Div 1 Pennants Winners: ‘Caleb Hanrahan, Steve Betland, Peter Dawson, John Betland and Brad Ashton celebrate after their win.’
On Sunday the Finals of the Central West District Mens Pennants were held at Duntryleague in Orange. Forbes was represented by our Div 1 team, who were up against a strong Dubbo team in what proved to be a tight contest.
Our Div 1 team won by 3 matches to 2, capably led by John Betland (won 4/2), with Steve Betland (1 up) and Caleb Hanrahan (4/2) also won. Peter Dawson fought hard, losing on the 18 th , while Brad Ashton did well to come back from a poor start but lost 3/1. A fantastic effort by all involved.
On Saturday the Men’s competition was a 4-person Ambrose Medley, sponsored by the Forbes Rugby Union Club. The field of 92 included club and social golfers who enjoyed beautiful conditions.
The winners were a group of new members which included Taylor Krause, A Tier, S Jarrett and O Patterson, with a winning score of 56.5 nett. Runners up were Dave Rhodes, Rob Webb, Peter Tisdell and John Kuntze (Canowindra), who managed a score of 58 nett and got there on count back.
The NTP’s were: 9 th – Men Jacob Bernardi, Ladies Deb Tilley; 18 th – Men Charlie Kaehler, Ladies Deb Tilley. The Pro Shop Super-pin, on the 3 rd green, went to Michael Jeffress (Pks) with a shot to 161 cm. The ball sweep went to 58 ¼ nett.
The Summer Sixes comp Grand Final is to be played on Sunday 24 March. The teams to contest the final are Forbes Auto, Essential Energy, Forbes Auto Pretenders and Misfits.
A Presentation Dinner will be held in the Golfie after the Grand Final on Sun 24 March, commencing at 6 pm. All players are welcome, with only guests required to pay a modest fee for the meal. By the way there are still spots available in the Forbes Rugby Union Club Golf Day being held today, Friday the 22nd of March, to raise funds for the Peter Murphy Memorial Fund. Go ahead and call the pro-shop to secure your spot on 02 6851 1554.
Contributed by Short Putt