Weekly Golf Results – March 30, 2025
Saturday was a medley Stableford sponsored by the Kennedy family at Dirt Doctors Landscaping Yard, and the players and PGC appreciate their continued support of golf in Parkes. The day started off a bit slowly as the impending weather and the speculation that there would be some decent rainfall kept golfers away early. As the day opened up to a good golfing day, we managed to get 67 players in the competition and some social visitors from the Blue Mountains out as well for a hit in the west.
Playing in an unfamiliar later spot, Wayne Tucker got amongst the points and hauled in 40 of them and whilst the field tried to reel it in the score couldn’t be bettered. Wayne started out slower than he wanted to with an 18 point front nine but managed to get flowing on the back with a 22 point bag, a 4 over off the stick, to seal the win. There were a group chasing that included Blake Parker hitting a 37/35 split as a warm up for the club champs next week, turning that score into 38 points and claiming 2nd on a countback. Melissa Russell from Manilla, down for the Parkes Women’s Open, also tore up the course with a 41/38 split again getting the 38 points in. Robert ‘Baron’ Cheney also dined out in the conditions that suited his game for a change, to have a 42/43 to also achieve the 38 point mark. Baron has been struggling for consistency of late but has turned the corner leading into the Champs and looks like a real contender in the B grade stakes.
The Nearest The Pins winners were – Bridgestone Mining 1st Rob Cheney at 197cm, Griffins Leading Edge by Craig Cole at 315cm, Parkes Ready Mixed Concrete 9th by James Leonard at 30cm, the Westlime 11th by Craig Matthews at 75cm, the Gulf Western Oil 17th by Luke Clyne at 265cm. The lucrative money hole was won by Luke Clyne at 265cm.
Ball winners were Melissa Russel, Rob Cheney 38, Mark Kelly 37, Phil Smith, Nick Strudwick, Luke Clyne 36.
On Sunday the club hosted the Bridgestone Mining Solutions Australia Parkes Ladies Open and a great autumn day saw 63 players from 12 clubs contesting. The course was in great condition for the premier PGC invitational event for lady golfers. In the A grade Scratch event with a 22 handicap cutoff, our ’25 champion was Melissa Russell from the Manilla with a strong 85 off the stick holding off runner up Kim Robinson from Dubbo with 90. Obviously, the Saturday hit out helped Melissa navigate around course with a consistent 42/43 split. Best performed Parkes golfer was Kristine Smith who fired a 93 to finish fourth in the event. In the net event Heather Davidson from Forbes had a 73 net and Leone Stevenson from PGC was runner up on a countback on 76, a good score on the day.
In the B Grade Scratch, with handicaps of 23-28, our winner was Cath Kelly from PGC with a 99 followed in by Julie Fairley from Canowindra as runner up on 101. A very good outcome for Cath who is on the course each week strengthening that left handed swing to the point where she had a hole in one on the par 3 11th. This story will be told many times into the future and no doubt it will grow to be a par 4 by next year. In the net event Cath’s cart partner Colleen Flynn won the event with a good 73 net, 5 ahead of West Wyalong golfer Deborah Tulloch. Colleen and Cath will be the nosiest on course next week as they relay their deeds to anyone who will listen.
In C Grade, handicap 29+ which was in a stableford format, the winner was Haylie Lemon from West Wyalong with 37 points just beating home Lisa Cobb from Duntryleague on 36, with Sue Holman from PGC on 35 and Patsie Christie from PGC on 33 pts.
Next week is commencement of the Men’s and Ladies Club Championships. Thanks to all our sponsors for supporting the club’s prestigious event for members.