Golfers ditched their sun hats and sunscreen and instead grabbed glow sticks and torches for the annual night golf event at Taieri Lakes Golf Course on Friday.
Teeing off in the dark at 7pm, 17 teams of four played in the Ambrose competition. Club president Kris Ellis said it was one of the club's most successful night golf evenings.
‘‘We try to play once a year, usually before it gets too cold. This year was great. The wind settled down and the temperature only dropped to about 12 degrees.
''This year the club used balls that glowed once activated by a bright light.
‘‘In past years we've trialled balls that had glow sticks in them or balls that were activated once hit, but this year's ones seemed more successful. There were still a few duds that went out on the night, which caused a bit of strife trying to find them, but it just added to the fun of the evening.''
The course was not lit, instead distance markers and the pins were highlighted with coloured lights and glow sticks.
‘‘Men's club captain Ken Shaw did a wonderful job of preparing the course. It's a time-consuming job, but you couldn't play without seeing the pins,'' Mr Ellis said.
Tania Stevens, who was part of the overall winning team The Cruisers, said she enjoyed the evening.
‘‘It was like watching shooting stars across the sky. The coloured lit-up balls were easy to find and it was easy to concentrate on putting because you could only see the ball and the pin,'' she said.
