Blustery windy conditions had a significant effect on many of the 59 players in last weekend’s Individual Stroke event, sponsored by Forbes TV & Video Repairs.

The A-Division winner was early starter Barry Parker with 69 nett, ahead of midmorning starter Brad Ashton with a 71 nett.

The B-Division winner was Richard Smith with 70 nett, a victor by count back over Denis Culley and his 70 nett.

The ball sweep went to: 69 – B Parker; 70 – R Smith, D Culley; 71 – B Squires, B Ashton, B Chandler; 72 – P Pymont, A Callaghan, R Webb; 73 – R Besgrove, A Rees, J Betland, R Morris; 74 – S Kirkman, D McAuliffe. The NTP’s went to: 9th – G Collits; 18th – K Herbert.

On a sunny but chilly Sunday the Stableford Medley field was quite small. The winner was Barb Drabsch with 25 points on count back from Ethel Coombs.

Winners in week 7 of the Winter 3’s competition were: Voucher to – Som (nett 25); Ball winners were: 25 – Som; 31.5 – T Griffiths; 34.5 – E Coombs; 35.5 S Redfern, A Watts; 36 – B Gear. The leading team is Taylor/Tucker/J Haley, but it is a tight scrap for second between teams 4 and 5.

Last week Golf Pro Adrian travelled to Samoa to participate in the Samoan Open.

He had one good round, scoring a 1-under 71, but the course was definitely difficult.

He finished in 21st place, well below his personal target of top-15.

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The weekend saw the playing of the 4BBB Stroke Championships, with only a small field of 48 players participating, who still showed quality of play.

The Scratch Winners were Peter Dawson and Dan Bayley, who finished with 69. The Scratch Runners-up were Steve Betland and Mark Collits, on 70, with a few putting issues.

The Handicap Winners were Kim Herbert and Ray Taylor with a score of 66 ½, closely followed by Handicap Runners-up Neil McMillan and Bruce Carpenter on 67 nett.

The ball sweep went to: 69 – Dawson/ Bayley; 70 – S Betland/M Collits; 71 – J Betland/Sallaway; 78 – Shine/McAuliffe, Herbert/Taylor; 79 – B Carpenter/N McMillan; 80 – Duncan/R Nixon. The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Nixon; 18th – M Collits.

Greg Webb celebrated his 65th birthday on the Friday, unfortunately, he and partner Doug Churchill both felt their age on the back-9.

The Sunday’s Stableford Medley field winner was Jeff Haley with 34 points. With no Runner-up or ball sweep. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Bess Shields; 18th – Julie Hurkett.

The Winter 3’s competition rolls on. The week 6 results are: Voucher goes to – Terry Rousell (nett 25.5). Ball winners were: 25.5 – T Rousell; 32.5 – E Coombs, A Baker; 33.5 – G Besgrove, A Tucker. Better conditions this week should help all players.

The next LVDGA Event is the Mixed Fourball Stableford Championship, to be held at Condobolin on Sun 21 July. Then on Sun 4 August is the LVDGA Mens 4B Final, being played at Peak Hill. We need some players to represent the Club at these events. On Saturday 29 June we have an 18-Hole Stroke, sponsored by Forbes TV &
Video Repairs. Sunday we have a Stableford Medley.

On Sat 6 July we have the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Walkers Ag-n-Vet. Sunday we have a Stableford Medley.

A Forbes contingent at the Lachlan Valley District Championships carried home a winner in Shane Sallaway, who won the A-Grade Scratch Championship and the Moulder Cup, after a play-off. Shane managed to sink a 30 foot birdie putt on the first hole to take the win over Tim Bourke (Parkes), after both had finished on 74 scratch.

Forbes ‘A’ was Runner-up in the A-Grade Pennants, while the Forbes 1 team (M Collits, P Dawson, A Grierson) won the Vets Handicap Pennants. Other Forbes winners were: C McMillan for Junior Scratch Champs and S Grallelis, Runner-up in the C-Grade Handicap.

Saturday’s golf was an Individual Stroke event. The A-Division winner was Josh Coulthurst with a score of nett 67. Runnerup was Brian Everest with 70 nett. The B-Division results were similar with Hamish Steel-Park the winner (68 nett) from George Falvey (70 nett).

The Sunday Stableford Medley winner was Barb Drabsch with 32 points.

Winter 3’s Comp voucher win went to Garry Besgrove (nett 25), The balls went to: G Besgrove, M Sutcliffe, J Cripps, B Drabsch,
E Coombs, S Redfern and A Baker.

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The annual Can-Assist 4-person Ambrose Charity Day was held on Saturday with a field of 76 players participating. Funds raised will contribute to the community work done by the Forbes Can-Assist Group.

There is a long list of winners, but the major winners were:
• Scratch – B Hodges, D Bayley, S Betland, J Rousell with a score of 61.
• Handicap – J Grierson, C Simmons, S Sykes, J Hitchen – 51 ¾.
• Bradman – B Drabsch, B Shields, C Bratton, E Coombs – 64 1/8.
• There were NTP’s on all par-3’s and other prizes.

Prizes were scattered across a wide array of players. Formal recognition will be made to the sponsors, but hearty thanks to them for their contribution. And big thanks go to Beryl Roberts for her work on the checking of the score cards and collating the results, to the Can-Assist committee for their catering work and to the greens staff.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley comp was won by Jill Cripps with 36 points, on count back from runner-up Richard Smith. There was no ball sweep. The NTP’s both went to Bess Shields.

Monday also had a Stableford Medley, this time won by Michael Mood with 34 points. There was no ball sweep. Again the same player snared both NTP’s, with Mike Woods the recipient.

A group of players travelled to Nelson Bays Golf Club for the Annual Water Wonderland 36-hole event, which this year was played in good weather. Over 120 players participated, representing clubs from the Central Coast and Sydney areas.

Digit McAuliffe was the only Forbes player to feature in the prizes, winning the Saturday A-Grade winner with 38 points. Of note was the win by Peter Tilden for the Saturday B-Grade with 41 points.
The Lachlan Valley Pennants and Championships, are on this Sunday at West Wyalong. This is the premier event for Lachlan Valley District Golf, with Pennants (teams of 6) and Individual Championships contested in the same event. Good luck to all our guys.

The Ladies golfers have been successful in obtaining a defibrillator machine for placement at the golf course. All players, both men and women, are invited and encouraged to attend the Golfie Hotel on Wednesday 26 June at approximately 2pm, where a demonstration and training on the use of the machine will be conducted.

Week four of the Winter 3’s competition threw up a surprising but welcome voucher winner. Somm managed a nett 24 to streak the field, and no doubt benefits from some ‘inside assistance’. The balls went to: Somm, A Watts, R Taylor, M Sutcliffe, S Kirkman and A Tucker.

Saturday 15 June is an 18-hole Stroke event, sponsored by Country Mile Motor Inn. Sunday 16 June is a Stableford Medley at home, while the LVDGA Pennants and Champs will be held at West Wyalong.

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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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