Riley Pike used his early start to score 47 points which was good enough to outlast the 61 players in the field and capture the ‘Wilf Hodges Memorial Trophy’.

The Division 1 was won by Luke Flakelar (41 points) from runner-up Paul Pymont (40 points). The Division 2 results followed the Division 1 trend with high scoring. Riley Pike (47 points) was a clear winner from Andrew Quirk (43 points).

On Sunday a large contingent of Forbes players participated in the West Wyalong Open, contested by 99 players. This was the second in the ‘Trilogy of Golf’, with Condobolin Open (Sunday, 30 May) the last to be played. Forbes players featured highly in the prize winners.

The Open Winner, and winner of the ‘Don Hatch Memorial Trophy’ was Steven Betland with 69 Scratch. This is the third year in succession that a Forbes player has won the event.

This weekend has an 18-Hole Stroke event, sponsored by Country Mile Motor Inn. On Sunday there is a Stableford Medley, and the Condobolin Open, open to both Mens and Ladies.

In cool autumnal weather 164 players competed in the Forbes Men’s Open, with the winner earning an entry into the 2022 NSW Open. This year’s event was sponsored by Forbes Shire, Golfie Hotel and Golf Harvest. At the end of the day four players finished on 2-under, requiring a play-off to decide the winner.

The A-Grade scratch winner, and winner of the Forbes Open, was Thomas Heaton (The Australian GC). Thomas scored a birdie on the second play-off hole, the par-5 2nd hole, to push Joshua Gadd (Penrith) into the Runner-up position.

On the first play-off hole, Will Moody (Avondale) and Joseph Curran (Moore Park) each made bogey to end their tilt at the title.

The B-Grade results saw G Hooper (81 – Forbes) take the Scratch win over S Kirk-man (85 – Forbes). The Handicap winner was G Webb (68 nett) over J Dobell (69 nett), both from Forbes.

The C-Grade results were: Scratch win-ner A Richards (Condobolin) with 86 ahead of N Ryan (Forbes) on 91. The Handicap winner was J Wood (68 nett) ahead of A Quirk) 70 nett, and again both from Forbes.

On Saturday a 4BBB Stableford was played, sponsored by Forbes Livestock & Agency. The field of 116 managed to produce some very good results.

The Scratch winners were Penrith players M Organ and J Gadd with 41 points. Scratch Runners-up were local players J Betland & P Dawson with 40 points. The Handicap winners were D Bayley and A Quirk (both Forbes) with 43 points, on count back from G Webb (Forbes) & L Cotterill (Brisbane) with 43 points.

This weekend has an 18-Hole Stable-ford, with the West Wyalong Mens Open, the second event in the Trilogy of Golf’, on Sunday 23 May.

By Short Putt

On Saturday the Men’s comp was an 18-Hole Stroke, sponsored by the B&C Auto, with 65 players participating. Once again the course had the better of most players after early rain, with only four scoring par or under on handicap.

Division 1 was won by Barry Shine with a nett 68, the best of the day. Runner-up was Connor Greenhalgh (71 nett). Like a fine wine, Shine seems to be improving with age.

Division 2 saw Dave Tildsley reap the benefits of practice with 69 nett. Runner-up was Geoff Drane (73 nett) with another demonstration of consistency.

The ball sweep went to 76 nett, so please check in the Pro Shop. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Grallelis, 18th – P Kay. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Robert Borger, finishing only 58 cm from the hole.

This weekend sees the playing of the Forbes Men’s Open on Sunday. There is already a field of 164 players, so it will be a good day. The 4BBB on Saturday also has a large field with over 140 players registered. This is the first round of the “O’Connors Golf Trilogy”, with other rounds to be played at the West Wyalong (23 May) and Condobolin Opens (30 May).

Saturday, 22 May is an 18-Hole Stroke, playing for the Wilf Hodges Memorial Trophy. Sunday has a Stableford Medley at home, and the West Wyalong Open.

Until next time, happy golfing!

By Short Putt

Saturday’s comp was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by the Adept Plumbing, and contested by 64 players. The conditions were deceiving as not many players scored nett par or better.

The A Grade was won by Peter Dawson (70 nett) from runner-up Kim Herbert (71 nett), who got there on count back from Mark Col-lits. Peter was flush with his good form from the Vets ‘Week of Golf’ and added yet another Medal to his annual haul.

The B Grade was won by Mitch Bayley (67 nett) from Peter Barnes (68 nett), who was won of a pack of three chasing. The C Grade had an almost runaway winner with Riley Pike (69 nett) showing a clear set of heels to runner-up Jonathon Cutler (72 nett).

The ball sweep went to 74 nett, so please check in the Pro Shop. The NTP’s went to: 9th – D Lickess, 18th – J Cutler. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Bruce Carpenter with a shot finishing less than a metre from the hole. He got his ‘2’, which was the highlight of his day.

The visitors included a group from Duntryleague (Mike Tilston, Neil Cashen, Bruce Cashen and Tom Brice), and Max Medlyn from Parkes. They all found the course challenging.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley due to the playing of the Forbes Ladies Open.

Do not forget the Mizuno Equipment Demo Day organised by Head Pro Adam for May 13. Contact Adam if interested on 0433 485846.

The Forbes Men’s Open is set for the 15 and 16 May, and is the first round of the “Three Opens Champion”, which will be played over the Forbes, West Wyalong and Condobolin Opens.

Saturday, 8 May is an 18-Hole Stroke, sponsored by B&C Auto. Sunday has a Stableford Medley.

By Short Putt

Brian Hodge was ‘home’ last weekend from the Gold Coast to leave as winner of the LINX sponsored golf stroke competition scoring 71 nett. The day attracted 87 play-ers where next best was Jack Dobell 72 nett.

Les Little is the form golfer at present and since making a full time return to the game is regularly winning weekend and mid-week veteran competitions.

Les won B grade with the best score for the day, 68 nett. Joshua Wood was runner-up, 72 nett.

Another to be smiling celebrating after was Scott Kirkman with an eagle two on the 12th hole.

Golf scheduled for this weekend – Saturday stroke and the Monthly Medal sponsored by Adept Plumbing. Note for men on Sunday, course will be closed until 1pm for the Ladies Open.

Entries are starting to flood in for the Forbes Open Tournament set down for Saturday and Sunday, 15-16 May. Sunday’s play will also be a round of the NSW Open qualifiers.

With our tournament coming up, just a reminder to keep the game moving to eliminate slow play. Shotgun starts are sometimes the cause of hold ups in the field and we all need to get in for lunch also. After holing out, head to the next tee and someone should tee off immediately, don’t all stand there and mark the cards before someone tees off. Ready Golf, this will also help to keep the game moving.”

There was nothing but praise for the Forbes golf course and organising committee on Monday evening after the first round of this week’s Forbes Veterans Week of Golf.

Monday’s competition attracted 112 starters for the four-ball stableford medley with the husband and wife combination of Lee-Anne and Tony Calligia from Wyong best in with 46 points.

Forbes ladies Debbie Dingwall and Rose Carroll were not far behind runners-up with 44 points on a count-back.

Presentations for play from Tuesday and yesterday were made at a dinner in the Golf Hotel last night. Today’s presentation after play. Full results next week.

By Wayward Shank

On Saturday the annual Kristie Carpenter Perpetual Trophy Day, sponsored by Terry Griffiths and Veronica Rebellato, was played. A field of 103 players, comprising 92 men and 11 Ladies returned some very good scores.

The Overall Winner for the Trophy was Phil Maher, with an inspired 45 points. The runner-up was Paul Pymont (39).

The Division 2 results saw Jake Shaw on 43 points. Runnerup with 39 points was Riley Pike. The Ladies had a good tussle for their honours, with Sally Crosby getting past Lindy Pollock on count back.

On Sunday a different format was played – a 3-Person Ambrose Medley. A field comprising 39 players produced some very low scores.

The winning group of Kyle Sharp, Jake Fleming and Isaac Vale combined really well to score 59 1/6 nett.

The Draw for the Wallace Cup Match Play championship has been posted on the Pro Shop Notice Board, so get those matches underway.

The course will be busy next week with the Forbes Vets ‘Week of Golf’. They are all early starts so social golf is best had in the afternoon.

The Ladies (2 May) and Mens (16 May) Forbes Opens follow close after that. A reminder to the Men of the “Three Opens Champion”, played over the Forbes, West Wyalong and Condobolin Opens.

A Demo Day is organised for Mizuno Equipment Day scheduled for 13 May. These are very fine clubs, so if interested contact Adam – 0433 485 846.

Saturday, 24 April is a Stroke event, sponsored by LINX group. Sunday has a Stableford Medley, and is a Welcome Day for the Vets ‘Week of Golf’.

By Short Putt

The comp on Saturday 10 April was the Monthly Medal, with a field of 72 with Harry Callaghan and Barry Parker taking A and B Grade and Bruce Squires claiming C Grade.

The A Grade winner, Harry Callaghan, started with a triple bogey but recovered to finish a score of 68 nett. Runner-up yet again was Clint Hurford 69 nett, helped by a near perfect back nine.

The B Grade was won by Barry Parker (nett 68) from runner-up was Tony Wallace (69 nett). C Grade saw Bruce Squires win with 68 nett ahead of Tom Toohey on nett 69.

The Sunday Stableford Medley had a small field. The winner was Jacob Bernardi with 35 points. Runner-up was Ethel Coombs with 31 points.

This weekend has the playing of the Kristie Carpenter Perpetual Trophy event, in which those non-members who remember Kristie are encouraged to participate in the ‘Social Golfer’ category. Put your names on the tee sheet in the Pro Shop.

This Sunday we have scheduled a 3-P Ambrose. This is something different and will follow normal Ambrose rules. Teams of Mens, Ladies and Mixed players are allowed.

A reminder that your nomination for the Forbes Vets ‘Week of Golf’ should already be in. If not contact Beryl Roberts (0435 585 460) and speak very nicely to her. Sunday, 25 April has a welcome Sausage Sizzle, with play from Monday, 26 April (a 4BBB Stableford Medley) to Friday, 30 April (Individual Stablefords).

On Saturday, 24 April we have an 18-Hole Stroke event, sponsored by LINX, with a Stableford Medley on Sunday, 25 April.

Keep in touch on our Facebook page forbesgolfcourse and our website www.forbesgolf.org.au.

By Short Putt

 

The 4BBB Stableford, sponsored by C & D Floorcoverings, on Saturday was contested by a field of 72 players but again required a count back to separate the winners.

Ray Sanderson teamed with Harry Callaghan to score 46 points. They were joined by Jonathon Cutler and Glendon Hopper, also on 46 points. However, a better back-9, by one shot, was enough to give Ray and Harry the win.

The ball sweep went to 41 points on count back, so check in the Pro Shop for your result. The NTP’s went to: 9th – John Zannes, 18th – Peter Dawson, with Dave Mylecharane taking the 3rd hole Super Pin.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley, with many wanting to avoid the inconsistent showers. But there was a big group of players from Cowra, who were in town for the weekend.

The Sanderson Memorial Golf Day is on this Saturday, 27 March. This is a 4-Ball Ambrose event, open to Club and social players. Ring the Pro Shop – 6851 1554 – now if you want to get in.

The Sixes Competition has reached the Grand Final stage, with the Main Draw playoff to be held this Sunday, Mar 28, while the Plate Play-off games were played through the week. The Presentation Dinner is on Sunday night.

Players are reminded to put your name on the list in the Pro Shop for the Wallace Cup Match Play championship, due to commence in late April.

Head Pro Adam is organising some more Demo Days. The Taylor-Made Equipment Day is scheduled for April 15, with a Mizuno Equipment Day coming also. Contact Adam – 0433 485846.

Preparations are underway for both the Ladies and Men’s Forbes Opens, to be held in early May. Check your Programme book for the dates and spread the word.

The Individual Stableford on Saturday March 13 was keenly contested with count backs needed to determine winners.

The Division 1 was won by Robb Webb with his 39 points, finishing ahead of Harry Callaghan on 37 points. Division 2 had three players finishing on 39 points with the winner being Matt Duff, ahead of Jeff Haley, who was a whisker ahead of Joel Tongue (Dubbo).

The NTP’s went to: 9th – Matt Duff, 18th – Dan Bayley, while the 3rd Hole Pro Shop Super Pin went to Richard Nixon who near-ly scored a ‘hole-in-one’, with his shot finishing just 2cms short of the hole.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley, with many put off by the indifferent weather.
Our CWDGA Pennants teams did not fare well. The Division 1 team lost to a strong Mudgee side by 5-0, while the Division 4 team went down 4-1 also against Mudgee.

Hopes for a pennant flag rested with the Division 2 team, but unfortunately they lost in a close contest also to Mudgee.

The sixes competition finished the second week of finals with Still Trying and Hook, Drive & Sink It going straight to the main draw grand final. Play-offs involve Just for Fun vs Jit n Miss, and Cowhands v Part Time Putters.

The plate finalists are Hackers & Wacker’s and Forbes Auto, with Bush Divas vs Lost in the Trees and Banana Split Pants vs Grant Howell AE in the play-offs.

Players names are needed for the presentation dinner while the Sanderson Memorial day is set for March 27.

By Short Putt

The Saturday comp on March 6 was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Michael Robinson and Co. with 69 players.

A-Grade was a close race, with Clint Hurford (nett 69) just ousting Stephen Uphill (nett 70). B-Grade was won by Peter Cowhan with the best score of the day, nett 63 while Peter Grayson was runner-up on nett 68.

C-Grade saw Geoff Drane, with 68 nett take the bacon from runner-up Steve Gral-lelis on 75 nett.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – M Spice, 18th – J Haley, who was close to a ‘hole-in-one’. The 3rd Hole Pro Shop Super Pin was snared by Ben Robinson, with a 5.19 metre proximity.

The Sunday Stableford Medley was contested primarily by visiting golfers. The winner was Gary Watts (Coolangatta-Tweed Heads GC) with 33 points. Runner-up was Christine Porter (Rossdale) with 27 points.

The 2021 CWDGA Pennants played last Sunday had mixed results. The Division 1 team lost narrowly to Parkes by 3-2. Shane Sallaway (7/5) and John Betland (5/3) were our winners. Our Division 2 team have qualified for the Finals on the back of a 3/2 win over Duntryleague. Andy Dukes (4/3), Charlie Dwyer (6/4) and Brodie Hodges (5/3) were winners.

The Div 3 team handed Duntryleague a 5-0 thrashing but may miss out on the Fi-nals on a points count back. Adam Curry (3/2), Pete Barnes (6/5), Damien Kennedy (4/3) Matt Roylance (3/2) had easy wins while Brett Thomas won on the 19th. Unfortunately the Div 4 team were not able to play.

The Sixes Competition had its first week of the Finals. Teams to drop out were Drawshanks, EHAG, ‘Boys and Girls’ and ‘George of the Jungle’.

Players are reminded to provide to the Pro Shop the names of those attending the Presentation Dinner on Sunday, 28 March.