The Saturday Men’s Par event, sponsored by Everest Auto Repairs and contested by 54 players, required count backs to decide winners and runners-up.

The A-Division had three players finishing on 5-up. The count back resulted in Alf Davies being declared the winner, ahead of runner-up Phil Maher who himself finished ahead of Phil Duke. The B-Division was easier with Craig Barrett the winner on 7-up and Jeff Haley runner-up on count with 3-up.

The ball sweep went to 1-up on count back: 7 up – C Barrett; 5 up – A Davies, P Maher, P Duke; 4 up – A Dukes, R Webb, I Bown; 3 up – S Kirkman, J Zannes, J Haley, G Falvey, B Everest, D Mylecharane; 2 up – D Culley, T Morgan, R Harrison; A Rees.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Pymont; 18th – P Dawson, neither of whom got a ‘2’.

There were a number of visitors, including – Stuart Hayes (Murrumbidgee ) Peter Jackson (Coffs Harbour), Alan Holley (Noosa) and Greg Hofman, Riall Harrison, Tony Lock, Tony Riach, Lachlan Buesnell and Ken Cobcroft from Parkes.

It was a special day for Craig, not only celebrating a win but also his birthday, and tying the best score on the back-9 with good mate Scott Kirkman.

Of special note was an eagle scored by Todd Callaghan on the 2nd hole. He was confident with his putt. He just missed another on the 7th.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday was a very quiet affair with many of the usual players recovering. The winner was Bess Shields with 40 points. There was no runner- up or ball sweep.

The NTP’s had a mixed story. Visitor Brett Byrnes (Condo) managed a good shot on the 9th, but the 18th went lonely. Brett enjoyed his day scoring 38 points off a par round.

On Friday the Annual Rugby Union Presidents Lunch Golf Game was held, attracting a field of 88 players. Results will be notified in a separate report.

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The men played a 4BBB Stableford last Saturday, sponsored by C&D Floorcoverings, where 60 players managed to record some good scores.

The overall winners were Nick Ryan and Adam Borger with 49 points. A 5-pointer on the card helped their score. Paul Kay and Allan Rees were runners-up on 48 points, with both playing well.

The ball sweep went to 44 points, with lucky players being: 49 – N Ryan/A Borger; 48 – P Kay/A Rees; 47 – M Duff/ B Slack- Smith; 46 – B Parker/ D Culley, R Taylor/ C Barrett; 44 – N Duncan/ R Nixon, G Webb/ R Besgrove, L Little/ M Prior.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – A Dukes; 18th – Alf Davies. Neither got their ‘2’, with few scored overall. Tim Toohey from Springwood was the only visitor.

Putting was made more difficult with ‘duck’s packages’ on many greens. But the greens were still receptive to high shots.

A late storm caught a few players out, but most were high and dry in the clubhouse when it hit. Peter Grayson had a storm also, damaging his Achilles heel. We wish him a thorough recovery.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday was a very quiet affair. The winner was Julie Hurkett with 39 points. There was no ball sweep. The NTP’s went to. Bess Shields on the 9th, and to visitor Robyn Lunn (Morisett CC) on the 18th.

The CWDGA Pennants 2019 Finals were held at Wellington on Sunday. Forbes was represented by our Division 1 team, who were up against Bathurst. There was a broad spread of clubs represented across the divisions, with Division 2 – Parkes v Bathurst, Division 3 – Wellington v Mudgee and Division 4 – Cowra v Dubbo.

Our Division 1 boys contested the CWDGA Pennants Final, but unfortunately went down 4/1 to a very strong Bathurst side.

Most matches were very close, with Peter Dawson winning his by 2-up.

This Saturday is an 18-Hole Par event, sponsored by Everest Motors, and the Stableford Medley on Sunday.

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The Saturday Men’s comp was an Individual Stableford, sponsored by Ian Simpson Real Estate and contested by 70 players, many of whom brought in a top score.

The A-Division had four players on 40 points, with count backs deciding the results. The winner was Ethan Gaffney, ahead of Josh Coulthurst, both on 40 points. The B-Division had a clear leader in Viv Russell on 44 points, followed by Bede Tooth with 42 points.

The ball sweep went to 38 points, with lucky players being: 44 – V Russell; 42 – B Tooth; 41 – R Borger; 40 – E Gaffney, J Coulthurst, L O’Connor, J Zannes, B Parker, A Tucker, S Grallelis, H Steel-Park; 39 – B Hodges, M Collits, B Shine, M Prior, P Dawson; 38 – G Newport, I Bown and D Mylecharane.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Maher; 18th – B Everest. Phil Maher fired a miraculous shot almost beside the 9th pin to snatch the NTP away from Richard Nixon. They got their putts easily, but many others surprisingly missed short putts.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday had its usual group of dedicated players, bolstered by the return of the Ladies. The winner was Jeff Haley with 39 points. He had a comfortable 22 points on the front-9, but lost his touch a bit on the back-9. Runner-up was Barb Drabsch with a tidy 36 points.

There was no ball sweep, and only one NTP which went to Jeff Haley on the 9th, while everybody missed the 18th green.

Last week the Forbes Division 1 team travelled to Wellington to contest a semifinal of the CWDGA Pennants 2019. They trounced last year’s winners, Mudgee, 4/1.

This weekend they play a very tough match against Bathurst in the final.

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The Saturday’s men’s comp was the Monthly Medal 18-Hole Stroke, sponsored by Michael Robinson and Co and contested by 78 players. Most scores reflected the tightness of the games, although the winners seemed untroubled.

The A-Grade winner, Ecky Dawson, started and finished with a double-bogey but in-between played brilliantly for his nett 70.

Runner-up on 71 was Dan Bayley, with a round that split the course evenly of 38-38.

The B-Grade honours went to the wise man Ray Taylor with a very classy 69 nett. He was chased by the youthful vigour of Ethan Gaffney, who fell one shot short with a 70 nett.

The C-Grade was quiet overall, although Stevie G celebrated his win, a nett 71, with some very noisy socks. Peter Tisdell had fun when amassing his nett 73.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back, with recipients being: 69 – R Taylor; 70 – E Gaffney, P Dawson; 71 – S Grallelis, B Hodges, D Bayley; 72 – S Betland; 73 – P Tisdell, A McKinnon, M Watts, D Mylecharane, M Cahill, N McMillan, S Sallaway; 74 – D Churchill, B Parker, A Rees, S Hayes, B Carpenter, P Duke, M McGlashan.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – B Hodges; 18th – J van Opynen.

On Sunday Forbes hosted the CWDGA Pennants 2019 for the final round-robin play, with the Forbes teams having a bye.

In Division 1 Bathurst team had a resounding 5/0 win over Parkes, ensuring they finished in top spot. This means that Forbes will meet Dubbo in the semi-final. In Division 2 a narrow win by Parkes meant that Forbes finished tied with Bathurst, but missed out by count back on the semis.

The Division 3 saw the continuation of the Parkes juggernaut, who finished on top with Ex-Services second. In Division 4 team, it was Cowra and Ex-Services who head to the semi-finals.

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