The field of 67 for Forbes Saturdays men’s golf competition in the Individual Stableford, sponsored by Troy Howe Electrical, players enjoyed milder temperatures on the week­end.

Division 1 was won by a fast developing junior golfer. Archie Quirk scored 42 points in his best round to date of 80 scratch. Run­ner-up was Glendon Hooper with 41 points.

The Division 2 had a similar high score for the winner Sam Jarrett who managed 40 points for the day. Runner-up was Brian Doyle with 37 points. The best Scratch score was a 68 by Steve Betland, helped along by seven birdies alongside three bogies.

The ball sweep went to 35 points on count back, with Neal Herbert missing out. Check in the Pro Shop to see if you were success­ful.

The NTP’s went to: 9th Niel Duncan; 18th Brett Slack-Smith, with both converting for a ‘2’ from ‘tap in’ range. The 3rd hole Su­per Pin went to Todd Callaghan with an out­standing shot to 90cm.

This Saturday, 15 February there will be another Individual Stableford event, spon­sored by Forbes Bus Lines. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

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On Saturday a field of 68 players participated in the February Monthly Medal event sponsored by Terry Bros Carpets. Scores on the day were low while the temperatures were high.

The A-Grade Winner was Cam McMillan with a nett 68. He has been having good scores of late and capped his game off well.

The B-Grade was won by Sandy Paterson with a nett 66. This was his day when everything fell into place.

The C-Grade was topped by newcomer Anthony Boshoff with 65 nett. He was ecstatic with a par on the 15th but less cheerful to hear that he was ineligible for the Medal.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back. Check in the Pro Shop to see if youwere successful. There was one visitor, being Kyle McGinty from Tally Valley GC in the Gold Coast. He played in company with Anthony and Lachlan Alley. The NTP’s went to: 9th A Dukes; 18th T Cogswell, with only Andy converting for a ‘2’.

The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Cam McMillan with a shot to 275 cm. He did not convert for his ‘2’.

The Long Weekend and the forecast hot weather contributed to the field for Satur­days men’s golf being a little down at 51.

But the competition in the Individual Sta­bleford, sponsored by Rob Allen Livestock Transport, matched the temperature with some very hot scores.

The Division 1 required a count back to decide the Winner when Andrew Dukes and Harry Callaghan both finished on 41 points.Harry had the steadier score of them both but Andrew had too many high points and consequently was declared the winner.

The Division 2 was an easy decision due to a runaway win by Cooper Byrnes. His 40 points was well ahead of runner-up Nick Morrison on 35 points. Both had a steady start but Cooper was well ahead on the back-9.

The best Scratch score was a 69 by Caleb Hanrahan, helped along by four bird­ies and only one bogey.

The ball sweep went to 35 points on count back, with those on 34 points lament­ing those short putts missed. Check in the Pro Shop to see if you were successful.

There were two visitors – Sam Vaughan (Charlestown GC) and Cooper Nielson (Bathurst GC), both of whom seemed to enjoy the course.

The NTP’s went to: 9th D Rhodes; 18th P Dawson, with both converting for a ‘2’.

The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Nick Mor­rison, for the second week running, with a shot to 231 cm. Alas he missed his ‘2’.

This Saturday, 1 February will be the Monthly Medal, an 18-Hole Stroke event, sponsored by Terry Bros Carpets. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

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On Saturday, 23 March a good field of 69 Forbes golfers enjoyed a hot day to contest the ‘Deacon Dwyer Trophy’, a 4BBB Stable­ford Medley event sponsored by T&M Tyres.

The winning pair of Kim Herbert and Peter Cowhan combined very well to post a score of 46 points.

The Individual comp was won by Matty Duke with 40 points and on count back from Liam Fraser. Matty managed to play to his handicap on the front-9 then excelled on the back-9.

This Saturday, 30 November, is an 18hole Stableford, sponsored by Knights Fab­rications. Sunday has a Stableford Medley.

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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