The Men’s golf on Saturday was the September Monthly medal, sponsored by Mc- Feeter’s Motor Museum, with 58 players vying for the Medals.

The A-Grade was won by Peter Dawson with a very good 72 nett crafted in difficult conditions in his game. Runner-up was Neil McMillan (nett 73) on count back from two others. The B-Grade was won by Greg Webb with 67 nett, helped along by an eagle on the 6th. Runner-up by some distance was Paul Kay with 72 nett.

The best score of the day went to the CGrade winner, Don Ridley with a nett 63. He was way ahead of runner-up Allan Rees on 74 nett. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Kirkman; 18th – P Tisdell.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back, going to: 63 – D Ridley; 67 – G Webb; 72- P Dawson, P Kay, E Gaffney, B Everest; 73 – K Herbert, T Morgan, B Doyle, R Taylor, S Kirkman; 74 – S Uphill, A Rees, P Barnes, D Earl.

Another ‘2’ that deserves mention is that scored by Ethan Gaffney on the 1st hole.

His tee shot went higher than an angel and was taken by the wind to the 18th fairway.

From there he played a low punch chip which carried onto the green, hit the pin and stuck in the hole.

We wish our Forbes players well who are participating in the Parkes Open on Sunday. Here is hoping they can bring a few trophies home.

By Short Putt

Saturday’s competition was the Golf NSW/Keno 2-ball Ambrose, jointly sponsored by Marg and Ron Hurst and E Coombs and F Smith. The 72 players, playing in Men’s, Mixed and Ladies categories, were keen to win and go on to the Regional Finals.

With good numbers in the Men’s category the Runners-up team were also nominated for the Regional Final:

• Men’s Winners: M Spice/A Dukes with 62.75 nett.
• Men’s Runners-up: D Bayley/J Boyle with 65 nett.
• Mixed Winners: A Tucker/J Fletcher with 66 nett.
• Ladies Winners: K Steele-Park/ J Ridley with 70.75 nett.

The ball sweep in the Overall event went to 67 points, going to: 62.75 – A Dukes/M Spice; 65 – D Bayley/J Boyle; 66- B Carpenter/N McMillan, A Tucker/J Fletcher; 66.5 – D Williams/S Hayes, R Webb/ D Culley; 66.75 – P Pymont/R Smith; 67 – D Rhodes/ P Tisdell.

The NTP’s went to: Men 9th – B Squires, 18th – A Dukes; Ladies 9th – S Grierson, 18th – B Drabsch.

A delightful ‘2’ was scored by Jenny Fletcher on the 9th. Using Ash’s drive, which had only just cleared the creek, Jenny made a solid stroke from among the tall grass and watched as the ball shot up the green and dived into the hole.

The Sunday Stableford Medley was played in good conditions.

The winner was Stuart Hayes (Murrumbidgee) on 37 points, with Runner-up being Ethel Coombs on 35 points. The Ball Sweep went to Barb Drabsch on 33 points. Unfortunately there were no NTP’s recorded.

On this weekend we have the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Mc- Feeters Motor Museum on Saturday. Sunday has the Stableford Medley, and the Bogan Gate Open.

By Short Putt

Saturday’s Men’s competition was the annual American Foursomes, sponsored by Milton Cartwright, and contested by 28 pairs of players. This event requires good combination of players abilities, which were ably demonstrated by the winners.

Steve and John Betland used their brotherly ESP to produce a winning score of 65 Nett. It was a delightful amalgam of shots which compiled a 34-31 split. Runners-up in a near equal score were Terry Griffiths and Craig Barrett, with a handicap assisted 65.5 nett.

The ball sweep went to 67.5 nett on count back. The lucky recipients were: 65 – S and J Betland; 65.5 – T Griffiths/ C Barrett; 66 – N McMillan/ B Carpenter; 66.5 – B Everest/ P Maher; 67 – L Little/ G Falvey; 67.5 – B Hazell/ W Judge, A Dukes/ S French.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – D Churchill; 18th – S Betland, with only three 2’s scored overall. Visitors included players from Hervey Bay and Dubbo.

The funniest story was provided by Bob Borger and Peter Barnes. Off the 4th tee they both put their shots into the dry dam on the corner. Then swapping balls they both played out to the green with Peter putting his shot onto the flat stuff. It was follow the leader.

The Presentation for the Winter 3’s comp was held at the Golfie, with all teams represented. Congratulations to the Winners (G Besgrove, T Rousell, N Girot), the Runners- up (R Taylor, J Haley, A Tucker), and the best score Winner (Som).

By Short Putt