MEN'S GOLF
Saturday the event was a two-person Medley Ambrose, sponsored by Hassal Trading P/L, with a field of 81 players heading out onto the course.
Richard Smith and Paul Pymont won on a countback from Harry Callaghan and Brad Ashton with a score of 63.5 nett.
From a -4.5 degree start, the day did warm up nicely for those enjoying the play.
Nearest the pin on the ninth were Kim Herbert and Sally Crosby; on the 18th Harry Callaghan and Jill Cripps.
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David Mylecharane won the third hole super pin at 160cm.
Ball winners were: Clint Sanderson and Steven Betland; Stuart French and William Gunn; Peter Dawson and Todd Callaghan; Glendon Hooper and Anthony Boshoff; Kailab Tyne and Cam McMillan; Sally Crosby and Adrian Matthews; Alf Davies and Phillip Duke; David Rhodes and John Zannes; Niel Duncan and Stephen Uphill.
VETS GOLF
Last Thursday’s Lachlan Valley Veteran Golf Association monthly 18 holes tournament played in Forbes showed there is still plenty of interest in the competition with 63 players taking part while considering the ‘freezing’ start to the day.
Starter and MC for the day, Allan Rees, as expected, covered all bases thanking all those who travelled making the tournament such a success to course curator Jack (Elliott) and staff, kitchen and hotel hosts as well as Alf (Davies), Beryl and Lyn (Roberts) for recording score cards to resident club professional Will (Gunn).
As noted many local players, and naturally others from visiting clubs have players holidaying up north for the winter months but that did not stop 21 Forbes members greeting the 42 visitors.
Multiple times club champion Don McKeowen from Bogan Gate displayed talents highlighting putting from sand to grass greens stealing the show in A grade winning with 35 points from an improving local talent Andrew Norton-Knight next best on 34 points.
In B grade Peter Howorth from West Wyalong appeared to have played a different course blitzing the field with 41 points while runner-up Warwick Spence from Cowra posted 37 points.
Nearest the pins - 9th A grade Don McKeowen (BG), B grade John Milton (Fbs), 18th A grade Alf Davies (Fbs), B grade Farren Stevens (G’fell).
Ball sweep to 30 points, Fbs and Pks players only, 35 Gordon Pritchard (P), Ross Williams (F), 34 Nym Dziuba (P), John Dwyer (P), Frank Hanns (F), 33 Barry Parker (F), Kim Herbert (F), Peter Scholefield (F), 32 Allan Rees (F), Steve Edwards (BG), 31 Steve Uphill (F), John Milton (F), 30 Reggie Murray (F), Rod Luyt (P).
In the Coles/Miller Shield Forbes shared top honours with Parkes (13 players) on 104 points from their best three individual scores followed by West Wyalong (10) on 103, Condobolin (8) 90, Grenfell (3) 84 then Bogan Gate (2) 67.
While not affiliated with Lachlan Valley Cowra did have six representatives who would have taken the shield with their 108 points.
Forbes is to host this week’s twin towns 18 hole comp with noms from 9.30am for a 10am shot gun start. One for the note pad, next Lachlan Valley 18 hole is in Parkes on August 21.
LADIES GOLF
Last Wednesday’s event was a mystery Split Sixes Event sponsored by Sarah Black and Judy Hodge.
The mystery was the format, which was only revealed after everyone had finished.
For each 9 holes, three stableford scores were taken for the first three holes, two scores for the second three holes and 1 score for the last three holes.
This was delightfully received by those who diced with the water on the 9th.
Winners on the day with a great score of 83 were, Ann-Maree Gaffney, Kate Steele-Park and Rose Carroll.
Runners-up were Meg Scholefield, Julie Wood and Colleen Venables with a score of 74. Ball Sweep winners were calculated on individual scores with Colleen Venables, Sally Crosby, Kerry Stirling and Meg Schofield winning balls.
NTP’s went to E Uphill on the 9th and D Tilley on the 18th.
Saturdays’ Ambrose results are in the men’s notes.
Saturday July 26 is the Merv Hawke Memorial Trophy 4BBB Stableford Medley. Wednesday July 30 is Cake Day and a shotgun start 8.30 for 9am.
The event is an Individual Stableford in two divisions sponsored by Forbes lady golfers.
Albert combined men and ladies tournament is on Sunday July 27.
West Wyalong ladies tournament is on August 2 and 3.
The Pennants Team travels to Wellington on Friday July 25 to play Warren for a place in the semi-finals.
Robin and Heather went to the Far West Rose Bowl in Cobar last weekend. It was a great weekend, the weather was excellent, the hospitality was second to none from the supply of carts, to the endless supply of food.
The course was quite good, recovering from some heavy rain earlier in the week which settled the dust but created a few muddy patches and quite a bit of water in the ditches.
The Forbes ladies didn’t handle the conditions and the very sandy greens all that well.
Winners were predominately from the Sand Green Clubs with a team from Cobar, Sally Bannister, Wen Zheng and Glenda Peebles winning the Rose Bowl.
Individual winner was Melissa Russell, well known in our region who now plays out of Manilla with Jenny Stephenson a member of both Cobar and Broken Hill runner-up.
Pam Davis Salver went to Sandra Beetson with a net 68. Nyngan and Warren featured heavily in the place getters.
The next couple of months are very busy with numerous tournaments on around the region as well as our local events. Condobolin ladies tournament scheduled for August 10 has been cancelled for this year.
WDLGA finals day is in Parkes on Friday September 19.
Good golfing.
