By SMOOTH SWINGER

The Grand Final of the Forbes Golf Club Summer Sixers Competition saw some of the more fancied teams suffer under the pressure. But ‘Six Appeal’ held their nerve to finish in front.

The Main Draw Grand Final was held on Sun 6 April in good sunny conditions. The contending teams were Group 1 – Globe Hotel, Group 2 – Forbes Auto, Group 3 – Southside Swingers, Group 4 – Six Appeal.

The winners were Six Appeal (102) from runners-up Forbes Auto (106.5), followed by Globe Hotel (110.5) and Southside Swingers (111).

The toss indicated that the front-9 would be used, leading to some pressure moments for the opening tee shots.

In the first two groups three players topped their tee shot with the ball barely making the mown fairway, while one player went OB over the top of the ‘Golfie’. And the final tee shot on the 9th led to quite a few wet balls.

The individual results showed that being among mates during the round-robin series was much more comfortable than playing in the Grand Final. The best nett score of the day was by Brett Stace (Six Appeal) with 30.5. The second best nett score of 33.5 was shared by Cody Banks (Forbes Auto) and Nathan Suringa (Six Appeal).

In the Plate Grand Final, played during the week, the contenders were Group 1 - The Duffers, Group 2 – Foxes, Group 3 – LITT, Group 4 - Up to Par.

The final result was very close with ‘Up to Par’ (98.5) taking the honours on count back from ‘The Duffers’ (98.5). Other results were Foxes (104.5) and ‘Lost in the Trees’ (107).

The best individual nett score for the Plate Final was by Helen Duff (Duffers) with 26.5 and the equal Best Nett Score of the whole competition. The next best nett score was 32.5 shared by Jack Janetzki (Foxes) and Blake Sharpe (Up to Par).

The presentation was led by Head Pro Will, with assistance by Steve Grallelis. The dinner was well received as also was the handy bar location.

While the number of attendees was down they certainly made up for it with their applause for the winners and comments of encouragement for those that missed out.

The support for this season’s competition was remarkable. With fewer teams than previous years and the loss of a couple of weeks due to wet weather the players still managed to play more than 2,900 games which was better than last year.

The player with most games was Archie Quirk (Gunn Golf) with 34. Remarkable also was the effort of ‘Still Trying’ whose team players each had at least one card every week, including during the Finals.

Thanks to all players who participated and to the sponsors for making this a success. All players are looking forward to next year with hopefully the inclusion of more teams.