Last weekends Mens competition was an Individual Stableford sponsored by Wool­worths Forbes, who provided hams for the winners. The field of 58 were keen to get their game in early to avoid the fore­cast thunderstorms with only a few groups caught in the conditions and a handful not finishing their rounds. The prizes on offer were great.

The Div-1 winner was Dave Mylecharane who was well ahead on his 40 points. He credits most of his success to a new driver setting which aided his hot back-9 scoring.

Runner-up was Anthony Alley with 38 points. He matched Dave with his back-9 score but was a bit untidy on the front-9.

The Div-2 needed a count back between four players to decide the winner after they all finished on 34 points. The nod went to Matt Duff who managed 18 points on the back-9 after an indifferent run of 1-pointers to start his round.

The Div-2 runner-up was Alex Mackin­non. He had an even round with 17 points on each half, which also include two ‘miss­es’ on each half although he finished the back-9 strongly.

The NTPs went to: 9th A Dukes; 18th L

O’Connor. The 3rd hole Super pin went to Paul Kay whose shot looked ‘miles away’ at 440 cm on a green that was hard to hit.

This Saturday, 20 December, is an In­dividual Stableford, sponsored by Forbes

Central Butchers. There is also a Stable­ford Medley on Sunday 21 December.

The Forbes Golf Club wishes all players a happy and safe Festive Season.

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Last Saturday 101 players attended the Kelly Golf Ambrose, the highest members comp since Zac has taken over which is great to see. The comp raised $200 for the juniors from the sausage sizzle lunch so thank you very much to Zac and Maddi and all who helped make that happen.

Winners on the day were first Melissa Matthews, Craig Matthews, Fletcher Mat­thews and Nicholas Strudwick – 58.75 Nett.

Second Arthur Medcalf, Tony Evans, Scott Winter and Sean Sloane – 61.25 Nett. Third Lex Hodges, Rob Cheney, Tony Hendry and Robert Staples – 61.75 Nett. Well done to all the winners.

Monthly Medal this Saturday and save the date, 13 December for when LIV Golf comes to Parkes. Get ready for the Green­keepers’ Revenge, the greens are fighting back.

The blustery weekend did not dampen the participants in the Saturday Golf Comp as those eligible vied for the ‘Medal of Medal­list’ honours.

The Men’s competition was an 18-Hole Stroke sponsored by Loomzy’s Fis-n-Fix.

The field of 57 were keen to enjoy the day of golf. The Medal of Medallist Trophy was contested by 25 of the 30 eligible players.

The blustery conditions did blow the scores around but a steady round by Sandy Patter­son (68 nett) gave him the trophy, ahead of Cam McMillan and Niel Duncan.

In the Stroke competition there were some individual flashes of brilliance. The Div-1 was won by Tim West with a 64 nett, finishing well clear of runner-up Cam Mc­Millan on 70 nett. Tim played the back-9 in 3-under. Both he and Cam finished with 2’s.

The Div-2 was won by Sandy Paeterson with his 68 nett. He had not played much through the winter and was quite fresh.

Runner-up was Brett Woonton with 71 nett.

He was a bit rough at first but settled well on the back-9.

The NTPs went to: 9th Ben Robinson; 18th Cam McMillan. The 3rd hole Super pinwent to Brett Slack-Smith with a shot to 95 cm, making for an easy ‘2’.This Saturday, 22 November, is a 4BBB Sta­bleford Medley, vying for the Deacon Dwyer Trophy.

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The Annual ‘Callaghan Shield’, sponsored by Todd Callaghan Painting, was held on Saturday 25 October. The field of 65 wel­comed the fantastic conditions and pro­duced many scores to match in the 4BBB Stableford Aggregate format.

The winners were Ann Simmons and Col­leen Venables with 78 points. Their score was the highest recorded for many years and included many 3-pointers. Runners up were the pair of Jeff House and Matt Wal­ton who managed 77 points. Their score was helped by a couple of 4-pointers.

The Individual Comp was won by Matt Walton by count back from Colleen Vena­bles after both had scored 40 points.

The ball sweep to 68 points, with seven pairs being successful The NTP’s were well contested and went to: 9th Ladies: S Grierson, Men: P Grayson; 18th Ladies: A Simmons, Men: D Bernardi.

The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Jenny Fletcher (265cm) getting inside three other players and stumping the ‘guns’ that fol­lowed.

This Saturday, 1 November is Monthly Medal with the Mixed Foursomes Cham­pionships on Sun 2 November. Please be advised that the course will be closed until the afternoon.

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On Saturday the weather was excellent for those participating in the Forbes Golf Club Men’s September Monthly Medals. The field of 60 relished the warm sunshine and found the sanded greens very approach­able.

The A-Grade Winner was Alf Davies (67 nett) with a welcome return to form. His front-9 was scintillating with his only blem­ish being a bogey on the 4th. Runner-up was Adam Ruprto with 69 nett. Some way­ward scores on the back-9 dented his fin­ish.

The B-Grade saw Simon Martino spar­kle in with a nett 68. He was looking re­ally good on the front-9 but staggered a bit coming home. Runner-up was Scott Kork­man with 69 nett. He had steady play on both halves and was looking good until the last group came in.

The C-Grade looked like being a close contest but Tony Cogswell scorched in with a nett 66, the best score of the day. He could do no wrong in his game. Runnerup was Steve Grallelis with 69 nett. He had a day with few problems and was well pleased with his game.

The ball sweep went to 72 nett on the but­ton. The visitors came from Mudgee, Cur­lewis and Murrumbidgee who had mixed results. The NTP’s went to: 9th Phil Duke; 18th Tony Cogswell, with neither convert­ing for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Laurie O’Connor with a shot to 365cm.

The wind played havoc with many promis­ing shots.

This Saturday, 13 September, will be an Individual Par event sponsored by EverestAuto Repairs. Sunday will have a Stabl­eford Medley. Upcoming Opens include Parkes on 13-14 September (36-holes) and Bogan Gate on the 14 Septemebr. We wish all Forbes participants well. More la­dies clinics will run soon, contact the proshop for information on 6851 1554.

Golf on the weekend focused on the Club Qualifying comp for the Golf NSW-KENO 2Person Ambrose. The players took advan­tage of the great weather to post some verylow scores.

The 2-Person Ambrose is played in three divisions for men pairs, lady pairs and mixed pairs. The popularity of the event ensured 72 players participated. Sponsor Gunn Golf was pleased with the turnout and marvelled at the low scores.

The Mens pairs Division was contested by 26 teams. The winners on count back were Peter Dawson and Terry Sharp with a nett score of 63 and slipped ahead of the pair of Tim West and Archie Quirk. Ecky and Terry managed five birdies overall with the back-9 their better score. Tim and Ar­chie had five birdies on the front-9 but fal­tered coming home.

The Ladies pairs was won by Veronica Rebellato and Ann Simmons with 77 nett off a tidy handicap. Veronica had the bet­ter play on the front-9 while Ann excelled on the back-9. Runners up on count back were Wendy Simmons and Sharon Grier­son in a game where they shared the load.

The Mixed pairs was won by Carolyn and Niel Duncan with a 65.25 nett. They parred the front-9 and did well on the back-9 until the last two holes. Runners-up were War­wick and Jean Judge with 71.5 nett. They just could not get the putters to work.

The ball sweep went to 66.5 nett. Visi­tor Ben Russell (Cowra) teamed with Brett Slack-Smith.

The greens were cored so they will be very sandy to play on this weekend. This Saturday, 30 August is a 4BBB Stableford Medley sponsored by Cahill Footwear.

Sunday will be a Stableford Medley.

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