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70 Players In Monthly Medal

May 11, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Monthly Medal 18-hole stroke sponsored by Luke Hurford Painting was con- tested by 70 players last Saturday.

Visitor Daryl ‘Digit’ McAuliffee won the A- grade with a nett 70. Only two shots behind was Tim West, who got the runner-up prize on countback from a group of four others. He also got the medal for the best Forbes golfer.

The B-grade went to Warwick Judge, who compiled a tidy 69 nett. Finishing in second spot was Paul Kay, with 70 nett. The C- grade was a family affair. Don Ridley took the honours with 70 nett, ahead of John Ridley with his 73 nett.

The ball sweep went to 73 nett on count back, going to: 69 – W Judge; 70 – D McAu- liffe, D Ridley, P Kay; 71 – D Rhodes; 72 – T West, J Betland, P Dawson, T Callaghan, T Cogswell, B Everest; 73 – M Collits, S Betland, J Ridley, S Kirkman, B Collie, C Dwyer, B Shine and M Haley. The NTP’s went to: 9th – M Collits; 18th – S Betland.

Unfortunately Ray Taylor’s game was ruined early in his round. His 9 on the 4th hole comprised a few trips to the water, a bung chip and an errant putter. Thankfully his driving was okay – driving of his cart that is.

A group of golfers ventured to the Young Open on Sunday. Our boys did not fare too well, however Dan Bayley got the NTP on the 5th, only to have his prize stolen by Kim Herbert.

Tomorrow is the 4BBB, sponsored by Forbes Livestock Agency, and on Sunday is the Forbes Open, sponsored by Golfie Hotel and Dan Newton Pro-Par Golf.

The Legends Pro-Am is on Friday, 19th May. Ladies, men and juniors are encouraged to participate with some legends pro- fessional golfers. We still need as many club players as we can.

A Winter Three’s competition will com- mence on 22nd May and run to 28th August. Pick up a team nomination form from the Pro Shop. The Wallace Cup will start soon, ensure you have your name there.

By Short Putt

Winners Aplenty For Forbes

April 27, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

Local golfers took out many prizes at the Lachlan Valley District Golf Association Championships and Pennants held in Forbes on Sunday.

Peter Dawson won the Moulder Cup with a score of 69, closely followed by John Bet- land on 70. Forbes also won the A division, B division and handicap pennants.

The field of 97 also came from Parkes, Grenfell, West Wyalong, Condobolin and Caragabal. Trundle, Bogan Gate and Peak Hill were unable to send players.

Other Forbes prize winners were: C divi- sion scratch champ to T Sharpe (82), with runner-up S French (89). Steve Uphill was runner-up in the B division scratch. Veterans handicap winner was A Rees (71), A grade handicap winner was D Mylecharane (71), A grade runner-up was A Dukes (72), B grade handicap winner was L O’Connor (71) from tunner-up P Barnes (74).

Justin Sutton from Parkes won the Cham- pion of Current Champions with a par score of 72.

On Saturday a field of 33 pairs played the 4BBB Stableford Medley event for the prestigious Hawke Trophy.

The winners were Rod Besgrove and Barb Drabsch, scoring 47 points. Runners-up, on count back, were Lee Grierson and Craig Simmons.

The ball sweep went to 44 points on count back, going to those above plus: 36 – S French/ T Cogswell, Richard/ Fran Smith, K Sly/ C Jarvis, B Slack-Smith/ H Steel-Park;

45 – G Collitts/ K Sanderson, D Ridley/ G Johnston; 44 – T Morgan/ A McDonald.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Chandler; 18th – B Chandler. Some delightful chip-ins were Deb Tilley on the 13th (for a 4-pointer!) and Terry Griffiths on the 18th.

Players are reminded the proposed changes to rules do not take effect until 1st January 2019. Current rules are valid for all official competitions – no leaving the pin in while putting! Players will be penalised for using the rules incorrectly.

By Short Putt

Golf In Great Weather

April 20, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Easter weekend was full of golf, played in great weather conditions.

Saturday’s Individual Stableford was won by Rob Webb in the A-division. He scored 43 points in a roller-coaster ride. Runner-up was Ray Taylor with 42 points showing con- sistency throughout.

In the B-division, Paul Kay steadily im- proved to score 36 points. Runner-up was Troy Howe who had good and bad patches to score 35 points.

The ball sweep went to 36 points on count back, going to those above plus: 39 – D Bayley, K Herbert, T Griffiths, P Dawson, J Haley; 38 – N McMillan, M Haley; 37 – S Hailstone, S Uphill; 72 – K Sanderson.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – K Herbert; 18th – B Parker.

On Easter Friday the golfers played a Sta- bleford Medley. A small field played well, with Martin Woods taking the honours on 40 points and Shane Sallaway runner-up on 35 points. There was no ball sweep, but NTP’s went to – 9th: D Churchill and 18th: S Sallaway.

Easter Sunday was also a Stableford Medley, won by Jill Cripps with 38 points. Runner-up was Bruce Carpenter on 37 points on count back. The ball sweep went to 37, with R Morris and R Cross (Wyong) collecting a ball. NTP’s – 9th: Sue Cross; 18th: nobody.

Easter Monday had a Stableford Medley won by Dave Mylecharane on 42 points. Runner-up Andrew Dukes scored 40 points, which included three birdies and an eagle to finish 1-under the card.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Dawson; 18th – B Drabsch. The ball sweep went to 35 points, going to those above plus: 38 – T West; 37 – P Dawson, G West, M Cahill; 36–RBaker,BEverest;35–GDrane,M Browne.

Important dates

The Lachlan Valley District Men’s Pennants and Championships is on Sunday.

The Vets ‘Week of Golf’ runs from 8th to 12th May. Nominations must be in now.

The Forbes Open will be on 14th May, and 13th May will be a 4BBB.

On Friday, 19th May is the Legends Pro- Am. Ladies, men and juniors are encour- aged to participate alongside Legends pro- fessional golfers.

Remember to keep our course good by re- pairing pitch marks on the greens, filling in your divots and keeping your carts away from the greens. We want Forbes course to be at its best for the Open.

By Short Putt

Successful Golf In Mixed Conditions

April 12, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

Last Saturday’s Men’s Monthly Medal saw a solid field competing enjoying balmy weather conditions.

The A-grade winner was Tim West with 68 nett. Runner-up was Andrew Grieson with 70 nett. The B-grade was won by Neil Duncan, with 71 nett, and runner-up Michael Spice with his 74 nett.

The C-grade was won by Ross Williams with a powerful 68 nett. Runner-up was Steve Grallelis, with 72 nett. The NTP’s went to: 9th – R Nixon; 18th – B Parker.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back, going to: 68 – R Williams, T West; 70 – A Grierson; 71 – Niel Duncan; 72 – B Shine, S Grallelis; 73 – A Alley, B Squires; 74 – M Spice, R Taylor, B Carpenter, L O’Connor and S Betland.

On Sunday the Grand Final of the ASI- sponsored Sixes Summer competition was played. Conditions were not summery, with some heavy storms before play and strong, cold winds during the afternoon.

The overall winners were Forbes Toyota, with a score of 114. Runners-up were Boys & Girls on 118.5. Equal third were F-Troop and Kool Kats, both on 123. The scores were not scorchers, but good efforts in try- ing conditions.

The best net score of the day went to Jake Hanley of Forbes Toyota with 35.5. He was blessed with a bit of luck, but also had strong game to contend against the wind.

The presentation prize night and dinner was held upstairs in the Golfie, and en- joyed by over 100 players and guests. The sponsors, Jeff and Vanessa Herdigan of ASI Capital, were thrilled with the partici- pation by social and serious golfers alike. They also affirmed their sponsorship for next year’s competition.

There were a number of prizes handed out across a range of categories including – Weekly Winners, Most Games Played, Most Team Points, and more.

It was a fun night rounding off a fun sum- mer competition.

By Short Putt

Great Victory For Forbes Pennants

March 23, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes no 4 golfing pennants team captured the Central West District Association finals flag with a 3-2 win over Cowra last Sunday.

Played at Orange’s Ex-Services Club, the Forbes players did not let a late night at the President’s Lunch deter their winning efforts. In fact some seemed to play better according to team officials.

Best for Forbes was Troy Howe with a 7-6 victory after winning the first six holes.

The team number 1, Richard Smith won 3-2, number 2 Stuart French sealed victory winning two up and number 3 Garry Py- mont lost on the 19th hole, while Gus Coles was behind all day going down 4-3.

Saturday’s 4-ball par event in Forbes was won by Barry Parker and Denis Culley with plus 8 from Lyndon Byrne and Frank Hanns on plus 7 on a count-back from Paul Kay and Paul Pymont along with Ronald Morris and Scott Kirkman.

Sunday’s medley was won by Jill Cripps with 36 points from Martin Woods, 35. Tomorrow is the Bali Memorial (formally Greg Sanderson Memorial) played as a 4-person medley ambrose. Members will gather to remember the late Brian Monaghan with drinks and chat from 4.30-7pm. Members of Brian’s family will be in attendance.

It is also rumoured Fred Collie, or is that Brian, let his partner down on Saturday fading late in his round due to condition. It is believed this has been caused by the shortage of chocolate in the family’s Wambat Street home…

By Andrew McDonald

Tough Conditions For Golfers

February 16, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The second week of the Pennants 2017 season, played at Bathurst last weekend, saw the Division 3 and 4 teams winning against Duntryleague teams both with 3/2.

John Zannes was a strong player for the 3’s, while newcomers Gus Coles and Garry Pymont had success in the 4’s.

The Division 2 team playing Parkes, had a difficult day and lost 4/1. The Division 1 team had a bye.

In Forbes the hot weather made for tough conditions, but players recorded good scores.

Saturday’s Stableford event, contested by a field of 26 players, was won by Max Ha- ley (A Division) with 40 points. Barry Parker was runner-up with 38 points. The B Divi- sion went to Bruce Chandler (36 points) and runner-up Frank Donohoe (35 points).

The ball sweep went to 35 points on count back: 38 – R Nixon; 35 – P Dawson.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – D Culley, 18th – J Haley. There were only two 2’s, both scored on the 3rd – Paul Pymont and Mark Watts.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley field was very small with Phil Duke the winner (36 points). The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Kirkman; 18th – L O’Connor.

By Short Putt

Miraculous Scores In Men’s Golf Stroke Event

January 19, 2017 by Maggi Barnard

The Men’s Golf Stroke event last Saturday saw 56 players making miraculous scores with Scott Kirkman winning the A-Division with 66 net. Runner-up was Dave Mylecharane on 68. The B-Division saw Alby Callaghan, one of Forbes golfing’s true gentlemen, take the win with 66 nett. Close behind, was Geoff Drane on 67 nett.

The ball sweep went to 71 nett on count back. The visitors included Ray Beacroft (The Grange), making a welcome return, and Marty Woods (Orange). The NTP’s went to: 1st – A Dukes, 18th – A Davies. Alf managed three 2’s in total. The golfing gods helped Andrew House,
who chipped in twice and later holed a monster putt on the 16th,to get a good score. There was also a magician golfer playing the 7th hole. He had three tee shots but finished the hole with a birdie 4, because his first two tee shots struck the wires, so he got to replay them.

The Sunday Stableford Medley field was small due to the hot weather. Ray Taylor won the day with 35 points. There was no ball sweep, but the NTP’s were snaffled easily. The 9th went to B Carpenter (for the 2nd week running), while the 18th went to R Taylor. The condition of the course has improved over recent months and held its own through the summer. We will be trialling a “Play the Lie” rule for the month of February, to be applied to all men’s competitions, and likely for the Sunday Stableford Medley. The Sixes competition will retain its ‘Preferred Lie through the Green’ rule, while the ladies and vets will make their own ruling.

The Playoff for the AAA Cup was completed on Sunday. This is a points competition held throughout the year with points awarded to place-getters for each of the main competition games. Andrew Dukes finished in top spot showing the value of consistently high performances with a sprinkling of wins. The top- 12 points scorers competed in an 18-hole playoff. Phil Maher was 3rd on count back from
Lee Grierson, Peter Dawson finished in 2nd spot (bridesmaid for the second year), and Andrew Dukes took top honours. The prize for the Best Overall Points Average went to Steven Betland (110.38) ahead of Andrew Dukes (103.31). And the prize for the Most Games Played went to Scott Kirkman (33) ahead of Bruce Squires (31).

By Short Putt

Ham Day Entices Golfers

December 22, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

Saturday’s play was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Kenny’s Baa-Moo-Oink. The field of 57 players were keen to snare themselves a ham. The A-division was dominated by Todd Callaghan who managed two very fine 9’s of 37 each amassing 40 points. Peter Grayson could only lament the missed opportunities in his round of 38, with two wipes. The B-division saw Brett Slack-Smith, who played early and posted 41 points, finish ahead of Stuart French with 40 points. The ball sweep went to 35 on countback, including those above plus: 38 – Bruce
Squires, Peter Barnes; 37 – Steve Grallelis, Barry Parker; 36 – Paul Kay, Niel Duncan, Michael Wood Jnr; 35 – Rob Webb, Peter Dawson, Jeff Haley, Peter Cowhan. NTP’s: 1st – Scott Kirkman, 18th – Garry Johnson. Scott got his Sunday’s play was the Stableford Medley with a small field but strong contest, this was won by Phil Duke with 38 points, closely followed by Dave Rhodes on 37. There was no ball sweep, and only one NTP. That was on the 18th taken out by Laurie O’Connor.

The semi-finals of the Wallace Cup were played and contested by Dan Bayley vs Ian Bown, and Lee Grierson vs Marty Cahill. Dan was victorious over Ian, while Marty was fortunate to score a win before Lee could gain an advantage on the longer final holes. On Saturday the annual presentations were made to Men’s and Mixed competition winners from the year’s events. Undoubtedly the highlights for the Ladies were the accolades to Julie Hurkett and Briana Duncan for their success. For the Men Doug Churchill stood out as a prolific receiver of many awards.

Tomorrow is a Stableford Medley, and again on Boxing Day, while on Saturday, 31st December will be the Canadian Foursomes. The New Year starts with a Stableford Medley on 1st January. I wish you all a Happy Christmas and enjoyable New Year, and look forward to seeing
you on the course in 2017.

By Short Putt

Sallaway Is 2016 Medallist King

December 8, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

The Medal of Medallists 2016 was contested last Saturday by 20 of the 26 eligible medal winners with Shane Sallaway the best with his 69 nett. Frank Hanns came home with 70- nett in second place. In the December A-Grade Medal, Kim Herbert led the way scoring a 68 nett. He was nervous with a fast finishing Shane Sallaway (69) in runner-up position. The BGrade Medal saw Rob ‘Spider’ Webb finish with 70, just ahead of Bruce Carpenter on
nett 71.

In C-Grade, Bruce Squires (70) battled Frank Hanns (70) with the count back in Bruce’s favour. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Sallaway; 18th – D Rhodes. The ball sweep went to 73 nett on count back distributed to: 68 – K Herbert; 69 – S Sallaway; 70 – P Maher, R Webb, B Squires, F Hanns; 71 – B Carpenter; 72 – J House, G Pymont, P Kay, L Grierson, B Collie, A McDonald, R Borger, B Slack-Smith; 73 – S French.

Sunday’s Stableford Medley was won by Ron Morris with 38 points. Second place went to Bruce Carpenter with 35 points. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Barb Drabsch; 18th – Tony Cogswell. There was no ball sweep. Nor were there any 2’s. Tomorrow is the Stableford Ham Day and Sunday the 18-hole Stableford Medley.

Over the festive period we have Stableford Medley’s on 24th, 26th December and 1st January, and the Canadian Foursomes on 31st December.

By Short Putt

Take A Swing For Flood Relief

December 8, 2016 by Maggi Barnard

Professional golfer Daniel Newton will be at the St.George Flood Relief Charity Golf Day at the Forbes Golf Club on Sunday. The day is held to raise money to restore the Forbes golf course and support local farmers impacted by the catastrophic September floods in the area. Daniel will be running the day with the Chairman of the Forbes Golf Club Andrew Mcdonald and St.George Forbes Branch Manager Andrew Kerr.

St.George Branch Manager Andrew Kerr said: “The Golf Day will be an important day for our community after a difficult few months. We invite players of all skill levels to take part in what promises to be a great day, with prizes on offer and a chance to improve your golf skills,” said Andrew.

Forbes Golf Club Chairman Andrew McDonald said many people in Forbes and the farming community had suffered major setbacks as a result of the prolonged rain and flood conditions experienced during the year. “We are very grateful for the support of St.George Bank in holding this Charity Day to assist golf course restoration and to help community members via Lions Club. Please form and nominate teams to play in what will be an enjoyable day of team golf for players of all standards,” said Andrew.

The fee is $35 per person to play and includes refreshments around the course, as well as a small meal after play. Time: 10.30am arrival for a shot-gun start at 11am.

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