The Forbes Golf Club Foursomes Championships, were recently played for both men and ladies.

In the men’s event, sponsored by FINDEX and played over two days, 26 pairs started on the Saturday with 13 pairs returning on Sunday. The championship was decided over 36 holes, while daily prizes were available for play on Saturday and Sunday.

The overall scratch winners were the pairing of John Betland and Peter Dawson who finished on 148, six shots ahead of runners-up Jacob Bernardi and Reggie Murray. The overall handicap winners were Jacob Bernardi and Reggie Murray on 145 nett. The runners-up were Niel Duncan and Stephen Uphill on 148 nett.

The day one scores were not overly impressive. The scratch winners were J Bernardi/R Murray with 74, ahead of J Betland /P Dawson on 77. The handicap winners were N Duncan/S Uphill on 69.5 nett, on count back from Bernardi/Murray. The ball sweep went to 77 nett, going to 7 pairs.

The NTPs went to: 9 th Peter Cowhan, 18 th to no-one. The superpin went to Steve Betland (360 cm)

On Sunday, the day two, scratch winners were J Betland/Dawson on 71, with runners-up S Betland/T West on 77, handicap winners were Dawson/Betland on 71.5 nett, from S Betland/T West on 74 nett.

The ball sweep went to 75.5 on count back. 

The NTP’s went to: 9th Steve Uphill, 18th Neil McMillan. The Superpin went to J Betland (73 cms).

This weekend the men play the monthly medal, sponsored by Walkers AgnVet, with a stableford medley on Sunday.

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A brisk but brilliant winter’s day awaited the field as they teed it up for the QuickShine golf event on Saturday. The event is sponsored by Ben and Erica McNaughton annually and we thank them for their continued support of Parkes Golf. A total of 82 players played the 4BBB event with an individual in conjunction and which served as the Handiskins round two as well.

Ray Maxwell and Vince Kelly rattled up a 45 point haul but that was only good enough to get into a count back with the Davison’s as Lynn and Reg also played excellent golf to get to that total. Craig Dunn and Richard Hutchinson coming in next with Scott Winter and Rod Kiley and Peter Magill and David Stevenson also finding some form. 

Rob Hey hit a 40 point score alongside club Captain Cath Kelly, Dave Stevenson hauled in 39 points, which is what he normally gets over two rounds, and Marg Hogan pulled in a 38 point round as well.

In the Handiskins event Captain Cath piled on the pressure with 40 points, Marg Hogan was consistent with 38 points.

The Nearest The Pins on Saturday were –The Idlerite 1st by Finne Latu at 85cm, the Harvey Norman 11th by Garry Paddison at 126cm and the 18th by Finne Latu at 217cm. The lucrative 11th hole was won by Garry Paddison at 126cm this week.

Ball winners were Rob Hey 40, Dave Stevenson 39, Marg Hogan 38, Tim McCabe, John Pearce 37, Nym Dziuba, Brendan Simpson, Ian Phipps, James Ward, Dale Matthews 36.

In the Captain verse President this week, Cath again outgunned. Scores this week were Captain 184, President 176.

This coming Saturday is the 18 Hole 4BBB Medley Stableford sponsored by Anita Medcalf and it is also the third round of Handiskins.

The Saturday golf event was a 4-person Ambrose Medley. A field of 117 players played to support the Forbes Branch of CanAssist Forbes. 

The Scratch winners were the group of L Grierson, S Mineham, S Tind-Simmons and C Hanrahan who scored 62, splitting their score evenly between the two 9’s.

The main prize went to the Handicap winners. The group of Alf Davies, L O’Connor, P Duke had the services of Terry Sharpe on a high handicap. They shot 61 scratch, finishing with 54 ¼ nett, having started with birdies on the first three holes.

Other Handicap prize winners:

•2nd: J LeBrocque, J Hamilton, W Bergman, A Whittingham on 56 ¾.

3rd: G Webb, B Doyle, M Livingston, M Duff on 57 7/8

4th: J Zannes, R Webb, D Rhodes, P Tisdell on 59 1/8.

NTP’s were held on each of the par-3’s:

Men: R Smith, A Grierson, B Doyle, S Uphill

Ladies: W Simmons, V Rebellato, K Steele-Park, L Cowhan.

The ‘2nd shot on 12th’ went to: Ladies: S Grierson

Men: Joe Gorton

On Monday the Club ran a PGA Scramble. The field comprised 21 teams from six clubs, including travellers from Wentworth GC and Young.

The winners were on fire, shooting a 65 scratch and nett 55.5. This group had travelled from Young, and included F Tanner, A Tanner, R Bush and N Bush. Second place went to J Dobell, N Ryan, G Hooper and M Medlyn (Fbs) on 56 7/8 nett, with third going to L Donnelly, M Brown, J Tongue and S Tongue (Dubbo) with 58 ¼ nett.

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On Saturday, 3rd March the Mens golf competition was the June Monthly Medal, sponsored by BWR Accountants & Advisors. The field of 59, including two juniors, produced the whole range of scores, both good and bad.

The A-Grade Winner was Stephen Uphill with a 68 nett. He was pleased to finally earn the Medal, having finished as bridesmaid a few times previously. Runner-up was Ken Sanderson with 69 nett, who unlike man did well on the back-9.

The B-Grade Winner was Brett Thomas with 66 nett, the best score of the day. Runner-up was Matt Coles with 69 nett, who rued the triple-bogeys on three holes.

The C-Grade Winner was David Rhodes with 70 nett, who was well pleased with his

steady all-round game. Runner-up was Harry Quirk with a 74 nett. A few rough hole

son the back-9 brought him undone.

The NTP’s went to: 9th N Duncan; 18th M Coles. The Pro Shop Super-pin went to Andrew Dukes with a shot to 35 cms, which only just missed a hole-in-one. The ball sweep went to 76 nett on count back.

The visitors included Bob Hansen (Shoalhaven Heads) and Andrew Brownlow (Peak Hill). Also among the field was new Head Pro William Gunn, who admits he has a lot of work to do before he masters the course.

There were too few players to hold a Stableford Medley on Sunday.

This weekend we have the CanAssist 4-Person Ambrose on Saturday, 10th June,and the Scramble on Monday, 12th June.There is a Stableford Medley on Sunday ifnumbers allow, so come along.

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Saturday was a great day to host the June Monthly Medal, albeit a bit windy for the morning golfers. A starting field of 82 contested the Telescope Tyres and Batteries/Hankook Masters event with the daily sponsor being SafeTasks QRS Group and we thank them for their continued support of golf in Parkes.

In A Grade the monthly medal ‘podium boy’ was again front and centre with Michael Dumesny firing a very handy 76 off the stick to take out the scratch event but only after surviving a countback from Jack Elliott, who was also striking the ball well.

Others in contention were Blake Parker on 77 and Ben Howard and Wayne Parker 1 stroke further back. In the nett event Ben Howard led the field in with his 69 too good for runners up Blake Parker and Jake Thompson both on 70. Wayne Parker was again trying to get into the trophy hunt 1 stroke further back with the unlucky Robert Rae.

This Saturday is the 18 Hole Medley Par Event Sponsored by Col Fletcher Ford and Kia and the Cooke Cup in conjunction with the third and final round of the Frank Donnelly Trophy.

Saturday was an individual medley stableford sponsored by Totally WorkWear and we are appreciative of their continued support of the PGC. There were 72 golfers taking part on a very cold and windy day. This round also served as the start of the Handiskins event for 2023.

The individual winner this was James Ward with a solid 39 points. James is capable of launching some longer drives which came in handy into that WSW wind and allowed the extra distance downwind. There were plenty of chasers with Mel Matthews holding out John Pearce and Frankie Cock on a countback with 38 points. Next in was Anthony Riach who could be the one to watch in next Saturday’s stroke event.

Unfortunately, the starters in Handiskins were a bit low due to the weather and existing course configuration. Mel Matthews courtesy of her 39 point haul was the winner on the day but there were a few good scores with Frankie and Anthony and Jake Thompson 36 points each. The Nearest The Pins on Saturday were the 2nd/11th Anthony Riach at 37cm, the 9th/18th by Jake Thompson at 42cm and the 8th/17th by Nym Dziuba at 114cm.

Ball winners were Frankie Cock, John Pearce 38, Anthony Riach 37, Jake Thompson, Greg Peterson, 36, Garry Paddison, Craig Dunn, Col Breaden, Ben Howard 35, Rick Glover 34.

In the Captain verse President once again, Cath was well in front when they called time this weekend – 181 vs 157. David must soon get sick of getting beaten.

Next week is the 18 Hole Telescope Tyres June Monthly Medal Sponsored by SafeTasks QRS Group, and the ladies have the 3rd GOLFNSW Medal & Club Medal Sponsored by Central West Glass – make sure you’re a starter in these big events.

The Mens golf competition last weekend was busy with the Mens Open on Sunday and the 4BBB on Saturday.

On Sunday the Forbes Mens Open was played with 129 players competing, representing 16 clubs.

The A-Grade Scratch was won by Caleb Hanrahan (Fbs) with a 68 score, ahead of Lee Grierson (Wollongong) on 71 nett. The B-Grade Scratch went to C Flack (WW) on 85 and the C-Grade Scratch went to M Taylor (Condo) on 92.

The Handicap winners were: A-Grade M Keith (Pks) 71 nett on c/b, B Grade C Moore (Fbs) 72 nett on c/b, and C Grade W Nash (Fbs) 67 nett.

Prizes for runners-up, NTP’s, Long Drive and Superpin were distributed primarily to the Trilogy clubs, but M Keith (Pks) and S Honeman (Young) did break the sequence.

The final leg of the ‘Trilogy of Golf’ was played in conjunction with the Open. The prize for the lowest combined Scratch score (Condo/WW/Fbs) went to Caleb Hanrahan with 217, ahead of John Betland on 219. The Handicap was won by Taylor Miller (Condo) with 212, ahead of Andy Harland (WW) on 220.

The 4BBB Stableford played on Saturday was dominated by Forbes players. The

Scratch winners were Dawson/J Betland on 42 pts ahead of Currey/Demidjuk on 40 pts. The Handicap results needed a count back with Dobell/Cutler given the nod ahead of H Nash/C Goodsell after both finished on 47 pts.

This weekend we have the June Monthly Medal, sponsored by BWR Accountants & Advisers, with a quiet Stableford Medley on the Sunday.

Do not forget the farewell for Head Pro Adam on Sat 3 June after the golf.

On Saturday, 10th June we have the ‘Can Assist’ 4-P Ambrose Medley, and the Scramble on Monday 12th June.

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Saturday, 13th May saw the running of the annual Billabong Creek Challenge sponsored by Cooper’s Boys. This event celebrates the involvement that Cooper Thomson had with the PGC, and his playing partners keep that memory front and centre and we thank them for their sponsorship. There were 73 players contesting this 3 person event with a unique scoring system. 

With a score of 87 points, Aaron Wilkie, Andrew Bourke and Peter Amor showed having a team heavy hitters meant that no hole was more than a driver and iron to get close in on the pin. The only disadvantage for this side was they didn’t get many holes where they had a shot to score with and therefore allowed a balanced side like Cody Hando, Jack Matthews and Brad Wales to utilise the holes where they had shots to score and only failed by a point in catching them. 

The Nearest The Pins on Saturday were –The Idlerite 1 st by Max Keith at 333cm, the Harvey Norman 11th by Rob Parnell at 51cm and the 18th by Anthony Riach at 55cm. The lucrative 11th hole was won by visitor from Wellington Rob Parnell at 51cm. Ball winners were team Smith and Thomson plus David Stevenson, Rod Kiley and Rob Cheney on 83 and Nym Dziuba, Col Breadan and Reg Davison on 82. 

This weekend, the Prostate Cancer 4 Person Medley Ambrose Sponsored by Prostate Awareness Day with $2,000 in prizes is on the Saturday and the Men’s and Ladies Foursomes will be on the Sunday as a 27 hole event. There are still time slots available at the ProShop. 

Last Saturday 13th May, the men’s golf competition was the Monthly Medal, sponsored by Adept Plumbing. The field of 58 players were all intent on utilising the green conditions to produce their best score.

The A-Grade was quite close, with the eventual win to Niel Duncan, who was quite

fresh and able to produce a 71 nett. Runner-up was Reggie Murray with 72 nett, and on count back from Josh Coulthurst.

The B-Grade winner had a ‘bit of a breather’, with Peter Grayson (67 nett) finishing ahead of playing partner Greg Webb (70 nett). 

The C-Grade saw Les Little with a tidy 72 nett, streets ahead of Runner-up Dave Rhodes with 78 nett. He in turn snuck ahead of Frank Hanns on count back.

The NTP’s went to: 9th – Tom Toohey; 18th – Wayne Powter (Pks). The Pro Shop

Super-pin went to Brett Thomas, who was tardy in not getting a ‘H-in-O’ after his ball finished 74cms short of the hole.

The ball sweep went to 77 nett on count back, so check in the Pro Shop if you think you deserve one.

This weekend we have Individual Stroke on Saturday with Stableford Medley on Sunday. Sunday also has the West Wyalong Open, and is the second leg of the ‘Trilogy of Golf’.

Preparations are in hand for the Forbes Mens Open on Sunday 28 May, with a 4BBB on Saturday 27th May. Players are advised that there is a power disruption planned for Sunday 28th May but arrangements are in hand for an alternative power supply to enable the ‘Golfie’ to be open and the event to continue.

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