The BWR Accountants & Advisors sponsored Monthly Medal was played on Saturday and was contested by a field of 54 who generally returned average scores across the board.

Peter Dawson won the A-Grade Medal with a 72 nett, taking the Medal on count back from visitor Andrew Brownlow (Peak Hill). The B-Grade was won by Garry Collits with a 71 nett, the best round of the day.

Runner-up was Bob Borger with 72 nett and on count back from a bevy of players. The C-Grader winner was Bede Tooth 72 nett ahead of runner-up Robert Scott with 73.

The ball sweep went to 75 nett on count back: 71 – G Collits; 72 – R Borger, P Dawson, A Brownlow, B Everest, S Kirkman, B Tooth, P Barnes; 73 – R Scott; 74 – N Mc- Millan, B Doyle, S Sallaway, P Maher; 75 – G Falvey.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Nixon; 18th – C Barrett. The visitors included Andrew Brownlow (Peak Hill) and Scott Mackenzie (Parkes).

The Sunday Stableford Medley field was affected by a number of other events happening on the day. The winner was Kerry Stirling (31 points) on count back. There was no Runner-up or ball sweep. Bess Shields got the NTP on the 9th, while the 18th remained vacant.

On Sunday Forbes hosted a round of the JNJG ‘Juniors on the Move’ series of events. Over 30 Juniors participated, playing a modified 9-hole course, and attending from Dubbo, Orange, Bathurst, Parkes, Cowra and Forbes. Golf Pro Adrian Lees was the prime organiser at Forbes and well pleased with the turn out.

The Can-Assist Charity Day will be held this Sat 8 June. This is a 4-person Ambrose event, with all proceeds going to the Forbes Can-Assist Branch. The nomination fee includes a lunch and prizes. So make an effort, and participate in this event.

The Lachlan Valley Pennants and Championships, is being held at West Wyalong on Sunday 16 June. This is the premier event for Lachlan Valley District golf. We need a good representation from the Club so get your name on the list in the Pro Shop.

Play has commenced in the Wallace Cup, with some 1st and 2nd round matches played or scheduled. Dave Rhodes was unlucky to lose against Stevie G, finishing 1-down. Their match was a tight contest all the way, with little mistakes being the main difference in scoring.

Results for week three of the Winter 3’s competition are: The Voucher winner was Stevie G (nett 32.5). The balls went to: S Grallelis, A Watts, B Gear, Som, T Rousell, G Haley and B Besgrove. Ash Tucker’s team have a handy lead on the field, but it is early days yet so there is plenty of opportunity for other teams to catch up.

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On Saturday, golfers participated in the Wilf Hodges Memorial Trophy under an Individual Stableford format. The field of 56 played average golf, and were possibly affected by the onset of winter.

The Wilf Hodges memorial Trophy, for the overall individual performance, was won by Anthony Alley with a score of 39 points.

In the A-Division, Anthony Alley (39 pts) took the win, with Dave Rhodes (37) runner- up on count back. The B-Division went George Falvey (37 pts) from Runner-up Denis Culley (37) by count back.

The ball sweep went to 35 points on count back: 39 – A Alley; 37 – D Rhodes, T Griffiths, G Falvey, B Doyle, D Culley; 36 – T Callaghan, A Callaghan; 35 – P Pymont, D Churchill, S Sallaway, G Collits, A Dukes, P  Kay. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Dawson; 18th – R Smith.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday had a small group of regulars, among whom the winner was regular – Bruce Carpenter with a steady 36 points. Runner-up was Bess Shields, missing out on count back. There was no ball sweep. NTP’s went to 9th – Andy Cogswell, 18th – B Carpenter.

The Winter 3’s comp completed its 2nd week, with some fierce competition. Ben Gear (nett 32) took the main prize on count back from Shirley Redfern. The ball sweep went to – B Gear, S Redfern, B Drabsch, M Field, A Baker and A Lee.

Forbes players travelled to West Wyalong for their Open tournament. Forbes took out the ‘most visitors’ tag from the field of 66.

The Open Trophy went to Paul Redman with a scratch score of 73.

Creditable performances by Forbes players were – Peter Dawson, A-Grade Scratch Runner-up with 74, and Dan Bayley, AGrade Nett with 72 nett and a NTP.

Sunday 3 June will be a busy day with our Pros hosting a ‘Juniors on the Move’ tournament, played over 9 holes, and the Ladies playing the first round of the Billabong 4B Match play.

All are invited to participate in the Can-Assist 4-Person Ambrose on Sat June 8. We encourage as many players as possible to nominate and thus help raise funds for the Forbes group.

Just a ‘heads up’ for the Lachlan Valley DGA Pennants and Championships, being held at West Wyalong on Sun 16 June.

Please place your name on the List on the Pro Shop Notice Board, so that Pennant teams can be organised.

Programme Change – An early notification that on Sat 20 July we shall hold an 18- Hole 2-Person Ambrose, with the scheduled event (4BBB Stableford Multiplier) being shifted to 21 September.

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The Forbes Men’s Open was played last Sunday, preceded by the 4BBB Stableford on Saturday. Both days had good fields with the Open contested by over 160 players and the 4BBB by 80 players.

The Forbes Open Overall Scratch winner, and winner of a coveted regional qualifying spot in the NSW Open, was Wil Arnold (Penrith), who finished with 70. Blade Gadd (Concord) and Reid Brown (Pymble) finished on 1-under (71), keeping it quite tense to the very end.

The B-Grade Scratch went to Paul Pymont (86) on count back. Ash Tucker earned the Handicap winner prize with a nett 69, with Terry Griffiths Handicap runner-up on 74 nett. The C-grade Scratch went to Frank Donohoe (100) also a count back. The Handicap win went to Geoff Betland on 76 nett, with Ralph Baker Handicap runner-up on 76 nett.

Many thanks to the sponsors, to the Pro Shop staff, to Beryl and Lynnie Roberts and to the many volunteers for helping to make this a very successful event.

The 4BBB Stableford on Saturday saw high-calibre results from the locals. The Scratch Stableford winners were John Betland and Peter Dawson with 42 points.

Runners-up were Mark Collits and Steve Betland with 40 points.

The Handicap Stableford winners were Ralph Baker and Graham Newport (47 points) from runners-up Stuart Thomas and Don Ridley (46 points). The ball sweep went to 42 points on count back.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – T Tisdell (Wagga Wagga); 18th – P Dawson.

The first week of the Winter 3’s competition recorded some good scores. Ash Tucker was the winner of the voucher (nett 30.5), while the ball winners (to 36 nett on c/b) were: A Tucker, R Taylor, E Coombs, B Besgrove, T Rousell, Som.

The first Junior Coaching Programme run by Pro Adrian Lees on Sunday had a good group. Spread the word to anybody you know that might like to join. Contact the Forbes Pro Shop on 6851 1554 or Adrian on 0423 356 670 for full details.

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Sunny skies and cooler shade welcomed golfers to the course, where some players shot low scores in the Individual Stroke event, sponsored by B&C Autos. But many also had trouble on the greens.

The A-Division was won by Shane Sallaway who finished with a nett 70, the lowest score of the day. On his heels was Josh Coulthurst (71) who finished runner-up.

The B-Division also went low, with Rod Besgrove the winner on nett 71, slightly ahead of Allan Rees on nett 73.

The ball sweep went to 74 on count back: 70 – S Sallaway; 71 – J Coulthurst, R Besgrove; 72 – D Rhodes, D Bayley; 73- J Haley, A Rees, G Falvey, B Parker, D Culley, R Harrison (Parkes), B Everest, J Betland; 74 – C Barrett, D McAuliffe and T Griffiths.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – J Haley; 18th – S Betland. The visitors included Ben Reed (Forster-Tuncurry), and Riall Harrison and Tony Lock from Parkes.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday saw Bruce Carpenter notch up yet another win, scoring 36 points. The runner-up was Barb Drabsch Bayley on 35 points. There was no ball sweep. In the NTP’s, Barb snared the NTP on the 9th but nobody scored on the 18th.

The Winter 3’s competition commenced this week, with results to be advised next week. There is still time to register a team so contact the Pro Shop on 6851 1554 if you are interested.

The Forbes Open is on this weekend. It comprises a 4BBB on Saturday, sponsored by Forbes Livestock & Agency Co, while Sunday has the Open Stroke event. Numbers are strong for this year’s event.

Pro Adrian Lees will run a junior coaching programme through the school second term. Contact the Forbes Pro Shop or Adrian on 0423 356 670 for full details.

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The Monthly Medal, sponsored by Adept Plumbing, was played on Saturday with 70 players looking to take the honours. Andrew Dukes had a superb round to return the best score on the day.

The A-Grade went to Andrew Dukes with a nett 68, despite missing a short 2-footer on the 18th. Runner-up was John Betland, finishing with a nett 71.

The B-Grade was won by Bob Borger, nett 71, ahead of runner-up Tony Cogswell with a majestic nett 72.

The C-Graders were also on form, with Bruce Chandler (Nett 70) winning on count back ahead of runner-up Nick Ryan (70).

The ball sweep went to 73 nett: 68 – A Dukes; 70 – B Chandler, N Ryan; 71 – J Betland, B Slack-Smith, R Borger; 72 – D McAuliffe, K Sanderson, T Cogswell; 73 – D Bayley, M McGlashan, G Webb, A Tucker, G Falvey, D Culley, A Alley, S French, N McMillan.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – C McMillan; 18th – G Webb.

And a welcome to visitors M McGlashan and L Buesnell from Parkes, Craig Taylor from Mudgee and previous champ, Danny Acret from Penrith.

The Medal winners played well on the day but the range of scores in each grade was quite remarkable, especially when a name is put beside a score. Best to say that for some players, they have had better days, much better days.

There was no Stableford Medley on Sunday due to the playing of the Forbes Ladies Open, in which over 70 players participated, representing 19 clubs.

On Sunday, 10 Forbes golfers attended the Young Men’s Open. The winner on the day shot a Scratch 70 score, but none of our Forbes guys did all that well, with the best of our boys being Steve Betland on scratch 75. Andy Dukes, Digit McAuliffe and Peter Dawson had 76 but the others quite a way back.

The Forbes Men’s Open is steadily approaching, with a 4BBB set for Saturday, 18th May and the Open on 19th May.

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The Mixed Foursomes Championships on Sunday, 28th April were contested by 32 players and played over 27 holes. The consistency of the Dan Bayley/ Beth Dickens pairing gave them success in both the Les Forbes Trophy for Scratch (130) and the Treanor Memorial Trophy for Handicap (106 Nett).

Runners-up in the Scratch were the fancied pairing of Richard Nixon/ Heather Davidson with their 131, edging out Andrew Grierson/ Kerry Stirling on count back. However, Grierson/ Stirling had success in the Handicap, finishing runners-up on 112.25 and themselves edging out T Griffith/J Fletcher on count back.

The ball sweep, excluding the prize winners, went to 116 nett, being distributed to:

Griffith/Fletcher, Duncan/Duncan, Uphill/ Uphill, Tucker/Tilley, Maher/Bratton and Nixon/ Davidson. The NTP’s went to: 9th Ladies – K Stirling; 18th Men – M Collits.

Saturday’s competition was an Individual 18-hole Stroke event, sponsored by LINX and contested by 69 players. The A-Division winner was Ken Sanderson, who was exciting in compiling his nett 66. Runner-up was Dave Rhodes, on 69 nett and on count back from Digit McAuliffe.

The B-Division players were not out-done with Greg Webb also scoring 66 nett. Runner- up was Bruce Chandler, with 69 net and on count back from Geoff Drane.

The ball sweep went to 71 nett on count back: 66 – G Webb, K Sanderson; 69 – D Rhodes, D McAuliffe, B Chandler, G Drane; 70 – A Borger, D Bayley, K Cobcroft, A Dukes, B Doyle, P Kay, R Borger, B Shine:

71 – G Pymont, R Smith, R Harrison and D Clarke.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – S French; 18th – D McAuliffe. There were 12 scored overall, with by far the best ‘2’ was that scored by Todd Callaghan on the 10th, which is an eagle in fact.

A Stableford Medley was held on Anzac Day, with the good weather encouraging 28 participants to perform well. The winner was Rod Luyt (Parkes) with 41 points, ahead of Kim Herbert on 40 points, and on count back from Mark Collits.

The ball sweep went to 36, going to: 41 – R Luyt; 40 – K Herbert, M Collits; 39 – A Alley; 38 – S French, P Duke, D Mylecharane, P Dawson; 36 – B Carpenter, B Thomas.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Sallaway; 18th – B Warren. Visitors on the day included a group from Parkes – Rod Luyt, Tom Delmenico, Bill Warren and John Pearce.

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Saturday’s competition was play for the Hawke Trophy, a 4BBB Stableford Medley event, where a strong field of 60 players took part.

Steve Betland and Troy Howe pounded the course to finish with 49 points, well ahead of the rest of the field. With Steve’s power play and Troy’s timely contributions they were well pleased with themselves.

Runners-up were Paul Pymont and Richard Smith with a very good 46 points. This was one of five teams to finish on that score, so a count-back was needed. The ball sweep went to 45-points on count back: 49 – S Betland/ T Howe; 46 – P Pymont/R Smith, C Kelly (P)/ M Green (P), F Hanns/ L Little, S & K Harrold (Shelly Beach), S Hayes/ S Grant (Murrumbidgee); 45 – G & A Drane, A Callaghan/ G Newport.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – Ladies: E Coombs; Men: A Davies; 18th – Ladies – Nil; Men – P Dawson. There were eight 2’s scored, with Herbert/Kirkman getting 2’s on each of the 3rd and 9th holes.

On Easter Friday there was a Stableford Medley with 20 participants. The winner was Shane Sallaway with 39 points, ahead of Stephen Grant (Murrumbidgee) with 37 points on count back. The ball sweep went to 37, going to: 37 – S French, G Falvey and B Slack-Smith. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Sallaway; 18th – S Grant.

On Sunday, the scheduled 27-hole 2-P Ambrose Medley was replaced by a Stableford Medley, contested by a small field of 9 players. The winner was Dave Mylecharane with a good 40 points. Runner-up was Ethel Coombs on 38 points on count back. The ball sweep went to 38 points, going to Ash Tucker. The NTP’s went to: 9th – A Tucker; 18th – P Dawson.

Easter Monday also had a Stableford Medley, with a good group out playing. The winner was Nick Ryan with 41 points, ahead of Ecky Dawson with 40 points. The ball sweep going down to 35 points on count back: 41 – N Ryan; 40 – P Dawson; 39 – T Cogswell; 36 – G Webb, P Tisdell; 35 – D Rhodes, A Dukes. Andrew also cleaned up on the NTP’s, snaring both the 9th and 18th prizes.

The 27-hole Mixed Foursomes are scheduled for Sunday, 28th April, having been shifted from its original date in May. Do not forget that the Forbes Men’s Open will now be held on the weekend of 18th and 19th
May.

The start of the Wallace Cup has been delayed because there is currently a lack of numbers. Please get your name into the Pro Shop or Captain Steve as soon as you can. Also note that the Tuesday golfers start time has changed. Now players are requested to gather at 9:00am for a 9:30am start.

Saturday, 27th April has an 18-hole Stroke, sponsored by LINX. Sunday has the 27-hole Mixed Foursomes Championships. Saturday, 4th May is the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Adept Plumbing. Sunday, 5th May the course will be closed for the Forbes Ladies Open.

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The competition on Saturday was an Individual Par event, sponsored by the Tuesday Golfers and contested by 47 players.

The A-Division was won by Stuart French with 6-up, on count back from Jeff Haley.

Stuart was helped by a good score of 5-up on the back-9. The B-Division also required a count back, with Brett Slack-Smith winning over Craig Barrett after both scored 3-up.

The ball sweep went to 2-up on count back: 6-up – S French, J Haley; 4-up – P Barnes, I Bown, P Maher; 3-up – B Slack-Smith, D Rhodes, S Kirkman, C Barrett, D Bayley; 2-up – R Borger, G Webb. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Maher; 18th – F Hanns.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday was supported by a good number of players, from whom Bruce Carpenter emerged as the winner with a tidy 39 points. Runnerup, on count back, was Dan Bayley on 38 points.

The ball sweep went to Andrew Dukes (38) and Mike Wood (37), while Ethan Gaffney took out both NTP’s.

Also played on Sunday was the final of the 2018 AAA Cup, sponsored by AAA Septic Services. A play-off was needed to determine the result, with Andrew Dukes victorious over Dan Bayley on the second play-off hole. Third place went to Dave Rhodes (72 nett) and fourth place to Todd Callaghan (76 nett).

Last week the Forbes Vets ‘Week-of-Golf’ was held. There were nearly 130 registered players. Forbes players collected a few prizes, with Heather Davidson the best finishing runner-up in the Vets Ladies Championship.

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On Saturday the men’s competition was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Terry Bros Carpets. A field of 58 were keen to contest as best they could to be tagged ‘winners’.

The A-Grade was won by Dave Mylecharane with a 71 nett, on count back.

Andrew Duke, playing in the last group of the day, was runner-up. The B-Grade witnessed history when Doug Churchill scored 69 nett to take the winnings. Runner- up, yet again, was Michael Spice, with a 71 nett.

The C-Graders needed count backs to separate the top scorers. The winner was Bruce Squires on 72 nett with visitor, Rowan Fessey as runner-up.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back: 69 – D Churchill; 71 – D Mylecharane, A Dukes, M Spice; 72 – M McGlashan, R Webb, S Sallaway, B Squires, E Gaffney, R Fessey, T Griffiths, M Cahill; 73 – N Duncan, P Dawson; 74 – H Steel-Park. The NTP’s went to: 9th – G Collits; 18th – S Sallaway.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday had a good number of players, playing among visitors and the Super Sixes grand final.

The winner was Brett Byrnes from Condo with a tidy 38 points. The runner-up was Peter Jackson of Coffs Harbour on 36 points.

Unfortunately there was no ball sweep. The NTP’s were a bit hit and miss. On the 9th it was Alf Davies, who got his ‘2’, while on the 18th everybody missed the green.

The ASI Capital-sponsored Summer

Super Sixes grand final was held on Sunday afternoon. The winners from each of the three pool finals played the back-9. In the end the winners were ‘Cobblers Crew’, ending a 30 year drought to be declared team winners. Runners-up were ‘Still Trying’ and gallant also-rans were ‘Hot to Pop’.

Assistant Golf Pro, Adrian Lees began work this week. He will primarily be based in Parkes but will be interacting with Forbes players as he develops the group coaching for juniors and ladies. We welcome Adrian as an extension of the golf expertise being developed by Head Pro, Ben.

The Winter 3’s competition commences next week, on 15th April. No doubt we have all been busy as nominations are still low but there is still time. Team nomination forms are available at the Pro Shop.

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The annual Sanderson Memorial Day was run by the Rugby Union Club on Saturday. This is a 4-Ball Ambrose event that brings many rugby players, some of whom are older, out for a bit of fun before the season commences.

This year, 60 players enjoyed the golf. The higher than expected scores seemed to reflect the overall skill level, with very few highlights for individual brilliance.

The winners were the team of Glasson, Matters, Haggarty and Wallder, playing off a handicap of 11 3/8 which produced a net score of 57 5/8. Runners-up were T West, C Moore, J Stewart and J Dobell with a nett score of 58 7/8. The third placed team was D Culley, B Parker, G Collits and K Sanderson (59.6), with 4th being C Alley, N McMillan, A Alley and L Alley on 60 ¼.

The organisers were a little disappointed with the numbers, although they did understand that there were many players away.This Memorial Day is an important event, held to remember those players and families who were affected by the Bali Bombings. As such it is a record in the history of the Rugby Union Club and hopefully will be supported for many years to come.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday was well supported with nearly a dozen players participating. The winner was Jill Cripps with 38 points and the runner-up was Paul Pymont on 36 points.

The ball sweep went to Neil McMillan (35 points) on count back.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Drabsch, 18th – M Wood. The ASI Capital-sponsored Summer Sixes Competition Grand Final will be held on 7th April, with play commencing at about 2pm.

Players and guests are invited to come out and watch the teams contesting the grand final and be ready for the presentation that immediately follows play.

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