And now even golf has gone under the floodlights. Last Tuesday the world’s first night golf course opened at the 167-yearold Glenmore Country Club West of Sydney in Australia.

Golfers watched the ball streak down the fairways at night glowing like a comet. The course itself is filled with light from ultraviolet lamps that picks up phosphoraslike reflections from specially illuminated tees greens flags and caps.

The 400-wan lights turn the course into a riot of color as golfers stripe their clubs irons and shoes with special reflective tape. They tee off with Spalding “night flight” balls custom-made for the four-hole course at S4 each.

Conceived by Steve Dafina (32) a former manager of a rock band and Warwick Askew (31) lighting engineer night golf has been patented worldwide by their company Glow Sports International. Said golfer Gordon Dee: “It’s really unusual. With nothing to distract you in the dark you seem to hit straighter though it’s very difficult to Judge Slopes humps and bumps along the course”

NEW DELHI: Ali Sher set a new course record of 12 under par 276 to win the Aadai Golf trophy here Friday.

Ali Sher fresh from his exploits in the Indian open eclipsed the earlier record of Tonny Grimes of Canada who shot a nine under par 279 in the Indian open in 1985. The record was later equaled by compatriot Remi Bouchard in 1989.

The Indian open champion showed his class with four birdies and a bogey to run up a score of 69 Friday with earlier rounds of 68 70 and 69 and a total of 276. He bagged the first prize of Rs 16660. He won an additional Rs 12500 for establishing the course record.

A superb eagle on the five par 18th where he sank a 60° putt helped Amandeep Johl catch up with Feroz at 283 to share the second prize of Rs 8 920 each and an additional Rs 4500 each for finishing under par.

Basad Ali finished at 284 and received Rs 5470 plus Rs 4000 for finishing under par.

Rohias Singh was tied with Arjun Singh at291 who was declared the best amateur. Mohar Singh was at 292 and Rishi Narain at 293.

Article extracted from this publication >> April 12, 1991