The Daine Doolin Memorial 4-Ball Best Ball Stableford Medley, sponsored by Bob Doolin, took place last Saturday and was supported by 66 players. There were six mixed teams in the field.

Winning team John Zannes and Dave Rhodes combined well with equal shares of the holes and both birdies and bogeys on the card to score 49 points. Runners-up on 48 points were Carolyn and Brianna Duncan.

The ball sweep went to 46 points, going to: 49 – D Rhodes, J Zannes; 48 – B and C Duncan; 47 – D McAulliffe, B Doyle; 46 – T Callaghan, D Bayley, R Besgrove, B Drabsch, A Grierson, N Duncan; D Sly, G Drane and S Grierson, L Grierson. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Cowhan; 18th – P Grayson.

Last Sunday was a Stableford Medley. Ray Taylor won with 38 points from runner-up Peter Grayson on 37 points. The ball sweep went to 36 points on count back, with Steve Betland being the recipient. The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Besgrove; 18th – S Betland.

Monday was another Stableford Medley. The winner was Dan Bayley with 41 points, and on count back from Laurie O’Connor. Dan’s back-9 was a beauty with eight 4’s and one ‘3’, recording 22 points.

The ball sweep went to 39 points, going to Dan and Laurie, plus Pete Tilden (40 – and no 2’s for him) and T Callaghan (39). The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Borger; 18th – R Besgrove.

The Monthly Medal sponsored by Forbes Concrete will be on Saturday, 7th October and a Stableford Medley on Sunday, 8th October.

The Summer Sixes comp commences on Monday 9th October. Contact Simon on 6851 1554 for further information.

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Forbes golfer John Betland made sure to keep it in the family when he won the Parkes Open Golf Tournament in the strongest field of the 43 year history of the event on Sunday. His brother Steve won the coveted title last year. Here is John with sponsor Bill Wakim of SCT Logistics at the presentation of trophies.

Last Saturday’s men’s competition was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by McFeeter’s Motor Museum. There was a keen group of 50 players.

The A Grade was a tussle between John Betland, who scored a 68 scratch, nett 70, and Peter Dawson. Peter took the honours on count back with his 70 nett and played the back-9 under par, while John blitzed the front-9 with a 33.

The B Grade saw Robb Webb finish runner-up on nett 69 from Mike Spice who came in late with a nett 68 to take the honours. The C Grade had Denis Culley as winner with nett 69. Runner-up was Geoff Drane.

The ball sweep went to 73 nett, going to: 68 – M Spice; 69 – R Webb/ D Culley; 70 – P Dawson/ J Betland/ A Callaghan; 71 – D Bayley/ G Drane/ D Rhodes; 72 – P Kay and 73 – M Cahill/ J Zannes/ M Haley.

The NTP’s on the 9th and 18th went to John Betland.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley was won by John Betland with 37 points, ahead of his brother Steve with 36 points.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – John Betland; 18th – nobody.

The ladies 9-hole shoot-out was won by Julie Hurkett on the last hole over Barb Drabsch.

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The Sanderson Trophy Day last Sunday was played in very windy and warm conditions with 10 teams braving the conditions in a close contest.

 The winning team of Mike Wood, Dan Bayley, Bruce Carpenter and Mike Wood Jnr put on a powerhouse display going round the course in 61 scratch, scoring two eagles along the way, and recording nett 56 ¾.

Runners-up were Niel Duncan leading wife Carolyn, daughter Brianna, and “nominal sister” Verna Lane. They used their handicap well with nett 58 7/8. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Brianna Duncan and 18th – Ian Bown.

On Saturday the Men’s competition was an 18-hole stableford, sponsored by Robb’s Jewellers, saw a field of 56 players produce outstanding scores.

In the A-Division Brian Doyle finished with 45 points. His score of 38-38-76 was a model of consistency. Right behind him was Phil Maher with a score of 44 points.

The B-Division was won by Bruce Chandler scoring 41 points. Runner-up was Andrew McDonald with 39 points.

The ball sweep went to 38 points, going to: 45 – B Doyle; 44 – P Maher; 41 – A Dukes, R Nixon, B Chandler, 39 – A Borger, M Cahill, A McDonald, D Rhodes; 38 – D Henley, D Culley, A Callaghan, N McMillan, P Tisdell, C Barrett. The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Nixon; 18th – C Barrett.

The Winter 3’s competition went to Ray Taylor, Ron Morris and Jeff Haley with runners- up Julie Hurkett, Mary Ewing and Ev Uphill. The prize for the lowest individual score, a 25 nett, went to Kylie Brockman.

Tomorrow is the Monthly Medal, sponsored by McFeeters Motor Museum. Sunday will be an 18-Hole Stableford Medley. Saturday, 16th September is a 4BBB Stableford Medley, and Sunday has the Individual Stableford Medley.

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Last Saturday’s Annual American Foursomes competition, sponsored by Milton Cartwright had a field of 23 pairs playing in conditions ranging from frosty to sunny.

The winners were not distracted by the roar of the footy semifinals crowd, as they were the early birds on the course. Paul Pymont and Frank Donohoe teamed very well to record a gross score 77 and a nett 65. Runners-up were Tim West and John Betland. They accumulated six birdies in their round for 68 of the stick and nett 66 1/8.

The ball sweep went to 69 nett, going to: 65 – P Pymont/F Donohoe; 66 1/8 – T West/J Betland; 66 7/8 – G Webb/ B Doyle; 67 7/8 – B Collie/B Everest and 69.0 – A Tucker/ C Barrett. The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Shine; 18th – P Pymont.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley was won by Scott Kirkman with 38 points, ahead of Max Haley with 36 points. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Max Haley; 18th – Scott Kirkman.

Taylor’s Terrors managed to scrap home in top spot in the ‘Winter 3’s’ competition.

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On the weekend, the Men’s Competition was a Stableford Multiplier contested by 30 pairings. The winners, Ray Taylor and Bruce Carpenter, combined well and used their steady play to score an impressive 81 points.

A long way back were Andrew McDonald and Tony Cogswell, with 71 points. They had two ‘wipes’, but recovered well. The remaining scores ranged from 68 to 32. The ball sweep went to 62 points on count back, going to: 81 – Taylor/Carpenter; 71 – McDonald/T Cogswell; 68 – Shine/G Webb; 67 – Donohoe/Squires, Borger/Borger; 66 – Byrne/Hanns; 62 – Bown/Drane. The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Dawson; 18th – P Maher.

On the cards the scores for individual holes ranged from 9’s to zeros. But the best score on any hole, a 12, was shared by Pymont/Kay (on the 5th) and Dawson/Bayley (on the 7th). The Stableford Medley on Sunday was a quiet affair with many regulars playing away to help other clubs. The winner was Ron Morris with 35 points. There was no runnerup or ball sweep. There was no NTP’s either as no-one hit the green with their tee shot!

This week the ‘Winter 3’s’ competitors did play very well. The winner this week was Murray Field with nett 28. Following behind on 32 were: M Ewing, E Uphill, J Haley. About 10 Forbes players ventured to Caragabal on Sunday to play in their Special Event, a 2-person Ambrose. The field of 46 players enjoyed a good day. Forbes players among the prize winners were: Third on count back – Andrew Dukes and Ash Tucker with 62. Longest drives to Ash and Andy, on separate holes. Good team work by the boys.

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