The Forbes Golf Club Men’s July Monthly Medals was dominated by Adam Ruperto with a stunning 67 nett. The field of 62 players were left in his wake despite some other good scores.

The A-Grade Winner was Adam Ruperto with his 67 nett which included five birdies with a couple of chip-ins. Runner-up was Todd Callaghan with 70 nett. His back-9 was his best helped by a birdie on the 15th.

The B-Grade was won by returning junior Charlie Howe with a nett 68. He started a good run of form with a birdie on the 9th that helped him score well on the back-9.

Runner-up was Ted Morgan with 70 nett.

He returned to good form after dusting off some rust in his swing.

The C-Grade saw Allan Rees reap some benefit of steady play to win with a 72 nett.

He was another to succeed on the back-9.

Runner-up was Frank Hanns with 73 nett.

He left quite a few out there.

The ball sweep went to 74 nett on count back. Check in the Pro Shop to see if you were successful. The visitors came from Beewah, Camden and Blayney with all finding the greens difficult to handle.

The NTP’s went to: 9th B Parker; 18th C McMillan, with only Barry converting for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Jeff House with a shot to 192cm. He made a good putt for his ‘2’.The Wallace Cup is progressing well with the best win being notched by Ken Sander­son 5/3 over Ben Robinson. There were some very tight matches.

This Saturday, 12 July will be an Individ­ual Stroke event, sponsored by B&M Tooth.

Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

Players are reminded to pay their member­ship renewal.

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The Forbes Men’s golf on the weekend was the Foursomes Championships played over two days. Sponsorship by FINDEX (Forbes) ensured participants were primed for prizes. And the weather made for very pleasant conditions to play in.

The overall Scratch winners was the pair of Caleb Hanrahan and Archie Quirk. Their 148 was two shots better than Runners-up Peter Dawson and John Betland on 150.

Each pair improved on Day 2 but Caleb and Archie maintained a 1-shot advantage on each day.

The overall Handicap winners were Caleb Hanrahan and Archie Quirk. This cemented their dominance on the weekend with their score of 138 nett well ahead of runners-up Paul Pymont and Adam Ruperto 145 nett.

Prizes were provided for Scratch and Handicap winners and runners-up on each day. Check in the Pro Shop.

The day 1 ball sweep went to 78 nett on count back with the day 2 ball sweep go­ing to 81 nett. There was one visitor, Ian Coombs from Bogan Gate. The day 1 NTP’s went to: 9th M Walton; 18th R Murray, while the 3rd hole super pin went to M Walton (135cm). The day 2 NTP’s went to: 9th R Murray; 18th C Hanrahan, with the 3rd hole super pin going to Laim Fraser (207cm).Head Pro Will has organised a Taylor­Made fitting day on Wednesday 9 July.

Come along and experience the latest in TaylorMade equipment and unlock another level of your game. Contact Will at the Pro Shop on 6851 1554 if you are interested.

This Saturday 5 July will be the Monthly Medal.

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Saturday’s Men golf field of 50 players par­ticipated in the June Monthly Medal event sponsored by BWR Accountants and Advi­sors.

The A-Grade Winner was Caleb Hanra­han who continued his recent good form to score a nett 71. He was especially pleased with his back-9. Runner-up was Jeff House with 72 nett. He also had a better back-9.

The B-Grade was won by Liam Fraser with a nett 73. This Junior member is steadily improving and returning good re­sults. Runner-up was Cooper Byrnes with 75 nett. Refreshments from the Pro Shop after the front-9 helped to keep his game together on the back-9.

The C-Grade saw Peter Grayson over­come some difficulty to win with a 75 nett.

Runner-up was Max Haley with 77 nett. He had a rough start but improved as he went along.

The ball sweep went to 79 nett on count back. There was one visitor, being Rob Shannon (Bathurst) who was keen to get a game before attending to family affairs.

The NTP’s went to: 9th T Callaghan; 18th L Flakelar, with neither converting for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Liam Fraser with a shot to 96 cm. That made for an easy, but nervous, ‘2’.On Sunday Forbes players competed in the LVDGA Championship and Pennants held at Trundle.

The Forbes Team took out the Scratch Pennants. In the individual events Steve Betland and Caleb Hanrahan finished runners-up for the ‘Moulder Cup’ Individual Scratch.

This Saturday, 21 June will be the 4BBB Stroke Championship, it is the first Club Championship event for the year. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

Players are reminded to pay their Mem­bership Renewal.

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Last Saturday Forbes golfers played in the Annual CanAssist Charity Golf Day with each player aiming to do well for both their team and for the Charity, the golfers raised nearly $3,000.

The format for the event was a 4-Person Medley Ambrose with a Shot Gun start. The field of 102 players revelled in the good condition of the course and the greens with only three teams scoring over par.

The Handicap winning team with a nett 54.5 was Alistar Carlisle, John Darcy, JadePage and Ryan Dunn. They had six birdies and two bogeys for a scratch 68 which washelped by their generous handicap.

The Handicap runners-up were Grant Tanter, Sam Sykes, Archie Quirk and James Grierson with a nett 55.5 off a 5.5 handicap.

They had 11 birdies and no bogeys.

Other team prizes went to 3rd (55.75) P Dawson, T Callaghan, N Death and A Hearn, 4th (56.12) C Alley, P Pymont, M Bayley, L Frase and 5th – (56.75) J Cutler, G Hooper, D Cutler and J Wooldridge.

The best scratch score was a 58 shot by the team of Caleb Hanrahan, Lee Grierson,Seb Tind Simmons and Seb Minehan. They managed seven birdies on each half.

The NTP’s went to: Ladies 1st Nil, 3rd J Fletcher, 9th J Fletcher 18th S Grierson; Men 1st D Burton, 3rd P Dawson, 9th D Burton, 18th D Mylecharane. The ‘12th hole 2nd shot’ went to: Ladies S Grierson; Men D Kennedy. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Peter Dawson with a shot to 110cm.

This weekend 14 June we have the June Monthly Medal for the Men and the 4BBB Championships for the Ladies. On Sunday there is a Stableford Medley while the menplay the LVDGA Championships at Trundle.

By Short Putt