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Croquet Results

May 23, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Week Ending 18th May

There was a full quota of players for our Tuesday’s golf croquet with some very close games. One of the better games was between Tony Thomson and Ken Styles who defeated Evelyn Mahlo and Colleen Liebich. There were only three winners of their three games; they were Kevin Rubie, Bill Scott and Neville Spry.

On Saturday, one game in particular that got the attention of the players was that between Anne Stewart and Kevin Rubie 14, who defeated Doreen Rogers and John Cole 13. Three of the four players were aiming to get to the finishing peg or as close to it as possible while waiting for Doreen to pass through the last peg. Anne Stewart and Kevin Rubie were trying to peg out while John Cole kept hitting them away while waiting for his partner. Anne missed the peg twice but finally hit the peg to the delight of the fellow members sitting watching.

The winners of three matches were Colleen Liebich, Jill Rubie and Barry White.

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Croquet Results

May 16, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Week Ending 11th May

About 24 participants graced the courts on Tuesday. The winners of three matches were John Cole, John MacCullagh, Kevin Rubie, Harley Stewart and Tony Thomson.

The winners of three matches on Saturday were John Browne, Jill Rubie, Tony Thomson and Geoff Coles.

Tuesday golf croquet results:

• Bill Scott, Libby Smart 7, def Mary Hodges, John H. Browne 6

• Alec Todd, Jill Rubie 7, def Bob Murray, Colleen Liebich 6

• Lorraine Todd, Tony Thomson 7 def Jeff Liebich, John MacCullagh 6

• John Browne, John MacCullagh 7, def Merv Langfield, Alec Todd 6

• John Cole, Geoff Coles 7 def Veva Mac- Cullagh, Libby Smart 6

• Harley Stewart, John Job 7, def Mary Hodges, Jeff Liebich 6

• Elvy Quirk, John Job 7, def Geoff Coles, John H. Browne 6

• Colleen Liebich, Kevin Rubie 7, def Veva MacCullagh, Bill Scott 6

• John Cole, Bruce Field 7, def Alec Todd, Jill Rubie 6

• Jeff Liebich, Lorna Field 7, def Bob Murray, Neville Spry 6

• Libby Smart 7, def Marie Spry 6

Saturday Aussie croquet results:

• Anne Stewart, Doreen Rogers 14, def Elvy Quirk, Bob Murray 11

• Bill Scott, Jill Rubie 14, def Bruce Field, Kathleen Broderick 12

• Tony Thomson, John Browne 14, def Kevin Rubie, Lorraine Todd 12

• Lorna Field, Geoff Coles 14, def Cherylin Cole, Jeff Liebich 11

• Colleen Liebich, Jill Rubie 14, def Lorna Field, Merv Langfield 11

• Bob Murray, Tony Thomson 14, def Elvy Quirk, Doreen Rogers 11

• Lyn Simmonds, Merv Langfield 14, def Lorraine Todd, Kathleen Broderick 11

• Geoff Coles, Jill Rubie 14, def Bill Scott, Bruce Field 12.

Low Scores In Stroke Event

May 16, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Sunny skies and cooler shade welcomed golfers to the course, where some players shot low scores in the Individual Stroke event, sponsored by B&C Autos. But many also had trouble on the greens.

The A-Division was won by Shane Sallaway who finished with a nett 70, the lowest score of the day. On his heels was Josh Coulthurst (71) who finished runner-up.

The B-Division also went low, with Rod Besgrove the winner on nett 71, slightly ahead of Allan Rees on nett 73.

The ball sweep went to 74 on count back: 70 – S Sallaway; 71 – J Coulthurst, R Besgrove; 72 – D Rhodes, D Bayley; 73- J Haley, A Rees, G Falvey, B Parker, D Culley, R Harrison (Parkes), B Everest, J Betland; 74 – C Barrett, D McAuliffe and T Griffiths.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – J Haley; 18th – S Betland. The visitors included Ben Reed (Forster-Tuncurry), and Riall Harrison and Tony Lock from Parkes.

The Stableford Medley on Sunday saw Bruce Carpenter notch up yet another win, scoring 36 points. The runner-up was Barb Drabsch Bayley on 35 points. There was no ball sweep. In the NTP’s, Barb snared the NTP on the 9th but nobody scored on the 18th.

The Winter 3’s competition commenced this week, with results to be advised next week. There is still time to register a team so contact the Pro Shop on 6851 1554 if you are interested.

The Forbes Open is on this weekend. It comprises a 4BBB on Saturday, sponsored by Forbes Livestock & Agency Co, while Sunday has the Open Stroke event. Numbers are strong for this year’s event.

Pro Adrian Lees will run a junior coaching programme through the school second term. Contact the Forbes Pro Shop or Adrian on 0423 356 670 for full details.

By Short Putt

Nominating Our Community Champions

May 16, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

It’s time to shine a light on outstanding locals with nominations now open for the 2019 Australia Post One Netball Community Awards. In its sixth year, the awards celebrate our community champions in clubs and associations across the country who go above and beyond to ensure that everyone, of all backgrounds and abilities, are welcome in netball.

Australia Post General Manager Community & Philatelic, Andrea Pearman said the Australia Post One Netball Community Awards highlight a positive change underway across Australia that tells the stories of passionate quiet achievers who are creating more inclusive communities through netball.

“Past winners have demonstrated a commitment to creating welcoming environments for existing and new participants including people with disability, regional and remote communities, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, multicultural communities, and socio-economically disadvantaged communities.”

“With inspirational and empowering stories each year, we will again celebrate unsung heroes who are helping change our local communities through netball,” said Andrea.

Australian Diamonds and Melbourne Vixens player, and Australia Post One Netball Ambassador, Caitlin Thwaites, said that the awards were helping transform communities, with volunteers supporting activities and initiatives that break down barriers.

Each winner will receive prizes worth more than $1,000 including an Australia Post Gift Card for the winners’ club or association, a netball signed by the 2019 Australian Diamonds team, and a visit from an Australia Post One Netball Ambassador to the club or association.

Nominations are now open until Sunday, 30th June, with one winner from each State and Territory to be chosen and announced on Thursday, 15 August. To nominate for this year’s awards go to onenetball.org.au.

Footy Tipping Results – Round 9

May 14, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Good Scores In Monthly Medal

May 9, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Monthly Medal, sponsored by Adept Plumbing, was played on Saturday with 70 players looking to take the honours. Andrew Dukes had a superb round to return the best score on the day.

The A-Grade went to Andrew Dukes with a nett 68, despite missing a short 2-footer on the 18th. Runner-up was John Betland, finishing with a nett 71.

The B-Grade was won by Bob Borger, nett 71, ahead of runner-up Tony Cogswell with a majestic nett 72.

The C-Graders were also on form, with Bruce Chandler (Nett 70) winning on count back ahead of runner-up Nick Ryan (70).

The ball sweep went to 73 nett: 68 – A Dukes; 70 – B Chandler, N Ryan; 71 – J Betland, B Slack-Smith, R Borger; 72 – D McAuliffe, K Sanderson, T Cogswell; 73 – D Bayley, M McGlashan, G Webb, A Tucker, G Falvey, D Culley, A Alley, S French, N McMillan.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – C McMillan; 18th – G Webb.

And a welcome to visitors M McGlashan and L Buesnell from Parkes, Craig Taylor from Mudgee and previous champ, Danny Acret from Penrith.

The Medal winners played well on the day but the range of scores in each grade was quite remarkable, especially when a name is put beside a score. Best to say that for some players, they have had better days, much better days.

There was no Stableford Medley on Sunday due to the playing of the Forbes Ladies Open, in which over 70 players participated, representing 19 clubs.

On Sunday, 10 Forbes golfers attended the Young Men’s Open. The winner on the day shot a Scratch 70 score, but none of our Forbes guys did all that well, with the best of our boys being Steve Betland on scratch 75. Andy Dukes, Digit McAuliffe and Peter Dawson had 76 but the others quite a way back.

The Forbes Men’s Open is steadily approaching, with a 4BBB set for Saturday, 18th May and the Open on 19th May.

By Short Putt

Footy Tipping Results – Round 8

May 7, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Success In Mixed Foursomes Championships

May 2, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

The Mixed Foursomes Championships on Sunday, 28th April were contested by 32 players and played over 27 holes. The consistency of the Dan Bayley/ Beth Dickens pairing gave them success in both the Les Forbes Trophy for Scratch (130) and the Treanor Memorial Trophy for Handicap (106 Nett).

Runners-up in the Scratch were the fancied pairing of Richard Nixon/ Heather Davidson with their 131, edging out Andrew Grierson/ Kerry Stirling on count back. However, Grierson/ Stirling had success in the Handicap, finishing runners-up on 112.25 and themselves edging out T Griffith/J Fletcher on count back.

The ball sweep, excluding the prize winners, went to 116 nett, being distributed to:

Griffith/Fletcher, Duncan/Duncan, Uphill/ Uphill, Tucker/Tilley, Maher/Bratton and Nixon/ Davidson. The NTP’s went to: 9th Ladies – K Stirling; 18th Men – M Collits.

Saturday’s competition was an Individual 18-hole Stroke event, sponsored by LINX and contested by 69 players. The A-Division winner was Ken Sanderson, who was exciting in compiling his nett 66. Runner-up was Dave Rhodes, on 69 nett and on count back from Digit McAuliffe.

The B-Division players were not out-done with Greg Webb also scoring 66 nett. Runner- up was Bruce Chandler, with 69 net and on count back from Geoff Drane.

The ball sweep went to 71 nett on count back: 66 – G Webb, K Sanderson; 69 – D Rhodes, D McAuliffe, B Chandler, G Drane; 70 – A Borger, D Bayley, K Cobcroft, A Dukes, B Doyle, P Kay, R Borger, B Shine:

71 – G Pymont, R Smith, R Harrison and D Clarke.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – S French; 18th – D McAuliffe. There were 12 scored overall, with by far the best ‘2’ was that scored by Todd Callaghan on the 10th, which is an eagle in fact.

A Stableford Medley was held on Anzac Day, with the good weather encouraging 28 participants to perform well. The winner was Rod Luyt (Parkes) with 41 points, ahead of Kim Herbert on 40 points, and on count back from Mark Collits.

The ball sweep went to 36, going to: 41 – R Luyt; 40 – K Herbert, M Collits; 39 – A Alley; 38 – S French, P Duke, D Mylecharane, P Dawson; 36 – B Carpenter, B Thomas.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Sallaway; 18th – B Warren. Visitors on the day included a group from Parkes – Rod Luyt, Tom Delmenico, Bill Warren and John Pearce.

By Short Putt

News And Results Off The Croquet Courts

May 2, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

Week Ending 27th April

It was nice to see the return of Keith and Jan Brodie at our Tuesday golf croquet; they are both good players and an asset to the club. One of the best players to grace our courts was Bill Greenhill from Tasmania. On his last visit he won all of his games and he was again in good form, playing two balls to defeat Bill Scott 7 to 6. Congratulations to Colleen Liebich! It has been some time since she has won her three matches on the same day. The winners of three games were Bruce Field, Colleen Liebich, Bob Murray and Neville Spry. Well done!

The colder weather for Saturday’s Aussie croquet did not dishearten our players.

There were only two winners of the three matches on the day in spite of a full complement of players. They were John H. Browne and Dorelle Scott.

The closest games for Tuesday’s golf croquet were:

• Neville Spry, Colleen Liebich 7, def Mary Hodges, Marie Spry 6

• John H. Browne, Carol Slattery 8, def Dorelle Scott, Lily Allegri 5

• Alec Todd, Lorna Field 7, def Kathleen Broderick, Ruth Cheney 6

• Bruce Field, Carol Slattery 7, Lyn Simmonds, Ruth Cheney 6

• Bill Greenhill, Neville Spry 7, def Kathleen Broderick, Libby Smart 6

• Dorelle Scott, Colleen Liebich 7, John Allegri, Dorelle Scott 6

• Lorraine Todd, Keith Brodie 7, def Merv Langfield, Harley Stewart 6

• Jan Brodie, Bob Murray 7, def Elvy Quirk, Mary Hodges 6

• Bruce Field, Neville Spry 7, def Alec Todd, Kathleen Broderick 6

• Colleen Liebich, Bob Murray 7, def Keith Brodie, Lorna Field 6

• Bill Greenhill 7, def Bill Scott 6

• Ray Burridge, Mary Hodges 7, def Libby Smart, Merv Langfield 6

The closest games for Saturday’s Aussie croquet were:

• Lorraine Todd, Doreen Rogers 14, def Geoff Coles, Evelyn McLean 12

• Anne Stewart, Barry White 14, def Harley Stewart, Ray Burridge 11

• John H. Browne, Alec Todd 14, def Bob Murray, Jeff Liebich 13

• Colleen Liebich, Robin Pols 14, def Tony Thomson, Lorna Field 11

• Dorelle Scott, John Job 14, def Lorraine Todd, John Cole 12

• Geoff Coles, Harley Stewart 14, def Alec Todd, Barry White 12

• Doreen Rogers, Lorraine Todd 14, def Robin Pols, Cherylin Cole 12

• John Browne, Neville Spry 14, def Geoff Coles, John job 12

• Ray Burridge, Libby Smart 14, def Anne Stewart, John Cole 11

• Elvy Quirk, Elizabeth McLean 14, def Alec Todd, Lorna Field 13

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Footy Tipping Results – Round 7

April 30, 2019 by Maggi Barnard

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