Last weekend the Forbes Men’s golfers played the Monthly Medal event, spon­sored by Jelbart’s Tyrepower. The field of 71 players was bolstered by a number of visitors.

The A-Grade Medal was won by Harry Callaghan with a nett 69. He was deter­mined to do well, having beeb observed practising beforehand and played with a concentrated stare. Runner-up was Kailab Tyne (nett 71) who surprised himself after having just returned from a whirlwind trip.

The B-Grade Medal went to Peter Barnes, whose 64 nett was the lowest of the day. He is definitely striking the ball well. Runner-up was David Quirk with 71 nett. Although a good score it was a day of ‘if only’.

The C-Grade Medal was won by the qui­et achiever, Liam Fraser. His 71 nett was well ahead of the runner-up Elliott Parker (Parkes) on 75 nett.

The ball sweep went to 76 nett on count back, with 18 balls handed out. Check in the Pro Shop to see if you were successful.

The NTP’s went to: 9th Ben Coultas (Parkes), 18th Jake LeBrocque. Ben con­verted and was one of the ten 2’s scored on the day. The third hole Super Pin went to Steve Grallelis with a shot to 123 cm. He will tell you it was a magnificent shot but don’t listen to him.

This Saturday, 16th November, is a Stroke event sponsored by Loomzy’s Fish N Fix. To be played in the conjunction is the Annual ‘Medal of Medallists’, for which all of the medallists from December 2023 to November 2024 are eligible. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

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Over the weekend the Annual Forbes Nis­san Classic was held with good fields on each day bathed in sunshine.

The main event was on Sunday with the Classic Stroke event, the field for which was 136 including men and women. The visitors, all 54, were drawn from over a dozen clubs.

On Saturday the ‘Forbes Advocate’ 4BBB was played, with 124 players participating.

This Saturday, 9th November, is the No­vember Monthly Medal, with a Stableford Medley on Sun 10 Nov. Also on this week­end is the NSW Country Championships, being played at Parkes GC. Wishing the La­chlan Valley team luck.

The 2024 Forbes Golf Club Individual Championships finished with worthy win­ners who completed the final day with strong performances. The weekend pro­vided near perfect weather with the course playing well despite some heavy rain in the lead up. While some pin placements were challenging the field managed to cope well.

The final winners in the Scratch event after the four day event were:

• A-Grade Scratch: P Dawson (293); Run­ner-up: S Betland (295)

• A-Reserve Scratch: P Duke (344)

• B-Grade Scratch: P (350); Runner-up: N Duncan

• C-Grade Scratch: N Morrison (381); Run­ner-up: N Roach (382)

• Vets Scratch: P Dawson (293)

• Junior Scratch: R Murray (307)

The Handicap trophies had close finishes with some good young talent featuring across the board. Congratulations to all win­ners, and to all participants.

Results in the daily competition that was played alongside the championship rounds on each day were:

• Day 3 Div 1: T West (69 nett), A Alley (71)

• Day 3 Div 2: N Morrison (69), B Thomas (69)

• NTP’s: 9th S Betland; 18th Alf Davies

• Super Pin (3rd ) J Hall (Trundle)

• Ball sweep to 75 nett on count back

• Day 4 Div 1: J Pendleton (69), on count back from P Dawson (69)

• Day 4 Div 2: A Quirk (62), N Morrison (70)

• NTP’s: 9th A Quirk; 18th S Grallelis

• Super pin (3rd ) B Thomas

• Ball sweep to 74 nett on count backPlayers are reminded of the change to the Golf Program for Saturday 26th October, which is now a 4BBB Stableford Aggregate Medley. A reminder to get your partner or­ganised for the Mixed Foursomes Champi­onships to be held on Sunday 27th October.

This is played over 27 holes. The timesheet for the Forbes Nissan Classic weekend is filling up so get your name in now.

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At the halfway point in the Forbes Golf Club Individual Champs the lead in each Grade is still very tight. The first two rounds of the Championships were played on Saturday and Sunday. The Grade leaders after two rounds are:

• A-Grade Scratch: C Hanrahan (146), S Betland (147)

• A-Reserve Scratch: J Coulthurst (170), S Uphill (172)

• B-Grade: N Duncan (171), J Reid (173)

• C-Grade: N Roach (191), N Morrison (193)There is a strong contest in the Juniors with Reggie Murray leading in both the Scratch and Handicap results.

A Daily Comp was also played alongside the Champ rounds on each day. Results for those are:

• Day 1 – Div 1: J Reid (68 nett) on count back, R Murray (68)

• Day 1 – Div 2: B Everest (67), G Falvey (71)

• NTP’s: 9th G Webb; 18th A Grierson

• Super Pin (3rd ) J Coulthurst

• Ball sweep to 75 nett on count back

• Day 2 – Div 1: C Hanrahan (69), N Dun­can (73)

• Day 2 – Div 2: K Sanderson (70), N Mor­rison (71)

• NTP’s: 9th D Quirk; 18th C Alley

• Super pin (3rd ) P Dawson

• Ball sweep to 76 nett on count back.

Rounds three and four will be played next weekend, with a seeded draw for the main contenders for the final round.

Players are advised of a change to the Golf Programme for Saturday 26th Octo­ber. The format will now be a 4BBB Stabl­eford Aggregate Medley.

Do not forget to get your name down for the Forbes Nissan Classic weekend. The time sheets for both days will be available at the Pro Shop.

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There was plenty of golf over the weekend, the fields were smaller than usual, yet the good scores were there.

Saturday’s Men’s Event was a Canadi­an Foursomes comp, sponsored by Peter Dawson. The winners were Phil Maher and Brian Everest who managed a 66 nett off a 9 handicap. They were the last group in but paced themselves well a par score on the front-9 and only 3-over on the back-9.

Runners-up were Clayton Alley and Paul Pymont, who were among the first groups to go out. They managed a 38-40 split to finish with a nett 69.8.

The ball sweep went to 73.5 on count back with the NTPs going to: 9th Steve Grallelis; 18th Les Little. The Super Pin was won by Phil Maher who hit a tidy shot to 205 cm, then converted for ‘2’.

On Sunday enough players ventured to play in the Stableford Medley and make it a competition, while enjoying the sunny weather once again. The winner was Sam Jarrett with a tidy score of 35 points. The NTPs went to: 9th ED Cummins (Went­worth); 18th Ollie Patterson.

Monday had a good field contesting the Stableford Medley. The winner was Shane Sallaway with 40 points, which is an out­standing result off a 1 handicap. His split of 33-36, with only one bogey all day was a marvel to watch. Runner-up was Jake LeBrocque on 39 points. His back-9 was the better game, which capped off a good weekend after greeting his second child into the world. NTP’s went to: 9th Nil; 18th Carolyn Duncan. Todd Callaghan, both of whom scored their 2’s.

This Saturday, October 12th, starts the Individual Club Championships. There are daily comps on each of the four days, with the Championship crowning on Sun 20th October.

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The Men’s golf competition on Saturday was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Forbes Concrete. The field of 69 relished the warm and sunny conditions, leading to low scores.

In the A-Grade Terry Griffiths did a re­peat to both win a medal and have the same score as last month. His 68 nett was achieved with a new putter. Runner-up was Peter Dawson who was chasing Terry fast but his 69 nett was one shot adrift.

B-Grade was won by Peter Barnes with his 68 nett. His changes to his swing style, required after a lingering injury, seems to be working well. A little way adrift was Paul Py­mont with a classic 72 nett. No dramas, just good steady golf.

C-Grade Medal was won by Archie Quirk, another repeat performance. He finished on 70 nett on c/b, and while he was Runner-up for the vouchers the winner was not eligible for the Medal. The unfortunate winner of the voucher was Adrian Cole who did the best in the field to score a nett 67.

The NTP’s were: 9th Steve Betland; 18th Steve Grallelis. The Pro Shop Super pin went to Todd Callaghan, finishing a comfort­able 277cm away. The ball sweep to 74 nett on count back.

This weekend is the Labour Day Week­end, which brings some fun in the form of a ‘Canadian Foursomes’ event on Saturday.

Stableford Medleys are available on both Sunday and Monday.

A reminder that the Club Championships start on Sat Oct 12, with four rounds to be played on Sat and Sunday across two weekends. There are Daily comp prizes.

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On Saturday, 31st August, the Men’s golf competition was a 4BBB Medley Stabl­eford sponsored by Cahill Footwear. The sunshine encouraged 70 players to come along and participate, with the sponsor Marty Cahill making an appearance after winter.

The Men’s winning pair of Archie Quirk and Wayne O’Niell streaked away from the field with their 50 points. The runners-up were Anthony and Lachlan Alley who could only muster 46 points.

A Ladies team comprising Linda Cowhan and Ann-Maree Gaffney, with 42 points, led the Ladies surge.

An individual Stableford event was held in conjunction with the teams event. The winner of that was Archie Quirk with his 46 points. He undoubtedly will suffer at the hands of the Handicapping system.

The NTP’s were: 9th Men: L Flakelar, La­dies: S Black; 18th Men: S French, Ladies:

C Venables. The Pro Shop Superpin, went to Luke Flakelar who finished well inside the next best.

The ball sweep went to 43 points so check in the Pro Shop. There were three visitors. The Annual PGA Scramble was held on Sunday, with 17 teams (4 players) in the field, including some from Grenfell, Young, Dubbo and Trundle.

Locals dominated the prizes with the team of Harry and David Quirk, Reggie Murray and Todd Callaghan winning with a score of 56 5/8. Runners-up on 57 ½ were Steve Betland, Troy Howe, Randall Gray­son and Josh Coulthurst. Third place went to Jake Thompson, Blake Parker, Zac Yeo­mans and Phar Nicholson with 59 5/8.

Gunn Golf sponsored the NTP’s, with re­cipients being: Men 1st Stuart French, La­dies 9th Sally Crosby and ‘All in’ 18th Ray White.

Next weekend is September Monthly Medal sponsored by McFeeter’s Motor Mu­seum. Everyone is welcome to come along and enjoy a great day of golf.

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On Saturday during the Individual Sta­bleford event Reggie Murray played the perfect shot to end his round. He scored a Hole-in-One on the 18th hole and thus did not need to take his putter out of the bag.

The Individual Stableford was sponsored by MTA Travel, played in sunny conditions although the later finishers found it a bit chilly. The Div 1 Winner was Reggie Mur­ray, whose 41 points was helped along by the H-in-O. It was his second 4-pointer of the day after a birdie on the 7th with a handicap shot.

Runner-up was Todd Callaghan with his 39 points. He had no 4-pointers but had a suc­cession of 2- and 3-pointers and a couple of 1-pointers.

The Div 2 Winner was a battle among the Juniors. Lachlan Alley took the honours with 43 points. A fine effort, with only one 1-pointer and a hot putter.

Runner-up was Archie Quirk who man­aged 37 points, one under his handicap.

But for a couple of 1-pointers it would have been better.

The NTP’s were: 9th Anthony Alley; 18th Reggie Murray. The Pro Shop Super-pin, went to Anthony Alley who finished 177 cm away. The ball sweep went to 33 points.

The visitors included Angus and Digby Paterson (Griffith) and Elliott Parker and Charlie Goodsell (Parkes). Only Angus got any return for his efforts.

Reggie was remarkably calm when sit­ting in the Golfie and reflecting on his shot.

It was a sweet 6-iron which landed nicely on the green and slowly ran towards the hole before dropping in.

Some upcoming events include: Peak Hill Open on 25th August and Bogan Gate Open 8th September.

There is still time to get a team in the PGA Scramble, scheduled for Sunday 1st September.

Do not forget to speak to Head Pro Will if you are interested in the Equipment Demo days for Titleist and Callaway, both held on Wed 4th September.

This weekend the comp is an 18-hole 2-P Ambrose with entries taken for men, la­dies and mixed teams. You may earn a trip away. And there is the Stableford Medley on Sunday.

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The Mens golf event last Saturday 3rd Au­gust was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Bernardis Marketplace. Scoring in the field of 52 was better than in previous weeks and reflected the abundant sunshine.

In the A-Grade Alf Davies scored a nett 71 to take the medal. His game was gen­erally a par performance with a couple of bogeys for colour. Runner-up was John Betland on 73 nett who fired well but suf­fered from his good handicap.

The B-Grade saw Phil Wells taking the Medal with a score of 75 nett. Paul Kay was runner-up on 76 nett, a scratchy front-9 hurt his score.

The C-Grade saw Jake LeBrocque a clear winner with 66 nett, recording a very even split on his score. Runner-up was Jake Banks on 69 nett. He wonders what he has to do to win a medal.

The NTP’s were: 9th Jake LeBrocque; 18th John Betland. The Pro Shop Super pin, went to Jake LeBrocque, shooting to 57cm.

The scores were spread out, bringing the ball sweep to 78 nett on count back.

This weekend the Men’s comp is a 4BBB Stableford Medley playing for the Bob and Daine Doolin Memorial Trophy, sponsored by the Francis Family.

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On Saturday 27th August the Forbes Golf Club event was a 4BBB Medley Stabl­eford, sponsored by the Hawke Family.

The scores were better than last week, and required count backs to separate the win­ners.

The Handicap winners were the pair of Mike Kelly and Simon Martino. Their score of 45 points was a shot ahead of a very bunched group of contenders. Simon con­tributed well on the front-9 while Mike car­ried the back-9.

The Runners-up were decided on count back when three teams recorded 44 points.

The nod went to Archie Quirk paired with Jayden Pendleton. Jayden was steady throughout but Archie had a blinder on the back-9.

In a new initiative, a trophy for the best Ladies team was sponsored by Jill Cripps.

This was won by Jenny Fletcher and Deb Tilley with 43 points. They scored points onevery hole but needed to turn some 1’s into 2’s.

The NTP’s were: 9th – Men: Alf Davies, Ladies: K Stirling; 18th – Men: J Cutler, La­dies: B Duncan. The Pro Shop Super-pin, went to Alf Davies whose shot was perfect­ly executed and finished 95 cm away.

The ball sweep went to 41 points on count back. The visitors came from Trundle and Parkes.

Reminders include the Trundle Open on 3rd and 4th August, the Temora Open on 10th and 11th August, and don’t forget the registration for the PGA Scramble on the 1st September.

This weekend the comp is the August Monthly Medal, sponsored by Bernardis Marketplace. There is the Stableford Med­ley on Sunday as well as the Trundle Open.

Come along and enjoy.

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