Blustery conditions once again greeted the Forbes golfers last weekend. Most scores were affected but the winners showed prowess in the conditions.

The mens competition last weekend was an 18-hole Stroke event sponsored by Steele Technology. The field of 71 players included five visitors and quite a few locals returning from family time away.

The Div-1 Winner, on count back, was Pat Murphy with 69 nett. He managed to put all of his practice work together and have no blunders. Runner-up was Glen Hooper. His front-9 was good but a couple of missed opportunities on the back-9 was his undoing.

The Div-2 Winner was Dan Harvey­son (Grenfell) with 71 nett. His game was steady throughout. The Runner-Up was Greg Hanns with 72 nett. He was pleased to start the year on a good note.

The ball sweep went to 77 nett on count back. NTPs went to: 9th B Abbott (Gren­fell), 18th A Rees. But only Ben converted for a ‘2’. The Super Pin went to Harry Cal­laghan (420cm) whose shot reflected the difficulty of the conditions.

The competition on Saturday 24 January is an Individual Stableford sponsored by Rob Allen Livestock Transport. Sunday has a Stableford Medley.

By Short Putt

Last weekends Mens competition was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Wool­worths Forbes, who provided hams for the winners. The field of 58 were keen to get their game in early to avoid the fore­cast thunderstorms with only a few groups caught in the conditions and a handful not finishing their rounds. The prizes on offer were great.

The Div-1 winner was Dave Mylecharane who was well ahead on his 40 points. He credits most of his success to a new driver setting which aided his hot back-9 scoring.

Runner-up was Anthony Alley with 38 points. He matched Dave with his back-9 score but was a bit untidy on the front-9.

The Div-2 needed a count back between four players to decide the winner after they all finished on 34 points. The nod went to Matt Duff who managed 18 points on the back-9 after an indifferent run of 1-pointers to start his round.

The Div-2 runner-up was Alex Mackin­non. He had an even round with 17 points on each half, which also include two ‘miss­es’ on each half although he finished the back-9 strongly.

The NTPs went to: 9th A Dukes; 18th L

O’Connor. The 3rd hole Super pin went to Paul Kay whose shot looked ‘miles away’ at 440 cm on a green that was hard to hit.

This Saturday, 20 December, is an In­dividual Stableford, sponsored by Forbes

Central Butchers. There is also a Stable­ford Medley on Sunday 21 December.

The Forbes Golf Club wishes all players a happy and safe Festive Season.

By Short Putt

On a day with changeable weather and blustery winds the Forbes golfers battled hard but the scores were kept low.

The Saturday competition was an Indi­vidual Stableford sponsored by Knights Fabrications. The field was down a bit at 53 with players possibly deterred by the fore­cast of bad weather. At one stage it was ‘Melbourne’ weather but if passed quickly with the winds remaining.

The Div-1 Winner was decided on count back when three players finished with 37 points. Shane Sallaway got the nod ahead of Warwick Judge while Clayton Alley missed out. It was Shane’s strong back-9 that got him the win while Warwick played to his handicap and Clayton could not find his front-9 form.

The Div-2 had a one point win by Steve Rogers who quietly achieved 39 points.

But for an errant putter he may have had a higher score.

The Div-2 Runner-up was Allan Rees who used his front-9 to good effect, finish­ing with 37 points. His back-9 was steady all the way without any sparkle.

The NTPs went to: 9th C Hanrahan; 18th S Sallaway. The 3rd hole Super pin went to Fons Melisi whose shot rode the wind to within 263 cm from the pin.

This Saturday, 6 December, is the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Stephen Up­hill. There is a Stableford Medley on Sun 30 November.

By Short Putt

The blustery weekend did not dampen the participants in the Saturday Golf Comp as those eligible vied for the ‘Medal of Medal­list’ honours.

The Men’s competition was an 18-Hole Stroke sponsored by Loomzy’s Fis-n-Fix.

The field of 57 were keen to enjoy the day of golf. The Medal of Medallist Trophy was contested by 25 of the 30 eligible players.

The blustery conditions did blow the scores around but a steady round by Sandy Patter­son (68 nett) gave him the trophy, ahead of Cam McMillan and Niel Duncan.

In the Stroke competition there were some individual flashes of brilliance. The Div-1 was won by Tim West with a 64 nett, finishing well clear of runner-up Cam Mc­Millan on 70 nett. Tim played the back-9 in 3-under. Both he and Cam finished with 2’s.

The Div-2 was won by Sandy Paeterson with his 68 nett. He had not played much through the winter and was quite fresh.

Runner-up was Brett Woonton with 71 nett.

He was a bit rough at first but settled well on the back-9.

The NTPs went to: 9th Ben Robinson; 18th Cam McMillan. The 3rd hole Super pinwent to Brett Slack-Smith with a shot to 95 cm, making for an easy ‘2’.This Saturday, 22 November, is a 4BBB Sta­bleford Medley, vying for the Deacon Dwyer Trophy.

By Short Putt