A COFFS Harbour Golf Club team has finished third at the biggest team event in Australia.

The Coffs team of Jana Rothacker, Holly Adamson, Hayley Butler, Kerry Wilson and Brandon Connor finished third at the Scramble Championship Final at Sanctuary Cove.

The Coffs team finished third in the Scramble Women’s Championship Final, with a total three round score of -44.5 nett just half a point of the second placed Lakelands Golf Club, and a point off the eventual winners from Launceston Golf Club.

An opening round of 53.5 followed by a second-round score of 54.5 saw the Coffs team tied for the lead heading into the final round.

The Scramble is a 4-person elimination Ambrose event held annually, and has cemented itself as Australia’s largest and most successful teams’ event with over 1,000,000 players participating in over 10,000 events over its 29-year history.

Coffs Harbour Golf Club’s team captain and Assistant PGA Professional Brandon Connor picked out a highlight of his team’s time playing at Sanctuary Cove.

“Jana Rothacker hit a hole in one on the first day on the par 3 second hole,” he said.

“It was an amazing shot, and on the way there to play she said to the girls ‘I am going to do something special’, and so she called it.”

She continued her top form with a crucial shot on the second day.

“It was all good golf, but one particular highlight was Jana putting a three-wood on the green from 190m on the 17th hole on the second day,” he said.

“It never deviated from the flag, nestled in close, and we went on to make birdie.

“That was the shot of the day and the sort of thing that opens it up for you as a team.”

The Coffs pro praised the performance of his team.

“We all combined fantastically, and just to come top 3 out of 400 teams that started is fantastic,” he said.

By Aiden BURGESS