies.
At the presentation dinner the top 15 scores for each country was tallied to provide the first leg of the final tally and at this stage the Kiwi's celebrated too early with a narrow seven point lead.
As the evening progressed the scores from the next best eight players were gradually added to the scoreboard with the Kiwi lead slowly diminishing and with three players remaining the Aussies took the lead and eventually won by seven points with 808.
Mandurah Country Club president Ian Johnson jokingly said the Aussies winning the 'Bledisloe Cup' was a "rarity these days".
"There were several novelty prizes on the day and the focus was on a fun mixed competition emphasising the great relationship between the respective countries," he said.
"We even had rugby goal posts on one hole and a touchline painted down the middle of a fairway just to make the Kiwi's feel at home.
"We were very fortunate to be able to go ahead with safeguards with the COVID-19 lockdown commencing at midnight on Friday."
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The 'Bledisloe Cup' is set to become an annual event at the Mandurah Country Club.
"It was a great event and we look forward to 2022 when the Kiwi's get their opportunity to turn the tables," Mr Johnson said.
"Next year we will look to attract sponsorship with proceeds going to development of juniors in both golf and rugby."
