Week ending 26th June
It was a sad week with the passing of our good friend and popular croquet player, Neville Morrison. He will be sadly missed.
He was a lovely man who loved his croquet.
Our condolences go out to his wife and family. Tuesday’s birthday lunch has been postponed until next week, 10th July. Saturday’s games were also cancelled as a mark of respect for Neville’s passing.
Welcome back to John Job, who has been unwell and away from the courts for some time.
By Anne Stewart
Saturday was the John Davis Mazda sponsored 4BBB Stroke Championship, contested by 62 players. The scratch champions were Steve Betland and Peter Dawson with a score of 70, while the handicap champions were John Ridley and Bede Tooth with a nett 61.
Runners-up in the stroke were Dan Bayley and Todd Callaghan with an even par scratch of 72. The runners-up in the handicap were Rod Besgrove and Greg Webb with a 64.5 nett.
The ball sweep went to 67 nett on count back, going to: 61 – J Ridley/B Tooth; 64.5 – G Webb/R Besgrove; 66 – A Alley/C Alley, F Hanns/G Coles, A Borger/D Churchill; 66.5 – R Nixon/J Haley, T Sharpe/L O’Connor and 67 – D Bayley/T Callaghan, R Smith/ P Pymont. The NTP’s went to: 9th – S Betland; 18th – Alf Davies.
The Stableford Medley on Sunday was won by Ron Morris with 35 points, on count back from Peter Dawson. The ball sweep went to 34, which included Ray Taylor and Andrew Dukes. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Scott Kirkman, 18th – Bess Shields.
A couple of reminders to players for their action: Firstly, get your name on the nomination sheet for the Wallace Cup Handicap Matchplay event. The nomination sheet is on the Pro Shop notice board.
Secondly, set your diary to participate in the ‘Strategic Planning Workshop’, to be held at the Golfie on Thursday, 12th July and run by the Forbes Shire. It commences at 5:30pm with an expected 7pm finish. This is very important to plan for the future development of the club.
Events coming up include the Men’s Foursomes Championships to be held on 14th and 15th July; the LVDGA Mixed 4B Championships held at Grenfell on Sunday, 22nd July; the LVDGA Mens 4BBB Championship at Forbes on 5th August and not forgetting the Sand Grass Greens Championships scheduled for 18th and 19th August.
We record with sadness the passing of Ash Tucker’s mother last week. She passed away suddenly in her sleep. All club members express condolences to Ash and his family.
By Short Putt
Week ending 19th June
It’s surprising how many stalwarts turn out for their game of croquet in the early mornings. We’ve been catering for up to 32 players each Tuesday and Saturday and everyone is having a lot of fun as well as getting in some gentle exercise. We love new comers to come along for a taste of the game or even just to watch. The winners of three games on Tuesday were John Cole, Bruce Field, Merv Langfield and Colleen Liebich.
Welcome back to Evelyn Mahlo returning from a trip with her husband to Canada.
Aussie Croquet Saturday, 23rd June
A hearty welcome to Betty Berry and Sally Hurkett who joined our group on the first really frosty morning. Sally Hurkett won two games. She partnered with Veva MacCullagh in her first game and Veva again, had a win. Well done! There were only two players who won three games. They were Bruce Field and Robin Pols. Congratulations to you both.
A big mention for our upcoming July birthdays, which will be celebrated on 3rd July at the Vandenberg.
By Harley Stewart
The Forbes Pony Club held their Charlie O’Connor Showjumping and Dressage day and Gymkhana last weekend at the Forbes Pony Club grounds. Participants came from Forbes and surrounding
areas to have a go and to be part of the annual event.
The committee and volunteers commended all the children on their sportsmanship displayed and praised their efforts to improve. The Forbes Pony Club thanked the judges who gave their time for the kids.
Age champions for the gymkhana were:
• Beginners: Ngari Walshe
• Under 9: Zac Godber
• 9 and under 11: Sarah Shady
• 11 and under 13: Ellie Glasson
• 13 and under 15: Olivia Pitt
• 15 and under 17: Pippa Horan
• 17 and under 25: Monique Gillespie
Week ending 5th June
The winners of three games on the day were John Allegri, Bruce Field, Bob Murray, Jill Rubie, Lyn Simmonds and Harley Stewart. Due to the very welcome rain on Saturday, 9th June, all games were cancelled.
Week ending 16th June
Another wet and cold day but we had a reasonable turn out. Our newest members Neville and Marie Spry, Ruth Cheney and Brad Stewart are becoming competitive and have started to win games. Winners of three games were John H. Browne, John Allegri, Carol Slattery and Harley Stewart. It is worth mentioning that Colleen Liebich in one game had two holes-in-one, which is an unusual event.
It was great to see Joan Littlejohn back on the courts on Saturday after her nasty fall a few weeks ago. She must be mending well. She won two games and definitely has not lost her form. That was a great effort.
The winners of three games were Lorna Field, Bob Murray, Kevin Rubie and Harley Stewart.
Harley Stewart.
The Forbes netball Saturday competition continues this weekend. Congratulations and thank you to everyone that helped raise money for The Kids Cancer Project. We managed to raise $400.00 on the day. It was great seeing everyone having fun dressing up with crazy hair and socks and for such a very worthwhile charity. Well done to all involved.
Anyone wanting to buy Forbes Netball Association (FNA) sun visors and socks can come to the office, as the order has arrived. 11’s Carnival Team.
All players who were playing in any of the 11’s carnival teams are asked to please return the FNA carnival dresses and have your name recorded on return. There may be another carnival in August but dresses will be handed out on the day to players, if a team can be entered. All players who did not pay the carnival fee of $15.00 for the Parkes carnival are also asked to pay when they return their dresses. Thank you
Canteen Duty And Ordering
All players are asked to please order their hot chips at 11:30am, so the cooking can be done while teams are still playing and parents helping in the canteen can all leave when the games are finished. Thank you to all the volunteers who have helped in the canteen.
Learning Umpires
Learning umpires are very welcome at all times. Support is given to anyone who would like to learn to umpire at Friday netball or on Saturdays. Please see the Umpire’s Convenor, Marg Spackman.
Friday Netball
Anyone can join in the fun of Friday netball from 5pm till 6pm. Boys and girls do not have to be registered or play Saturday competition to learn skills and play games. Friday netball is free to all players.
Saturday Competition
New players can still join in teams for Saturday competition and NetSetGo.
Saturday was an 18-hole Individual Stroke event, sponsored by Country Mile Motor Inn, with 60 players braving the cold conditions.
The A-division winner was Dan Bayley who fired a nett 65 score, helped by a 2-under back-9. Runner-up was Barry Shine with nett 69 who put together two similar halves. The B-division went to Anthony Alley with a nett 71 and on count back. He had some good shots, notably an eagle on the 4th and some not so good shots. Runner-up was Richard Smith, who played steadily throughout.
The ball sweep went to 75 nett on count back, going to: 65 – D Bayley; 69 – B Shine, T Cogswell; 70 – T Callaghan; 71 – A Alley, R Smith; 72 – R Webb, G Drane, J Betland, A Rees; 73 – S Grallelis, B Slack-Smith; 74 – R Morris, T Griffiths and 75 – Martin Woods, S Sallaway.
The NTP’s went to: 9th – T Callaghan; 18th – Martin Woods. The only visitor was Stuart Hayes (Murrumbidgee GC), who was pleased to be in warmer climates.
Anthony Alley’s tee shot on the 4th hole hit the green, bounced and got tangled in the flag, then dropped to stop inches from the hole. Marty Cahill had opposite fortunes on the 15th, earning many penalties to finish with a 13.
The Stableford Medley on Sunday was played by a small group in very cold conditions. The day belonged to Ethel Coombs with 31 points. There was no runner-up and no ball sweep. There was only one NTP, being on the 18th and this went to Ethel Coombs.
By Short Putt
The Forbes under 17’s representative team came home after a huge long weekend in Gosford where they competed in the NSW Netball 2018 State Championship 17/U Division 3.
The Gosford Netball Association marked the 50th hosting of the iconic championships and 96 teams from 71 associations travelled from all over NSW to participate on the Central Coast.
Held over the June long weekend annually, the NSW Netball State Championships is three days of competition bringing together elite netballers from across the state.
This year’s championship didn’t always offer agreeable weather, with one round being postponed on day two due to heavy rain and dangerous playing conditions.
Nevertheless, the Forbes team strived forward and achieved incredible results. The girls played 20 games over three days and placed 8th out of 21 on the ladder, a result which they are very pleased with.
All games were played skilfully and fought to the end, with losses being close and within only a few points of the other top teams. In total, 11 games were won and one drew.
The team’s representation both on and off the court was impeccable, with positive comments from umpires on the girls’ sportsmanship and attitude.
There was great support with many travelling to cheer the girls on from the sidelines.
