Saturday’s Men golf field of 50 players par­ticipated in the June Monthly Medal event sponsored by BWR Accountants and Advi­sors.

The A-Grade Winner was Caleb Hanra­han who continued his recent good form to score a nett 71. He was especially pleased with his back-9. Runner-up was Jeff House with 72 nett. He also had a better back-9.

The B-Grade was won by Liam Fraser with a nett 73. This Junior member is steadily improving and returning good re­sults. Runner-up was Cooper Byrnes with 75 nett. Refreshments from the Pro Shop after the front-9 helped to keep his game together on the back-9.

The C-Grade saw Peter Grayson over­come some difficulty to win with a 75 nett.

Runner-up was Max Haley with 77 nett. He had a rough start but improved as he went along.

The ball sweep went to 79 nett on count back. There was one visitor, being Rob Shannon (Bathurst) who was keen to get a game before attending to family affairs.

The NTP’s went to: 9th T Callaghan; 18th L Flakelar, with neither converting for a ‘2’. The 3rd hole Super Pin went to Liam Fraser with a shot to 96 cm. That made for an easy, but nervous, ‘2’.On Sunday Forbes players competed in the LVDGA Championship and Pennants held at Trundle.

The Forbes Team took out the Scratch Pennants. In the individual events Steve Betland and Caleb Hanrahan finished runners-up for the ‘Moulder Cup’ Individual Scratch.

This Saturday, 21 June will be the 4BBB Stroke Championship, it is the first Club Championship event for the year. Sunday will have a Stableford Medley.

Players are reminded to pay their Mem­bership Renewal.

By Short Putt

The Bogan Gate Golf Course has a colourful history dating back to the 1920s when the original golf club was located at the western end of Bogan Gate and you had to hit over the Trundle Railway Line. One fellow claims he holds the longest drive; he hit off as a train was going past and the ball landed in a carriage and ended up in Tottenham.

The golf club were originally granted an area of 86 acres of crown land, and on the western side they also had a rifle range. Years later a Major came to the Army Camp who loved golf so much he set up a golf course and invited the locals to come and play. That lasted until the mid 1970s when a new Major arrived and it closed down.Then in 1976, the golfers obtained permission from Crown Lands to set up a golf course on the showground and the adjoini­ing land over the creek, making a 9 hole course with sand greens.

Over the years, successful grant applications have enhanced the clubhouse greatly.

The club is completely run by voluntary labour, meaning all the mowing and maintenance of the greens and course is carried out by volunteers. Many players say the sand greens are the best in the central west. The club has approximately 20 members, with quite a few of them who live in Parkes or Forbes and travel out.

About four times a year the club put on a meal after golf which is a great social event.

Meeting the insurance costs is a great struggle for this tiny club, so they need your support. They play 18 holes from the end of March until the beginning of November on weekends, mostly Sun­days, and over the summer they play Chicken Runs on Sunday afternoons at 5pm. The club is holding a free Family Golf Day on Saturday 3 May, so please head along and show your support. For further information contact 0457 709 829.

Round 14 results. 56 players this week. Team 14 224 beat Is Tap that 230, Gripit’s & Sipits 215 beat The Howie Dewitt’s 224.5, Designated Drinkers 207.5 beat Pas Patrol 221, Wakemans Wackers 222.5 beat Med­lyn Homes 226, Milts Gimmes 219.5 def PA Slice n Dice 230, Services all stars 212 beat Souters 230, CWCU Kaos 222.5 def Evolu­tion Golfing 228.

The Australia Day event played was won by Jack Elliott and Andrew Bourke with 32 points. Thanks to Ken Keith and the Aus­tralia Day Committee. Individual winner on a great 42 points was Jordan Grosvenor, great scoring! It was also the third round of the BWR Accountants and Advisors summer compe­tition, thank you to Brett and the team for your continued support. (And don’t forget if all of your team plays you will get 5 shots taken off your teams score).

Hoping for more blue skies to come for some great golf. Just a reminder that the mid-week stableford comp now goes all week from Monday- Friday. Play anytime, any day, any coloured tees, as many times as you would like.

The current round of the Jack Burch match plays have been extended to 8 December.

Please ensure your matches are complet­ed by this date, or have approval for them to be extended.

There was plenty of golf over the weekend, the fields were smaller than usual, yet the good scores were there.

Saturday’s Men’s Event was a Canadi­an Foursomes comp, sponsored by Peter Dawson. The winners were Phil Maher and Brian Everest who managed a 66 nett off a 9 handicap. They were the last group in but paced themselves well a par score on the front-9 and only 3-over on the back-9.

Runners-up were Clayton Alley and Paul Pymont, who were among the first groups to go out. They managed a 38-40 split to finish with a nett 69.8.

The ball sweep went to 73.5 on count back with the NTPs going to: 9th Steve Grallelis; 18th Les Little. The Super Pin was won by Phil Maher who hit a tidy shot to 205 cm, then converted for ‘2’.

On Sunday enough players ventured to play in the Stableford Medley and make it a competition, while enjoying the sunny weather once again. The winner was Sam Jarrett with a tidy score of 35 points. The NTPs went to: 9th ED Cummins (Went­worth); 18th Ollie Patterson.

Monday had a good field contesting the Stableford Medley. The winner was Shane Sallaway with 40 points, which is an out­standing result off a 1 handicap. His split of 33-36, with only one bogey all day was a marvel to watch. Runner-up was Jake LeBrocque on 39 points. His back-9 was the better game, which capped off a good weekend after greeting his second child into the world. NTP’s went to: 9th Nil; 18th Carolyn Duncan. Todd Callaghan, both of whom scored their 2’s.

This Saturday, October 12th, starts the Individual Club Championships. There are daily comps on each of the four days, with the Championship crowning on Sun 20th October.

By Short Putt