In the Annual ‘Lefties vs Righties’ Cup, an Individual Stableford 18-hole Stroke event played last Saturday by 73 players, Alf Davies came out on top with a score of 44 points. His scratch score was an even par 72 and earned him top honours in Division 2.

Runner-up in Division 2 was Phil Duke with 40 points, but this was on count back from Doug Churchill. Division 1 was won by Garry Collits with 38 points, ahead of Les Little on 37 points.

The visitors seemed to enjoy themselves, with Will Clayton (Bowral) scoring 36 points and Matt Donohoe (Royal Sydney) dropping a few good putts in.

The ‘Righties vs Lefties’ Cup was won by the Righties. Despite an inspired performance by Leftie Alf Davies, the Righties were consistent overall. Scoring by weighted average top-6, equal numbers had the Righties as winners.

Looking back over the results for events played across the festive season we see some familiar names:

The 18-hole stroke event on 11th January had a strong field despite the hot conditions. For Division 1, Jacob Bernadi (70 nett) won on count back from Daryl McAuliffe, while in Division 2 Albie Callaghan (67) won ahead of Al Rees (70). The ball sweep went to 35 points on c/b.

The 2P-2Club Australian Championship scheduled for 25th January has been postponed until 15th February. Golf on this weekend, Saturday 25th January will be an 18-Hole Stableford, with Stableford Medley’s on Sunday and Monday, the Australia Day Holiday.

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On Saturday the Men’s competition was the December Monthly Medal, sponsored by Landmark Forbes, and contested by a field of 76. The A-Graders produced good scores with Peter Dawson firing a nett 66 to grab the Medal. The runner-up was Ethan Gaffney with a nett 69, and a good back 9 to sneak past Alf Davies on count back. The B-Graders produced similar scores.

Denis Culley took the C-Grade Medal with a nett 73, bookending his round with pars on the 1st and 18th. Runner-up was Hamish Steel-Park who fired in a nett 74 and beat Robert ‘Rocket’ Scott on count back.

The Final of the AAA Cup, sponsored by AAA Septic Services, was played on Sunday. The play-off winner was Steve Betland with a nett 69, helped by an eagle on the 6th. The other prize winners were: 2nd – Shane Sallaway, 3rd – Greg Webb and 4th – Ethan Gaffney. Thank you to the sponsor who has supported this event for over four years.

The Wallace Cup Final, a handicap match-play event, has been played and won. It was a very close and tense contest,

with the match being decided on the 18th. Todd Callaghan needed a win to send the match to the 19th, but Steve Grallelis managed a square and won the match 1-up.

Head Pro Ben has been running a raffle at Forbes and Parkes Pro Shops, with the prize being a special edition Titleist Golf bag (only 415 made). A video of the draw is available on Facebook pages. The lucky recipient was Steve Grallelis.

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The Saturday Men’s competition, an Individual Stroke event sponsored by Knights Fabrications, was rocked by two tremendously low scores compiled by the winners of each Division. The field of 70 players did well across the board, but they could not match Peter Barnes or Adam Currey.

The Sunday Stableford Medley had most players out early. The winner was Josh Coulthurst with 42 points, ahead of Bruce Carpenter on 40 points. The ball sweep went to 36 points, giving Jacob Bernardi a ball.

Congratulations to Jenny Fletcher and Ash Tucker who won a Regional Final of the Golf NSW KENO 2-P Ambrose. Their victory, a 1⁄4 shot win, sends them to Bonville for the State Final, being played on December 9-10.

Some good events to start the celebrations for Christmas are coming up. The Tuesday Golfers have their Christmas Party on 10th December after the usual 12-hole run, at which all are welcome.

The Forbes Vets golfers have their Christmas Bash on Thursday, 12th December, with usual start at 9:30am. And on 19th December there is the Mid-Week Christmas Hamper Day, sponsored by Bernardi’s Marketplace. Be prepared for a 9:30am shotgun start.

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