Scorching hot conditions meant many of the Forbes golfers were smart and got onto the course early for their competition game and then welcomed a cold refreshment at the ‘Golfie’ Hotel.

The men’s competition was an Individual Stableford event sponsored by Rob Allen Livestock Transport. The field of 57 players included two visitors while quite a few lo­cals were away on long weekend activities.

The Div-1 winner was newcomer Dean Fairley with 41 points. He excelled on the back-9 with his big hitting. Runner-up was Jono Roylance in one of his rare appear­ances that netted him 38 points. His luck held to get past Brad Ashton on count back. Jono needed the front-9 to warm up before blitzing the back-9.

The Div-2 winner was Steven Rogers with 42 points, the best score of the day.

He is enjoying the run on the fairways.

The runner-up was Alister Carlisle with 38 points. He started well but had a topsy-tur­vy back-9.

The ball sweep went to 34 points. NTPs went to: 9th P Duke, 18th A Carlisle, with both converting for 2’s. The Super Pin went to Peter Barnes (206 cm) whose shot eas­ily slipped inside that of Steve Betland.

The comp on Sat 31 Jan is a 4BBB Stabl­eford sponsored by Knight’s Fabrications.

Sunday has a Stableford Medley.

As some of you may or may not be aware, our Head Professional William Gunn is leaving at the beginning of March.

Member accounts including ball comp priz­es and vouchers must be spent. Gunn Golf Gift Vouchers will also need to be used.

All stock must be sold! Clothing, footwear, demo clubs all on sale at unbeatable pric­es. If you’re in the market for a new driver, don’t miss this opportunity. Come on down and grab yourself a bargain!

By Short Putt

Blustery conditions once again greeted the Forbes golfers last weekend. Most scores were affected but the winners showed prowess in the conditions.

The mens competition last weekend was an 18-hole Stroke event sponsored by Steele Technology. The field of 71 players included five visitors and quite a few locals returning from family time away.

The Div-1 Winner, on count back, was Pat Murphy with 69 nett. He managed to put all of his practice work together and have no blunders. Runner-up was Glen Hooper. His front-9 was good but a couple of missed opportunities on the back-9 was his undoing.

The Div-2 Winner was Dan Harvey­son (Grenfell) with 71 nett. His game was steady throughout. The Runner-Up was Greg Hanns with 72 nett. He was pleased to start the year on a good note.

The ball sweep went to 77 nett on count back. NTPs went to: 9th B Abbott (Gren­fell), 18th A Rees. But only Ben converted for a ‘2’. The Super Pin went to Harry Cal­laghan (420cm) whose shot reflected the difficulty of the conditions.

The competition on Saturday 24 January is an Individual Stableford sponsored by Rob Allen Livestock Transport. Sunday has a Stableford Medley.

By Short Putt

Last weekends Mens competition was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Wool­worths Forbes, who provided hams for the winners. The field of 58 were keen to get their game in early to avoid the fore­cast thunderstorms with only a few groups caught in the conditions and a handful not finishing their rounds. The prizes on offer were great.

The Div-1 winner was Dave Mylecharane who was well ahead on his 40 points. He credits most of his success to a new driver setting which aided his hot back-9 scoring.

Runner-up was Anthony Alley with 38 points. He matched Dave with his back-9 score but was a bit untidy on the front-9.

The Div-2 needed a count back between four players to decide the winner after they all finished on 34 points. The nod went to Matt Duff who managed 18 points on the back-9 after an indifferent run of 1-pointers to start his round.

The Div-2 runner-up was Alex Mackin­non. He had an even round with 17 points on each half, which also include two ‘miss­es’ on each half although he finished the back-9 strongly.

The NTPs went to: 9th A Dukes; 18th L

O’Connor. The 3rd hole Super pin went to Paul Kay whose shot looked ‘miles away’ at 440 cm on a green that was hard to hit.

This Saturday, 20 December, is an In­dividual Stableford, sponsored by Forbes

Central Butchers. There is also a Stable­ford Medley on Sunday 21 December.

The Forbes Golf Club wishes all players a happy and safe Festive Season.

By Short Putt

On a day with changeable weather and blustery winds the Forbes golfers battled hard but the scores were kept low.

The Saturday competition was an Indi­vidual Stableford sponsored by Knights Fabrications. The field was down a bit at 53 with players possibly deterred by the fore­cast of bad weather. At one stage it was ‘Melbourne’ weather but if passed quickly with the winds remaining.

The Div-1 Winner was decided on count back when three players finished with 37 points. Shane Sallaway got the nod ahead of Warwick Judge while Clayton Alley missed out. It was Shane’s strong back-9 that got him the win while Warwick played to his handicap and Clayton could not find his front-9 form.

The Div-2 had a one point win by Steve Rogers who quietly achieved 39 points.

But for an errant putter he may have had a higher score.

The Div-2 Runner-up was Allan Rees who used his front-9 to good effect, finish­ing with 37 points. His back-9 was steady all the way without any sparkle.

The NTPs went to: 9th C Hanrahan; 18th S Sallaway. The 3rd hole Super pin went to Fons Melisi whose shot rode the wind to within 263 cm from the pin.

This Saturday, 6 December, is the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Stephen Up­hill. There is a Stableford Medley on Sun 30 November.

By Short Putt

The blustery weekend did not dampen the participants in the Saturday Golf Comp as those eligible vied for the ‘Medal of Medal­list’ honours.

The Men’s competition was an 18-Hole Stroke sponsored by Loomzy’s Fis-n-Fix.

The field of 57 were keen to enjoy the day of golf. The Medal of Medallist Trophy was contested by 25 of the 30 eligible players.

The blustery conditions did blow the scores around but a steady round by Sandy Patter­son (68 nett) gave him the trophy, ahead of Cam McMillan and Niel Duncan.

In the Stroke competition there were some individual flashes of brilliance. The Div-1 was won by Tim West with a 64 nett, finishing well clear of runner-up Cam Mc­Millan on 70 nett. Tim played the back-9 in 3-under. Both he and Cam finished with 2’s.

The Div-2 was won by Sandy Paeterson with his 68 nett. He had not played much through the winter and was quite fresh.

Runner-up was Brett Woonton with 71 nett.

He was a bit rough at first but settled well on the back-9.

The NTPs went to: 9th Ben Robinson; 18th Cam McMillan. The 3rd hole Super pinwent to Brett Slack-Smith with a shot to 95 cm, making for an easy ‘2’.This Saturday, 22 November, is a 4BBB Sta­bleford Medley, vying for the Deacon Dwyer Trophy.

By Short Putt

It was a busy weekend for golfers with the holding of the Annual Forbes Nissan Clas­sic. The main event, on Sunday, was the Classic Stroke event, the field for which was 118 including men and women. The visitors, all 54, were drawn from 17 clubs.

The Men’s A-Grade Scratch event was won by Caleb Hanrahan (Fbs) with 69, fin­ishing ahead of Shane Sallaway (Fbs) on 74. The Ladies Scratch was won by HeatherDavidson (88) from Ev Uphill (94) both from Forbes.

Other results were (Forbes unless other­wise stated):

• Ladies Handicap: Winner S Crosby (73 nett), Runner-up R Fuller (74 nett: Wen­tworth)

• Ladies Stableford: Wnr J Fletcher (34 pts), R/up C Duncan (33).

• Men A-Grade Handicap: Wnr D Bayley (70), R/up A Leete (71: Mudgee).

• Men B-Grade Scratch: Wnr S Paterson (85), R/up G Hooper (88).

• Men B-Grade Handicap: Wnr M Walton 72 nett, R/up J Hemming 76 nett.

• Men C-Grade Scratch: Wnr P O’Connell (96), R/Up A Carlisle (96).

• Men C-Grade Handicap: Wnr J Tuovinen 72 nett: Cabramatta, R/up J Banks 76.

• Veteran Scratch: Wnr P Kirwan 77 (Parkes).

• Junior Scratch: WnrL Iyer (119).On Saturday the ‘Forbes Advocate’ 4BBB Stableford was played, with 116 players.

The Mens Scratch Stableford was won by S Betland/D Bayley (43 pts) from runners- up P Dawson/T Callaghan (38 pts). The Mens Handicap Stableford was won by C Alley/R Smith (47 pts), from K Sanderson/Alf Davies on 46 pts.

The Ladies results were: Scratch Stabl­eford B&C Duncan (24), H Davidson/J Hub­bard (24). The Handicap Stableford A-M Gaffney (42 pts), A Simmons/M Starkey (42 pts).

This Saturday, 15 November, is an 18hole Stroke and the ‘Medal of Medallists’. And a Stableford Medley on Sundau 10 No­vember.

By Short Putt

The Annual ‘Callaghan Shield’, sponsored by Todd Callaghan Painting, was held on Saturday 25 October. The field of 65 wel­comed the fantastic conditions and pro­duced many scores to match in the 4BBB Stableford Aggregate format.

The winners were Ann Simmons and Col­leen Venables with 78 points. Their score was the highest recorded for many years and included many 3-pointers. Runners up were the pair of Jeff House and Matt Wal­ton who managed 77 points. Their score was helped by a couple of 4-pointers.

The Individual Comp was won by Matt Walton by count back from Colleen Vena­bles after both had scored 40 points.

The ball sweep to 68 points, with seven pairs being successful The NTP’s were well contested and went to: 9th Ladies: S Grierson, Men: P Grayson; 18th Ladies: A Simmons, Men: D Bernardi.

The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Jenny Fletcher (265cm) getting inside three other players and stumping the ‘guns’ that fol­lowed.

This Saturday, 1 November is Monthly Medal with the Mixed Foursomes Cham­pionships on Sun 2 November. Please be advised that the course will be closed until the afternoon.

By Short Putt

The long weekend brought great golfing weather which contributed to the low scores returned by the Forbes golfers in Saturday’s competition.The event was a Canadian Foursomes sponsored by Peter Dawson.

Most of the field of 66 players got off to an early start with only a few late starters.

The winning pair were Niel Duncan and Stephen Uphill who came in with a nett 66.

They turned at 1-over and despite a few hic­cups on the back-9 used their handicap well.

The runners-up were the pair of Sam Wil­liams and Jarrod Andrews who just missed out with their 66.5 nett but got through on count back. They had an even card of 40- 40 but needed a few birdies.

The ball sweep went to 68 nett on count back. Two visitors were in the field – Jarrod Andrews (Mudgee GC) and Jack Sharkey (Dubbo GC). Both were pleased with their games. The NTP’s were well contested and went to: 9th Allan Rees; 18th Shane Salla­way. Both of them converted for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Ecky Dawson with a shot to 62 cm which made for an easy ‘2’. He looks to be in form for the Champion­ships.

Our Club Championships begin this weekend with rounds on 11 and 12 October.

The final rounds will be played on 18 and 19 October. Players please note that the Mixed Foursomes Championships originally scheduled for Sunday 26 October has been shifted to Sunday 2 November. This Satur­day, 11 October is Round 1 of the Champi­onships with Round 2 played on Sunday 12 October.

By Short Putt

The Forbes golfers enjoyed the sunny weather for their competition play on Satur­day and as a welcome to the KENO Region­al Finalists on Sunday. The Saturday Men’s Competition was the October Monthly Med­al, sponsored by Forbes Concrete. The field of 71 players used the conditions to good effect.

The A-Grade Winner was Alf Davies with a nett 69. A double-bogey start gave him in­centive to fire up, to score well and to win consecutive Monthly Medals. Runner-up was Jono Roylance with 71 nett. He played solidly but had a few too many hiccups.

The B-Grade was won by Ash Hogan with a nett 68, although he was ineligible for the Medal. He played the back-9 well under his handicap. Runner-up was Pat Murphy with nett 70. After a shaky start he played the back-9 tidily.

The C-Grade went to Lachlan Alley with 69 nett. He scored well on the holes he hadmultiple shots on. Runner-up was Frank Hanns with 73 nett. He relished the return to his glory days.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back. There were four visitors, two from Parkes and Wayne Ford (Wagga Wagga) and Steve Pike (Temora). The NTP’s went to: Anthony Alley; 18th: Brian Everest. Nei­ther of them scored a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Su­per Pin went to Robert Hey (Parkes) with a shot to 220 cm, but he also missed his ‘2’.On Sunday, Forbes hosted a KENO 2-Person Ambrose Regional Final with 70 players participating. Forbes success came through the Mixed Division win by Niel and Carolyn Duncan with a score of nett 63. In the Ladies Division Veronica Rebellato andAnn Simmons were runners-up on 70.5 nett. The Men’s Division was won on count back by James Smith and Ben O’Loughlin (Cootamundra) with 61.5 nett.

This Saturday, 4 October will be a Cana­dian Foursomes, sponsored by Peter Daw­son. Sunday and Monday have Stableford Medleys and the start of Daylight saving.

The spring weather has put a spring in the step of the Forbes golfers and encouraged them to play well. There was no advantage to either the early or later starters as the scores showed.

The field of 80 players contested the event, an Individual Stableford sponsored by Roylances Tractor Replacements. Most players hit off early, keen to get home to watch the footy.

The Div-1 Winner was Wayne O’Neill who finished with 40 points. It was a day where his putter was hot. Runner-up was Cooper Byrnes with 38 points. He had a very even game with 3-pointers scattered throughout his game.

The Div-2 Winner was Matt Duff on 39 points. His back-9 was slightly better than his front-9. Runner-up was Jesse Hamilton on 38. There was not much wrong in his game except two wipes.

The Ladies Division was won by Veronica Rebellato. Her 37 points was built on a very strong front-9 that compensated for a lacklustre back-9.

The ball sweep went to 33 points on count back. There were no visitors. The NTP’s went to: 9th Ladies: Wendy Simmons, Men:

Dave Mylecharane; 18th Ladies: Brianna Duncan, Men: Luke Andrews. Only Luke converted for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Adrian Cole with a shot to 209cm, but he missed his ‘2’ which converted for a ‘2’.Last weekend the NSW Country Champi­onships were held at Cowra. Our Lachlan Valley players had a promising start but dif­ficult conditions on Saturday brought many undone and the team finished in 8th spot.

We wish them better success next year.

This Saturday, 27 September will be the October Monthly Medal, being an Individu­al Stroke, sponsored by Forbes Concrete.

Sunday will see the KENO Regional Final with the course closed until the afternoon.

By Short Putt