Veterans golf

By BARRY SHINE

With a host of players away for personal and medical reasons, plus a dozen Forbes members playing on the South Coast, only 23 took to the Parkes golf course for the twin towns weekly competition last Thursday.

After enjoying winning the twin towns shield the week prior the host club was brought back to earth with their best six individual scores from 12 reps totalling 205 points to Forbes’ 216 points out of 11 players. There were two visitors.

The course was well presented, however the sandy greens due to maintenance tested most but it did not deter Forbes players taking all honours.

Winner with a creditable 39 points was Ted Morgan from Ken Sanderson next best on 38.

Keeping it in the ‘stable’ Allen Res took home the encouragement award.

Nearest the pins - 9th A grade Ken Sanderson (F), B grade Gordon Pritchard (P), 11th A grade Rob Cheney (P), B grade nil.

Ball sweep to 33 points – 36 points Rob Cheney (P), Barry Parker (F), Alex Mackinnon (F), 35 Gordon Pritchard (P), Barry Shine (F), 34 Lindsay Elliott (P), John Fowler (P), Peter Grayson (F), Alf Davies (F), 33 Brian Bourke (P), Rob Staples (P), Nym Dziuba (P), Dale Stait (P), Peter Jackson (Port Macquarie).

Twin Towns 18 holes on Thursday in Forbes, 8.30am, nominations for a 9am shot gun start.

More vets the merrier, see you there.