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Top Scores In Annual Ham Day

December 20, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The Men’s competition on Saturday was the annual Ham Day sponsored by Woolworths Forbes. The 62 players contested an Individual Stableford format with some fierce competition.

The A-Division was won by Kim Herbert with 43 points compiled in a craftsman-like manner. Runner-up was Paul Pymont, only one shot back on 42 points. The B-Division was won by Brett Slack-Smith with 41 points, while David Earl finished runner-up on 40 points.

The ball sweep went to 36 points, going to: 43 – K Herbert; 42 – P Pymont; 41 – B Slack-Smith; 40 – D Earl; 39 – R Webb, R Nixon, T Sharpe, D Churchill; 38 – T Callaghan, A Rees, R Smith, F Donohoe; 37 – P Dawson; 36 – P Tisdell, C Barrett, M Cahill. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Andy Brownlow (Peak Hill); 18th – Dave Mylecharane.

One player locked his keys in the shop and had to use a hire set of clubs, which had a very short child’s putter in the bag. Despite this handicap he did well on the front-9, scoring 23 points but battled home to score 36 points overall. Remember your keys next time Marty!

In Sunday’s Stableford Medley, Bob Borger knocked Peter Grayson off the winning mantle. Four players finished on 37 points with count-back needed to separate them all. The final result was: winner – Bob Borger, runner-up – Peter Barnes, ball sweep – Bess Shields, Peter Grayson, (36) Scott Kirkman, (35) Warwick Judge.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – W Judge, 18th – P Barnes. There was a good group of visitors from Caragabal playing. Trevor Cooper and Nigel Davies did the best of the bunch.

The Men’s CWDGA Pennants season will commence in late January. All those players wishing to be considered for a team, please place your name on the list in the Pro Shop. This is an important inter-club event so please support it.

By Short Putt

Croquet News And Results

December 20, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Croquet week ending 15th December

It is hard to believe but we are back on the croquet courts after a month of top dressing. The courts look great but they will be slow until we get some rain and have more growth. I am sure some of our members were in a state of depression waiting for the resume of their beloved game.

A new member took to our courts on Tuesday. We welcome Geoff Coles to our club, a seasoned golfer who has never played croquet before. With little surprise, he won his first game as most golfers find croquet very easy to adapt to. The winners of their three games were John Browne, Evelyn Mahlo, Kevin Rubie, Bill Scott and Alex Todd. Welcome back everybody!

Saturday’s Aussie croquet had 24 players. There were only three players who won their three games. They were John Cole, Elvy Quirk and Kevin Rubie. Congratulations to you all! The closest game of the day was between Neville Spry and John MacCullagh, who defeated Merv Langfield and Anne Stewart with 14-13.

The Croquet Club Christmas dinner will be held at the Vandenberg Hotel at 12 o’clock Tuesday, 18th December. We hope everyone can attend.

The last play for the year will be Saturday, 22nd December. The courts will re-open on Tuesday, 8th January. The starting time will move to 8:30am for the summer. Please arrive at 8:15 to ensure an on time start.

Have a safe, merry and enjoyable Christmas and a happy 2019!

By Anne and Harley Stewart

Good Scoring In Monthly Medal

December 13, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The men’s comp was the December Monthly Medal, sponsored by Central West Diesel, with 64 players competing and many of them producing good scores.

In the A-Grade, Dan Bayley certainly had his A-grade game going, finishing with a 75 scratch, 70 nett. Dan won on count back from Richard Nixon who also finished on 70 nett. The B-Grade produced a masterful score by Max Haley who carded a nett 69.

Brodie Hodges was runner-up with 70. Denis Culley dominated the C-Grade and the day with a 67 nett. Ethan Gaffney was runner-up on 69, when an ‘8’ blemished his card.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back, going to: 67 – D Culley; 69 – E Gaffney, M Haley; 70 – B Hodges, D Bayley, R Nixon; 71 – B Thomas, P Cowhan, B Squires, P Grayson; 72 – S French; 73 – C Alley, P Tisdell, R Borger, B Hazell, I Bown; 74 B Slack-Smith.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – C Alley; 18th – T Callaghan.

The Sunday Stableford Medley had a small following, where the winner was Peter Grayson, who managed to wrangle 35 points. There was no runner-up or ball sweep.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – P Grayson, signed off by Ethel Coombs, and Ethel got the NTP on the 18th, signed off by Peter.

By Short Putt

News Off The Netball Courts

December 13, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Netball Association (FNA) night competitions for both mixed and ladies teams played the finals in each competition recently.

The finals were played between the two top teams on the point score ladder in each competition. In the ladies competition Forbes Engineering defeated Golfie 44-33.

Best and fairest awards were presented after the game. This award is determined by the umpires each week and totalled at the end of the competition. Best and fairest was awarded to Shea King (CWD) and Brianna Duncan (Marist).

In the mixed competition FPS Teachers defeated RBCC 32-18. Best and fairest was awarded to Kate Hanley (Double Shot) and Jack Finch (Hot Shots).

News for 2019

The next night competition will be starting at the end of February 2019.

The AGM of the FNA will be held on Thursday, 21st February at 7pm at the Forbes Services Memorial Club. Volunteers are needed to fill the many committee positions.

The FNA is enquiring about taking teams to the International Netball Festival in October in New Zealand, with divisions entering being: Open, 18’s, 15’s and 13’s. There will be more news on the New Zealand trip in February.

Junior Cricket Scores And Draw

December 6, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Results of games played 30th November and 1st December:

Under 17’s: Achesons 6/115 (Connor Greenhalgh 34, Toby Matheson 27, Tallis Hurford 2/10, Jed Matheson 2/23) defeated Hawkes 6/110 (Mitch Wright 34, Hunter Hawke 14 n.o., Abigail Simpson 10 retired, Mason Ruzgas 2/10, Hunter Hawke 1/8, Royce Simpson 1/12. Best fielders: Harrison McGregor and Royce Simpson).

Bayliss 4/128 (Corey Thompson 44, Ryan Dunn 26 retired, Harry Bayliss 22 retired and 2/12, Frankland Ross 2/5. Best fielders:

Frankland Ross and Jacob Chambers) defeated KMWL 9/107 (Luke McDean 26, Brady Nicholls 20, Clarke Hollman 1/9, Callum Farmer 1/12. Best fielders: Lachlan Barnes and Rhys Glasson).

Omitted Result from 24th November:

KMWL 158 (Brady Nicholls 48, Luke McDean 21 and 1/16, Pat Cormie 2/15. Best fielders: Pat Cormie and Jacob Bell) defeated Hawkes 128 (Mitch Wright 77, Royce Simpson 14, Hunter Hawke 1/8, Brody Clarke 1/16. Best fielder: Harrison McGregor).

Under 14’s: Sixers 6/146 (Ryan Dunford 38 n.o., Jack Milne 21 n.o., Flynn Thompson 3/6, Connor Batt 1/1. Best fielders: Cody Kirk and Sam Rayner) defeated Bernardis 10/99 (Ed Mayo 19, Doug Irvine 17, Amy Maslin 1/6, Jack Priest 1/13. Best fielders: Tom Maslin and Campbell Ryan).

Livestock 5/112 (Joe Ellison 18 retired and 1/4, Henry Hodges 16 retired, Jacob Smith 16, Toby Jarick 2/15. Best fielders: Henry Hodges and Jack Whitty) defeated Thunder 5/97 (Harry Jones 15 retired, Joseph Tanswell 13 n.o., Nathan McCreadie 1/4, Danilo Bottaro-Porter 1/7. Best fielders: Harry Jones and Darcy Dawson).

Under 12’s: Sportspower 3/139 (Stirling Francis 27 retired, Tom Glasson 23 retired and 2/1, Michael Price 1/2, Tom Greenhalgh 2/20) defeated Scorchers 6/70 (Thomas Simpson 18 n.o. and 1/7, Bailey Price 7 n.o, Thomas Ball 1/25. Best fielder: Harry Yelland).

Adept Plumbing 95 (Marcus Hardy 27 n.o., Tayte McNamara 15 and 2/3, Tom Whitty 1/6) defeated Renegades 38 (Henry Rice 9 n.o., Seth Tanks 6, Ellen Dolbel 1/11, Callum Rowbotham 1/13. Best fielder: Ellen Dolbel).

No results yet for the game between Walkers AgNvet and Hazell & Field.

Pointscore after games played 1st December: 3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout, 1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye. Under 17’s: Bayliss 7, Achesons 7, KMWL 7, Hawkes 3.

Under 14’s: Livestock 15, Sixers 14, Thunder 8, Bernardis 8.

Under 12’s: Sportspower 19, Hazell & Field ***, Walkers AgNvet ***, Adept Plumbing ***, Renegades 11, Scorchers 7.

Under 10’s: No pointscore is kept.

Draw for Saturday 8th December:

All games to begin at 8:30am, players need to be there by 8:15am.

Under 17’s: Hawkes v Bayliss at Northparkes Oval, Parkes. KMWL v Achesons at South Circle Oval, Forbes.

Under 14’s: Bernardis v Thunder at Grinstead Oval, Forbes. Sixers v Livestock at Spicer Oval, Parkes.

Under 12’s: Sportspower v Adept Plumbing at Steffan Field, Forbes. Hazell & Field v Renegades at Keast 1, Parkes. Scorchers v Walkers AgNvet at Keast 2, Parkes.

News Off The Netball Courts

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The next Forbes netball night competitions will start in late February 2019 and will be played until June. Thank you to everyone who has helped with the running of the competitions and the umpires who have umpired every week so the games can be played. Thank you to Rosa and Haig for coming early each week and putting up the post pads on the courts.

Bingo Fundraiser: The bingo fundraiser was lots of fun and another day will be planned in 2019. Thank you to Rosa Gillogly for helping with the committee to organise the bingo fundraiser for the association. Thank you to everyone who helped with the bingo day and a huge thank you to everyone who donated prizes to make the afternoon a success.

Annual General Meeting 2019: The Annual General Meeting of the Forbes Netball Association will be held on Thursday, 21st February. Open representative team 2019 selections postponed: The first selection for the Open representative team has been postponed and will now be held on Wednesday, 5th December at 7pm.

Merry Christmas: The Forbes Netball Committee would like to wish all members and their families and friends a very merry Christmas.

Junior Cricket Scores

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

Results of games played 10th November:

• Under 17’s: Achesons 10/131 (best fielder: Jed Page) defeated Bayliss 8/126 (best fielders: Harry Bayliss and Frankland Ross).

• Under 14’s: Forbes Livestock 5/58 (best fielders: Joe Ellison and Bradman Hardy) defeated Thunder 10/57 (best fielders: Geordie Duncan and Joseph Tanswell). Forbes KMWL 117 defeated Bernardis 109. Parkes Sixers had the bye.

• Under 12’s: AgNvet 168 (best fielders: M Coote and Z Fraser) defeated Renegades 71 (best fielders: Callum Rowbotham and Matthew Skinner). Adept Plumbing 4/143 (best fielders: Marcus Hardy and Charlie Bray) defeated Scorchers 7/58. Hazell & Field 111 defeated Sportspower 104 (best fielder: Sterling Francis).

• Under 10’s: Rossers 4/47 defeated Dunfords 2/46. Clarkes 116 defeated Morgans 45.

Results of games played 16th and 17th November:

• Under 17’s: Bayliss 4/144 (best fielders: Tyler Yeo and Jack Milne) defeated Hawkes 7/100 (best fielders: Hunter Hawke and Royce Simpson). Forbes KMWL 2/120 (best fielders: Rhys Glasson and Callum Farmer) defeated Achesons 7/77 (best fielders: Callum Farmer and Jade Page).

• Under 14’s: Thunder 6/82 (best fielders: Darcy Dawson and Harry Jones) defeated Bernardis IGA (best fielders: Thomas Brindle and Samuel Klingner). Forbes Livestock 7/88 (best fielders: Hugh Mackey and Harry Whitty) defeated Sixers 9/87 (best fielders: Jake Dunn and Flynn Thompson).

• Under 12’s: Sportspower 174 (best fielders: Sterling Francis and Toby Brown) defeated Renegades 77 (best fielders: Holly Duncan and Matthew Skinner). Hazell & Field 3/139 (best fielder: Phil Klingner) defeated Scorchers 3/73 (best fielder: Oliver Westcott). Walkers AgNvet 5/82 (best fielders: Sam Motley and Brodie Page) defeated Adept Plumbing 5/70 (best fielders: Matty Higgins and Tayte McNamara).

Pointscore after games played 17th November: 3 points = win, 2 points = tie/draw/washout, 1 point = loss, 0 points = forfeit/bye.

• Under 17’s – Bayliss 3, KMWL 3, Hawkes 1, Achesons 1.

• Under 14’s – Livestock 9, Sixers 8, Thunder 6, Bernardis 6.

• Under 12’s – Hazell & Field 13, Sportspower 13, Adept Plumbing 11, Walkers AgNvet 11, Renegades 7, Scorchers 5.

• Unders 10’s – No pointscore is kept.

Great Days For Golfing Action

November 29, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

The competition on Saturday was the Deacon Dwyer 4BBB Stableford Medley, sponsored by Rod Besgrove, in which 63 players relished the conditions.

The winners for the day were Rod Besgrove and Barb Drabsch with a score of 47 points. Runners up were Frank Hanns and Kim Herbert with 46 points.

The ball sweep went to 742 nett on count back, going to: 47 – B Drabsch/R Besgrove; 46 – F Hanns/K Herbert; 44 – R Nixon/N Duncan, M Haley/J Haley; 43 – R Webb/P Tisdell, A Dukes/P Maher, J Betland/P Dawson and 42 – M Cahill/M Spice.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – A Dodgson (Condo); 18th – R Smith.

On Sunday, the club ran this year’s Scramble event, which is now sponsored by Volkswagen and co-sponsored by Callaway, who provided prizes for the winners and balls for each player. This is a 4-person Ambrose, nett competition.

An early group, comprising A Dukes, P Maher, M Cahill and M Spice, set the clubhouse lead with a Nett 553/4, off a scratch score of 62. They anxiously awaited the day, checking often to see the scores returned.

But in the end it was in vain as they were relegated to runners-up. The winning group included Ian Bown, Paul Kay, Sally Crosby and Steve Grallelis, and these players combined well all day.

For example, Stevie G teed up on the 18th, somewhat under pressure, and promptly put his shot only four feet beside the pin. Playing partner Sally Crosby slotted the putt for a ‘2’.

The prize winners were:

• Best nett – S Grallelis, P Kay, S Crosby, I Bown on 55.5

• Runner-up – A Dukes, M Cahill, P Maher, M Spice on 553/4

• Third place – A Cogswell, B Thomas, M Watts, P Nixon on 583/4

• Best scratch – A Dukes, M Cahill, P Maher, M Spice on 62

• NTP’s – 9th: A Dukes; 18th: S Grallelis.

By Short Putt

Medal Of Medallist Decided

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

In an engaging performance, Peter Nixon scored 69 nett to take out the ‘Medal of Medallist’ honours for 2018. Pete turned square with the card and finished square for an all par performance.

The Saturday Men’s competition was an Individual Stroke, sponsored by Loomzy’s Fish n Fix. The field of 59 players enjoyed sunny conditions across a green course.

Cam McMillan, a young player also in form, took out the A-Division with a very good round of 74, nett 67. He got there on count back from Stuart French and powered his way out of trouble to score his 67.

In the B-Division, it was Ethan Gaffney who finished with 69 to take the honours. In a classic display of playing to his handicap, Maurie Westwood took runner-up with a fine 70 nett.

The ball sweep went to 72 nett on count back, going to: 67 – C McMillan, S French; 69 – E Gaffney, P Nixon, B Hodges; 70 – T Callaghan, P Grayson, R Nixon, M Westwood; 71 – P Maher, B Chandler, W Judge; 72 – K Sanderson, N McMillan, R Morris.

Alongside the comp NTP’s there were additional sponsored NTP’s. The comp NTP’s went to: 1st – P Pymont; 9th – P Nixon. The sponsored NTP’s went to: 3rd – B-Grade W Judge, and nil for both A-Grade and C-Grade; 18th – A-Grade P McDade, B-Grade G Webb, C-Grade B Chandler.

The Medal of Medallists was held in conjunction with the stroke event. Of the 32 eligible medallists, 22 were able to participate. They generally produced good scores with players across all grades contributing well and seven producing sub-par rounds.

Peter Nixon’s 69 nett pipped Richard Nixon, P Grayson and T Callaghan on 70, and too good for Warwick Judge and Bruce Chandler on 71.

There was no Sunday Stableford Medley, with instead the Forbes Rotary Charity Day being held.

This Sunday, Forbes will be holding its VW Scramble, previously known as the Holden Scramble. There is still plenty of opportunity to register, either online or at the Pro Shop.

By Short Putt

Croquet News

November 22, 2018 by Maggi Barnard

It was good to see some of our former players back on the courts for our Tuesday’s golf croquet. Welcome back Mal Smith and Doreen Whitworth! They have not lost their touch. They each won three games after a long absence from the sport. It was a great effort to come back and carry on where they left off. Other winners of three games were John Browne, John Job, Kevin Rubie and Bill Scott.

Two of the closest games were between Lorna Field and Merv Langfield with 7, who defeated Ruth Cheney and John Allegri with 6. The other close game was between Doreen Whitworth and Mary Hodges with 7, who defeated Colleen Liebich and Evelyn Mahlo with 6.

Members were notified that Saturday’s game had been cancelled due to top dressing of the courts. A further bulletin advises that all games have been cancelled until further notice but we will hopefully be back on the courts before the Christmas break.

Enjoy the break and introduce yourself to some other activities, like… Christmas shopping!

By Anne and Harley Stewart

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