The courts were full with players talking about the festive season, their holidays, and the upcoming year.

The new starting time of 8:30am is an effort to beat the heat, with the heat actually beating us!

The winners of three games were Veva MacCullagh, Bruce Field, Joan Littlejohn, Evelyn Mahlo, Bill Scott and Alec Todd. Winner’s obviously still in form despite the Christmas New Year break.

Saturday’s Aussie Croquet was short in numbers with the Elvis festival taking a percentage of our players.

The hot wind played havoc with many players hats. We finished in record time with tea, coffee and toast all finished by 10.30am, leaving us to join the Elvis breakfast celebrations in town.

There were three winners of three games, John Job, Harley Stewart and Tony Thomson, again, in form players who have not lost their touch.

January’s birthdays will be celebrated along with the February birthdays on the second Tuesday, February 12. The venue will be advised at a later date.

Results Golf Croquet January 8

Joan Littlejohn, Lyn Simmonds 7 defeated Merv Langfield, Neville Spry 6

Harley Stewart, Barry White 9, defeated Veva MacCullagh, Lily Allegri 4

Elvy Quirk, Jeff Liebich 7, defeated Dorelle Scott, John Allegri 6

Evelyn Mahlo, Bruce Field 7, defeated Bob Murray, John Browne 6

Colleen Liebich, Alec Todd 7, defeated Lorraine Todd, Mal Smith 6

Marie Spry, John MacCullagh 8, defeated Mary Hodges, Jenny Job 5

Jill Rubie, Lorna Field 10, defeated Carol Slattery, John Job 3

Bill Scott, Robin Pols 8, defeated John Cole, Kevin Rubie 5

Dorelle Scott, Kevin Rubie 8, defeated Elvy Quirk, Lily Allegri 5

Ken Styles, Alec Todd 7, defeated Neville Spry, John Job 6

Barry White, Veva MacCullagh 8, defeated John MacCullagh, Jill Rubie 5

Lorraine Todd, John Cole 7, defeated Merv Langfield, Jeff Liebich 6

Colleen Liebich, Robin Pols 9, defeated Mal Smith, Lyn Simmonds 4

Marie Spry, Joan Littlejohn 7, defeated John Browne, Lorna Field 6

Bill Scott, Bruce Field 9, defeated Harley Stewart, John Allegri 4

Evelyn Mahlo, Carol Slattery 7, defeated Mary Hodges, John Job 6

John Allegri, Mal Smith 7, defeated Evelyn Mahlo, Kevin Rubie 6

John H. Browne, John Cole 9, Neville Spry, Ken Styles 5

Marjorie Styles 7, defeated Colleen Liebich 6

Lorraine Todd, Jenny Job 9, defeated Dorelle Scott, Mary Hodges 4

John MacCullagh, Merv Langfield 8, defeated Bob Murray, Lorna Field 5

Alec Todd, Joan Littlejohn 10, defeated Marie Spry, Carol Slattery 3

Jenny Job, Bruce Field 8, defeated Barry White, Lily Allegri 5

Bill Scott, Lyn Simmonds 8, defeated Jill Rubie, Jeff Liebich 5

Veva MacCullagh, Harley Stewart 7, defeated Elvy Quirk, Robin pols 6

Results from Aussie Croquet January 12

Jill Rubie, Harley Stewart 14, defeated Neville Spry 12

Alec Todd, Joan Littlejohn 14, defeated Jeff Liebich, John MacCullagh 13

Kevin Rubie, Merv Langfield 14, defeated Elizabeth Mclean, Anne Stewart 10

Dorelle Scott, John Job 14, defeated Bill Scott, John Allegri 11

Tony Thomson, Robin Pols 14, defeated Colleen Liebich, Lorraine Todd 10

Bill Scott, Jill Rubie 14, defeated Merv Langfield, Elizabeth Mclean 13

Colleen Liebich 14, defeated Alec Todd, Anne Stewart 11

John Job, Harley Stewart 14, defeated Joan Littlejohn, Lorraine Todd 12

Neville Spry, Jeff Liebich 14, defeated Dorelle Scott, Robin Pols 10

Tony Thomson, Kevin Rubie 14, defeated John MacCullagh, John Allegri 10

Harley Stewart, John Job 14, defeated Joan Littlejohn, Lorraine Todd 12

John Allegri, Colleen Liebich 14, defeated John MacCullagh, Lorraine Todd 9

Harley Stewart 14, defeated Anne Stewart, Bill Scott 12

Alec Todd, Jeff Liebich 14, defeated Jill Rubie, Elizabeth McLean 12

Neville Spry, Merv Langfield 14, defeated Joan Littlejohn, Dorelle Scott 13

Tony Thomson, Robin Pols 14, defeated John Job, Kevin Rubie 4

Anne and Harley Stewart

Numbers for veteran's golf in Forbes are on the improve as shown last Thursday with 32 out for a 12 hole hit where scores were near as hot as the morning.

Thursday also welcomed two visitors, Marg Elliott from Darwin and Greg Mosman from Kurri Kurri.

Forbes players led the scoring against their 'twin towns' neighbours to take a comfortable win in the Mick Miller shield, 171 points to 147.

Individual winner was Jeff Haley with a very solid 31 points from 'Fearless' Frank Hanns who could have had anything if he had of listen to his coach, Lynnie Roberts finishing with 29 points.

Bradman award went to Sunna Bell representing the Parkes club.    

Nearest the pins, ninth A grade Peter Dawson (F), B grade Rodney Joseph Besgrove (F), 18th A grade Phil Bishop (P), B grade John Smith (F).

Ball sweep to 24 points. 28 points, Ken Sanderson, (F), Peter Dawson (F), Peter Schofield (F), 27 Rodney Joseph Besgrove (F), John O'Shannessy (P), Phil Bishop (P), 26 Bob Borger (F), 24 Scott Kirkman (F), Geoff Drane (F), Dub Rodgers (P), Dale Stait (P).

Golf on Thursday will be the first for the Lachlan Valley Veteran's 18 holes competitions with play in Parkes. Noms from 9.30am for a 10am shot gun start.  

Last Tuesday Dennis Culley was at his best to win from Garry Collits and Barry Parker.

Tuesday golfers will be out on the course today from 9am, everyone welcome to come and have a social hit.

For all information on golf, social or competition, phone the Forbes Golf Pro Shop on 6851 1554.     

Short Putts Mate

Won in a $25 a ticket raffle held in 2015, the now five year old mare Tennessee Pasha took prize money earnings to $37,790 when winning the Wellington Soldiers Memorial Club Class 1 Handicap ( 1100 metres )at the Wellington TAB meeting on Sunday.

Parked behind the leading pack by Adrian Robinson, Tennessee Pasha ( $13 ) burst through a gap to beat Moon Over Menah ( Billy Cray, $17 ) by a length with a further half head margin to third placed Sikum ( $21 ) ridden by Billy Cray.

Jared Wykes, now a Vice President of  Wellington Race Club, was the holder of the winning ticket in the 2015 Wellington Boot yearling raffle and took home the filly sired by Husson and produced by Tennessee Red.

Presently trained at Dubbo by Darren Hyde, Tennessee Pasha also won a Maiden Handicap when trained by Karen McCarroll at Wellington.

The Cowra Cup and Cowra Japan Cup feature at Cowra on Sunday followed by Parkes on Australia Day and Bathurst on Tuesday, January 29.

Colin Hodges