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Good Golf Shines Through The Wet

November 12, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

HAZARDOUS AFTERNOON: One local was struggling to find his ball at the back of the 9th on Saturday probably wishing he was on the 19th.

The Saturday Men’s golf competition was a Stableford event, sponsored by Shirley Redfern. It was an early start for the 37 players who were keen to finish and then watch the Country Championships players. The Div-1 winner was Jack Dobell on count back from Ken Sanderson, with both finishing on 34 points. Jack managed a 4-pointer in the count back holes that got him through.

The Div-2 had the better scores overall. Alec Edwards (Parkes) had a clear lead with his 38 points, finishing ahead of Will Moran (Wentworth) on 36 points. The field then clustered behind them.

The ball sweep went to 32 points, on count back – check in the Pro Shop to see if you earned one. The NTP’s went to: 9th – Bede Tooth, 18th – Jonathan Cutler. The 3rd Hole Super Pin went to Jack Dobell, joining other recent winners with a fine shot finishing 1.2 metres from the pin.

There were no players in the Sunday Stableford Medley due to the Country Champs and unpredictable weather.

This weekend has the annual Forbes Nissan Classic with a full field on both days.

Epic Slugfest At NSW Country Golf Champs

November 12, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

For the 96 players that turned out for the NSW Country Championships, it was ACT’s Harry Bolton who got the job done, holding his nerve down the stretch to fend off a determined Jones Comerford from Dubbo.

While it wasn’t Nicklaus and Watson duelling in the sun at Turnberry in 1977 after overnight showers, it was close to the next best thing. The winning team on the day was ACT-Monaro (8-under) ahead of New-castle (4-under). Lachlan Valley finished in a credible 6th spot.

Bolton had to do it the hard way after starting behind first-round leader Dominic Falk, and never found his groove until the 5th where his birdie three suddenly gave him the spark he had been missing. Comerford meanwhile birdied five of the first nine holes in a hot start and was the man to chase as the players headed to the back nine.

As Bolton held firm, Charlestown’s Jye Pickin also made his move up the leader-board culminating in a riveting shot for shot war of attrition over the closing holes with Bolton and Comerford.

Birdies on 12, 13 and 16 helped but a bogey on his last hole of the day – the 17th saw him slip back to -8 for the tournament.

In the end though, it was Bolton’s consistency and ability to make the right play at the right time that got him and the ACT team home. Birdies on 15 and 16 got Bolton to -9, and a brave up-and-down on the last was enough for the spoils.

The win books him into the Golf Challenge NSW Open at Concord Golf Club in March.

Croquet Play Had 30 On Saturday

November 12, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

We had 30 players for Aussie Croquet on Saturday November 6th in beautiful conditions at the Forbes Croquet Club.

There were two players who drew each other for 3 games then went on to win 3 games – Bill Scott and John Farah in a sen-sational display.

Two others also won 3 games – John Browne and John Allegri.

Big Wins 14—10: John Farah and Bill Scott, Kevin Rubie and Joan Littlejohn, Robin Pols and Catriona Hunt, Harley Stewart and Neville Spry, Dorelle Scott and Jeff Liebich, John Browne and Ray Burridge.

Close Games:
• John Browne 14 Lyn Simmonds 13
• John Farah and Bill Scott 14 Robin Pols and Lyn Simmonds 13
• John Browne and Alex Todd 14 Marie Spry and Cheryle Toohey 12
• Cherylin Cole and John Allegri 14 Do-reen Rogers and Joan Littlejohn 12
• Colleen Liebich and Harley Stewart 14 Alex Todd and Marie Spry 12
• Lorraine Todd and Cheryle Toohey 14 Cherylin Coles and Neville Spry 12
• Bob Murray and John Job 14 Jeff Liebich and Merv Langfield 12

By Pegging Out

Baker’s Delight For Paul

November 12, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

GUNS AWAY: Any person wishing to try Rim-fire or Centre-fire rifle or shotgun shooting can attend any of these shoots after filling out a P650 form at the club. Pic courtesy of Forbes S.S.A.A.

Paul Baker had a day out at the Forbes S.S.A.A. range last week winning the 25m Fly, 50m .22 and 75m Mosquito sections on a warm day with plenty of competition.

Baker had scores of 200/200 in the 25m, 238/250 in the 50m .22 target shoot and 120/120 in the 75m Mosquito. Club stalwart Wayne Facey took the 100m Feral Cat with 114/120.

• Results of 25metre Fly target shoot were: Paul Baker, 200/200; Anthony Bratton, 200/200; John Dean, 199/200.
• 50metre .22 target shoot results were: Paul Baker, 238/250; Anthony Bratton, 235/250; John Dean, 233/250.
• The results of the 75metre Mosquito target shoot were: Paul Baker, 120/120; John Dean, 112/120; Wayne Facey, 112/120.
• The 100metre Feral Cat target shoot final standings were: Wayne Facey, 114/120; John Dean, 112/120; Lionel Redfern, 109/120.

Results of the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 cabilre rimfire rifle shoot held on Sunday 7th November.

• 25metre Fly target shoot: John Dean, 200/200; Wayne Facey, 200/200; Paul Baker, 200/200.
• 50metre Crow target shoot: John Dean, 249/250; Ben Smith, 249/250; Wayne Facey, 246/250.
• 75metre Rabbit target shoot results: Wayne Facey, 115/120; Anthony Brat-ton, 110/120; Julie Crimp, 109/120.
• 100metre Bear target shoot: Julie Crimp,112/120; Wayne Facey, 111/120; John Dean, 108/120.

The Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting clay’s will have their monthly shoot this Sunday 14th November, this shoot will be a 100-target field shoot starting at 10am at the Bedgerebong Road Range. The next S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 calibre and other rimfire rifle (.22 magnum or.17HMR) shoot will be held on Wednesday 17th November starting at 2pm.

For all information on clay target shooting contact: Norm Brook mobile 0458 664 541 or Tony Bratton (02) 6852 3349. Like us on Facebook @ForbesSportingShooters.

Club Grants Now Open For Sports And Community Groups

November 5, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

The November 2021 round of Club Grants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants are now open and groups are encouraged to apply soon. The NSW Government offers grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of community infrastructure.

Funding is available for sport and recreation facilities, arts and cultural infrastructure, as well as projects that assist communities with essential infrastructure and disaster readiness.

Applications opened last Monday 1 November and will close 11:59pm (AEDT) Monday 22 November 2021 – a little over two weeks. Each year the program receives more applications than can be supported and in some instances partial funding may be offered.

To ensure your funding request has the best chance of success, it is a good idea to familiarise yourself with the program information, read the Infrastructure Grants FAQs page and review the sample application form
before you apply.

For more information, please visit: www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/responsible-gambling-grants. If you have any queries, please contact the Office of Responsible Gambling Grants Team on 02 9995 0992 or info@responsiblegambling.nsw.gov.au.

Good Scoring In Monthly Medals

November 5, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

FOLLOW THROUGH: Gary Pymont stares down his drive in Saturday’s Monthly Medal at Forbes Golf Club which saw some great scoring.

Saturday’s Men’s comp was the November Monthly Medal brought forward a weekend and sponsored by Jelbarts Tyrepower. A field of 83 players enjoyed the weather and the scoring.

The A-Grade was won by Nick Greenhalgh (69 nett), and just ahead of Shane Sallaway on 70 nett. They both had the same score for each of their front and back 9’s.

The B-Grade went to Ken Sanderson with 69 nett, on count back from runner-up John Ridley. They also had rounds similar to each other.

The C-Grade once again returned the best scores, with the winner being David Bernardi (67), from runner-up Jacob Reid (68). David has certainly benefitted from some of Head Pro Adam’s coaching.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back, so please check in the Pro Shop. The NTP’s went to – 9th – G Hooper, 18th – S Betland. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Shirley Davies with a shot of 12 cms, just shy of a hole-in-one. There were five visitors.

The Sunday event had a good number of players, producing mediocre scores. The winner was Jack Downes (Moree) with 35 points, while the runner-up was Jacob Bernardi with 34 points.

The ball sweep went to – 33: Jill Cripps, with no NTP’s recorded.

This Saturday will commence with a shotgun start at 8 am for an Individual Stableford event, sponsored by Shirley Redfern. Then the course will be closed at midday to allow the NSW Country Championships to be held. On Sunday the course opens at 1 pm, for a Stableford Medley if players are keen.

By Short Putt

Perfect Scores For Two Johns

November 5, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

There were 21 members in attendance at our October 31 shoot.

The results of the 25metre Buffalo target shoot were – John Dean, 270/270; Wayne Facey, 270/270; Terry Knight, 270/270.

The results of the 50metre .22 target shoot were – John Gorman, 250/250; Julie Smith, 250/20; Terry Knight, 250/250.

The results of the 75metre Rabbit target shoot were – Steve Hindmarsh, 112/120; Wayne Facey, 111/120; John Gorman, 110/120.
The results of the 100metre Fly target shoot were – Julie Smith,103/120; John Dunkley, 100/120; John Gorman, 99/120.

The next S.S.A.A. sporting shooters .22 calibre and other Rim-fire rifle (.22 mag-num or.17HMR) will be held on this coming Sunday 7th November, starting at 10am. The Centre-fire rifle shoots start at 2pm after the Rim-fire shoot. The next Wednesday shoot will be held on Wednesday 17th November starting at 2pm.

The next shoot for the Forbes S.S.A.A. sporting clay’s will be their monthly shoot on Sunday 14th November. This shoot will be a 100-target field shoot starting at 10am.

Any person wishing to obtain a long arm firearm licence can contact Wayne Facey or Norm Brook.

Members are reminded that Local Range rules apply to the Forbes SSAA range. Like us on facebook @ForbesSportingShooters.

FASC Massive Weekend Of Racing To Finish 2021

November 5, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

OFF AND RACING: The last round of the MX series was held on the weekend at Forbes Autosports Club with huge numbers turning out for the event. Photo courtesy of FASC and PeeWee Photography.

There were smiles from ear-to-ear as competitors from across the region turned out for the Forbes Autosports Club last round of MX and second last round for DT.

With perfect conditions for the first ride for many in months, the day wasn’t so much about the racing but the comrade-ship and getting back on the bike!

“Massive thankyou to our flag marshall, parents, riders and most of all the hard working committee for getting today up and going and making everything run so smoothly,” a statement from the FASC said.

“Today was a phenomenal day and it was great to see so many new faces. This was the last round of MX for the year due to COVID, congratulations to all our podium winners and competitors.”

The collection bucket for ‘Chelsie Farmer Fundraiser’ also raised over $260, in a great showing of generosity by those who attended and it will be money well used for the Farmer family.

“We hope you all enjoyed today as much as we did and we can’t wait to see all you MX riders back in 2022!”

The last event (Round 3) DT will be held in a few weeks so watch this space!

New Board For Croquet Club As Newcomers Flock To Sport

November 5, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

The Forbes Croquet Club has a new board with some familiar faces also returning to the popular social sporting group as well as new officer bearers yet it is the plethora of new players that would surely have the committee smiling. If it wasn’t before it is now cool to play croquet!

With 31 players in attendance last Saturday in balmy conditions, there were many new faces including families playing for the first time together and visitors from out of town. The general consensus being this won’t be the first or the last time they play the game of royals.

The Forbes Croquet Club new committee is as follows. Office bearers were President Elvy Quirk, Vice-President Kevin Rubie, Secretary Colleen Liebich, Treasurer Elvy Quirk along with her assistant Marie Spry. Committee members are John Browne, Ray Burridge, John Farah, Neville Spry and John Allegri. Publicity Officer is Tony Thomson again while the Public Officer John Browne.

At the weekend Sandy Hepburn’s wife Wilma passed away. We extend our sincere condolences to Sandy and family.

By Pegging Out

Consistent Scores In Sunshine

October 29, 2021 by Maggi Barnard

SOLID: Stephen Uphill times his drive perfectly during last Saturday’s Individual Stableford at Forbes Golf Club for the Peter Dawson sponsored golf day.

The Saturday Men’s golf competition was a Stableford event, sponsored by Peter Dawson. 87 players turned out in idyllic conditions.

Division 1 winner was Paul Pymont on a count back from Jono Morell, with both finishing on 38 points while in Division 2 a count back was needed to separate Max Haley from Wayne O’Neill after both had scored 39 points. Max’s 21 points on the back-9 however proved the difference.

The ball sweep went to 34 points, on count back – check in the Pro Shop to see if you earned one. The NTP’s were – 9th Paul Kay, 18th George Falvey and the 3rd Hole Super Pin went to Peter Dawson.

The Sunday Stableford Medley had a solid field, all who were keen to enjoy the sun once again.The winner was Matt Roylance with 42 points from Ben Robinson on 36 points. The ball sweep went to 35 points with Nick Greenhalgh snapping that up.

On Saturday 30 October, the Men’s event is the November Monthly Medal, sponsored by Jelbarts Tyrepower. Sunday has a Stableford Medley.

Do not forget the NSW Country Championships on November 6 and 7, followed by the Forbes Nissan Classic weekend.

By Short Putt

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