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.

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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.

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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).

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Last weekend the Sand Grass Green Championship was played at Grenfell and Forbes courses. Sponsored by Forbes Shire Council, the event attracted 73 golfers from across NSW.

The 36-hole Men’s Scratch Champion was John Betland (Forbes) with a Scratch Stableford score of 72 points.

The 36-hole Women’s Scratch Champion was Jan Crichton (Killara) with a Scratch Stableford score of 56, and the Runnerup was defending champion Chantelle Greaves (Dunedoo) with 49 points.

The 36-hole Men’s Nett Winner was Barry Green (Grenfell) with 68 points. He used his 17 handicap well to finish ahead of Dan Bayley (Forbes) with 67 points. Dan got the nod on count back from two other players on 67.

The 36-hole Women’s Nett Winner was Virginia Drogemuller (Grenfell). Virginia was well pleased with her result, but not as pleased as Runner-up. Elyse Troth (Grenfell) was so thrilled in this her first major competition that she wanted to hug everybody in the room.

Teams Winner – Forbes (J Betland/S Betland/D Bayley/ M Grant)

Forbes NTP’s (sponsored by Greater West Golf):
• Women 9th – Alice Wood (Killara); 18th – Liz Harding (Young)
• Men 9th – John Betland; 18th Steve Betland (Forbes).

The sideways sloping fairways on the Grenfell course provided many challenges, while blustery wind conditions at Forbes pushed many golfers into the trees.

The local Men’s comp on Saturday was an Individual Stableford, sponsored by Gunn’s Traffic Control, and contested by a field of 44 players.

The A-Division winner was Phil Maher (35 points) on count back from Brian Everest (35 points). The B-Division winner was Denis Culley with 44 points, while runner-up was Martin Cahill with 39 points.

The ball sweep went to: 44 – D Culley; 39 – M Cahill; 38 – R Scott; 37 – J Cutler; 35 – R Baker, L Little, P Maher, B Everest, H Steel-Park, N McMillan, R Smith. Both NTP’s went to Barry Parker.

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On Saturday, the competition was a 4BBB Stableford Medley, playing for the Bob & Daine Doolin Memorial, and sponsored by the Francis Family. It was a small field of 32 due to the prevailing conditions, but they did manage some good scoring.

The winners were the pairing of Mat Duff and Brett Slack-Smith with 45 points, on count back from Runners-up Don and John Ridley, also on 45 points.

The ball sweep went to non-place getters, being: 43 – R Scott/D Bernardi; 41 – A McDonald/D Rhodes; 40 – R Smith/P Pymont on count back. John Boyle (Tathra Beach) was the only visitor, and who really enjoyed the 19th hole.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – Ladies: D Tilley; Men: D Churchill; 18th – Ladies: Nil; Men: A McDonald. Doug did manage his ‘2’, and was the only player to do so.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley played, primarily because of the weather.

The Sand Grass Greens Championship, sponsored by Forbes Shire, is being played this weekend, with Round 1 at Grenfell on Saturday and an 11am shotgun start. Round 2 is at Forbes on Sunday, with play commencing at 9am, also a shotgun start. Walk-up starters will be accepted on the day.

Some Forbes players travelled to Cowra to participate in their Open Weekend.

Weather severely affected the Sunday play, reducing the event to 18-holes. The winner scored 70 Scratch, with Steve Betland finishing Runner-up on 72, followed by John Betland in Third with 73. Andrew Dukes retained his form to finish equal 5th alongside Shane Sallaway on 75.

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The Individual Monthly Medal Stroke event was contested by 46 players.

A-Grade winner: Andrew Dukes -nett 72; Shane Sallaway (72) on count back. Best score: B-Grade with Bruce Carpenter (68 nett). Runner-up: Laurie O’Connor – 70 nett. The C-Grade: Ralph Baker (nett 69), Steve Grallelis (nett 71).

Ball sweep: 68 – B Carpenter; 69 – R Baker; 70 – L O’Connor; 71 – T Griffiths, S Grallelis, D Earl, M Spice, B Parker; 72 – A Dukes, S Sallaway; 73 – A Rees, S Kirkman.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Parker; 18th – I Bown.

The Sunday Stableford Medley field was won by Ethel Coombs (34 points), who also picked up both NTP’s. There was no runnerup or ball sweep.

The last week of the Winter 3’s competition was a real nail-biter. Taylor/Tucker/J Haley led for most of the comp, but bad scores in week 10 and 11 enabled Besgrove/Rousell/ Girot to nip into the lead by two points. They held on to the end.

Results for the last week of the Winter 3’s: voucher to – N Girot (nett 29); ball winners: 29 – N Girot; 30 – A Watts, R Taylor; 31.5 – A Baker; 32.5 – A Tucker; 33 – G Besgrove.

On Saturday the Kristie Carpenter Perpetual Trophy was contested for the second time, with a field of 73 club and social players enjoying the sunny conditions.

The winner of the Perpetual Trophy was Denis Culley (41 pts), who managed to get there on count back between three players. Prizes were shared across all playing groups.

The Mens Div-1 winner was Paul Kay, with runner-up Stephen Uphill. They both scored 41 points. The Mens Div-2 winner was Denis Culley, with runner-up Matt Duff (39 pts) on count back from Peter Tisdell. The Ladies winner was Ev Uphill on 38 points, on count back from runner-up Enid Baker (38). The Social player winner was Jim Carpenter (29 pts) taking the honours ahead of Veronica Rebellato (25).

The Mens ball sweep went to: 41 – D Culley, P Kay, S Uphill; 40 – D Churchill, B Carpenter; 39 – P Pymont, T Cogswell, M Duff, P Tisdell; 38 – M Haley, P Maher, R Borger, T Callaghan; 37 – B Everest, R Webb.

While the Ladies went to 35 on count back: 37 – J Cripps; 36 – J Judge; 35 – C Venebales and E Coombs. The NTP’s went to: 9th – J Fletcher; 18th – T Callaghan.

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The Saturday comp was a 2-Person Ambrose, generously sponsored by Brine Cure (the local tannery). The good weather ensured good scores among the 48 players.

The Scratch winners were D Bayley/J Betland who finished with 63. The pairing of G Webb/B Doyle were declared scratch runners-up with their neat par 72. The handicap winners were P Dawson/T Callaghan, who used their 2.5 handicap to reduce their scratch 63 score to a score of 60.5 nett. Handicap runners-up, on count back, were I Bown/A Callaghan with their 64 ¼.

The ball sweep went to 66 nett, going to: 60.5 – Dawson/T Callaghan; 61.75 – Bayley/J Betland; 64.25 – Bown/A Callaghan, Judge/Grallelis; 64.5 – G Webb/ Doyle; 66 – Rhodes/Zannes. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Cowhan; 18th – G Falvey.

In these partnered formats team work is very important, but the occasional individual brilliance can help. Craig Barrett’s chip shot on the 10th was described as wizardry, but he needs work before it can be consistent wizardry.

On Sunday the play-off for the Foursomes Scratch Championship was held. It was very close throughout, but in the end the pairing of John Betland and Shane Sallaway with 76 finished one shot better than the runners-up Steve Betland and Mark Collits on 77. They each turned after 9-holes on 37 Scratch.

Thanks to D Bayley for being the Marker, and who was treated to both excellent shots and sometimes poor chipping.

The field for the Sunday Stableford Medley enjoyed great conditions. The winner was Andrew Dukes with 36 points, on count back from runner-up Brett Thomas. The ball sweep went to 31 with Ethel Coombs earning a ball.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – Andrew Dukes; 18th – Mike Spice.

The Winter 3’s Week 10 scores were not quite as good as in previous weeks. This week the Voucher goes to – G Besgrove (30), but only just. Ball winners were: 30 – G Besgrove; 31.5 – Som; 34 – S Grallelis; 34.5 – B Drabsch; 35 – J Cripps, Ben.

A reminder that the LVDGA Vets Fees are due. Lynnie Roberts has caught many but there are still some outstanding players, so make sure you have $10 with you when you see him next.

Over the next few weeks Opens will be played at: 28 July: Burcher Open; 4 August: Albert Open and Temora Open; 11 August:

Trundle Open

This weekend we have the Kristie Carpenter Perpetual Trophy. This is an Individual Stableford Medley format, with prizes for Handicapped and Non-Handicapped players.

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On Saturday the Foursomes Championship, sponsored by S&S Welsh Transport, were held, with low numbers in the fields.

The Mens Scratch Championship finished with a tie on 117. The pairings of S Betland/M Collits and J Betland/S Sallaway will contest a play-off to decide the champions.

The Handicap Championship was also close, with a three-way tie on 114 Nett. The results on count back were – Winners: S Betland/M Collits, Runners-up: J Betland/S Sallaway, Third: L O’Connor/A Davies.

The Daily comp was judged over 18-holes. The Comp Scratch winners were P Pymont/A Alley, with Runners-up S Betland/M Collitts. The Comp Handicap winners were S Betland/M Collits with Runners- up J Betland/S Sallaway.

The ball sweep went to 78.5 nett on count back, going to: 76 – P Pymont/A Alley; 77 – S Betland/M Collits, J Betland/S Sallaway; 78 – P Barnes/R Borger; 78.5 – T Griffiths/P Kay. The NTP’s went to: 9th – D Churchill; 18th – R Baker and B Doyle.

The Sunday Stableford Medley winner was Brett Thomas with 37 points. Runnerup was Jean Judge with 33 points. The NTP’s saw both the 9th and 18th going to Ash Tucker.

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