Big weekend for golf in Barraba
Golf Notes Friday 5th May
On Friday Barraba played host to 48 players in the Central North Veterans Golf Open.
In Division 1 the winner was Terry Lovegrove (Manilla) 39 points, runner up on a countback was Gary Turner (Manilla) 36 points and third was Tony Gray (Tamworth) 36 points).
In Division 2 the winner was Mike Artis (Barraba) 40 points, runner up on a countback was David York (Barraba) 36 points and third was Ken Cronin (Quirindi) 36 points.
In Division 3 the winner was Michelle Court (Manilla) 40 points from runner up Lib Thompson (Barraba) 39 points and third was Paul Grigg (Barraba) 38 points.
The overall Burke Shield winners (team of 3 players) were Manilla comprising Terry Lovegrove, Gary Turner and Dale Dodson.
NTPs went to Dan Daly (Tamworth) on the 6th and Campbell Tonkin (Barraba) on the 12th.
The overall Central North Veterans Scratch Championship winner for 2023 was Kevin Kelaher (Barraba) whilst the Central North Veterans Net Championship winner for 2023 was Mike Artis (Barraba).
Golf Notes Saturday 6th May
Di Etheridge and Mike Artis combined well to win the 2023 Mixed Open Fourball on Saturday 6th May with 45 points on a countback. It was their massive 26 points on the back nine that allowed them to just win from Kerri Smith and Ian Cabot. The winners said whilst they combined well there was a bit of cousin luck at times which made the day fun and a bit more special. There were three pairings on 43 points who included Josh Austin and Bev Muller (Tam), Craig Rutley and Cath Pyne (Tam) and also Liam Johnston and Lib Thompson.
In the Scratch event the brother and sister pairing of Peter York and Mandy Koopman were the winners on 33 two shots ahead of Craig Rutley and Cath Pyne (Tam).
NTPs went to Lyn Simpson on the 6th and Maxine Townsend (Tam) on the 3rd and 12th.
Special thankyou to our visitors who travelled to Barraba for the day.
During the presentation President Will Sedgwick and players raised their glass in memory of the passing of member Nan Bowman.
Golf Notes Sunday 7th May
One hundred and six players from across the region contested the Barraba Open 4BBB Versus Par sponsored by DJ Kelly and Co and Stock and Crop on Sunday. The overall scratch winners were J Henry and S Cooper (Gunnedah) who finished the day with a good scratch score of 3 under. Runners up in the scratch were T Dries and H Dries (Gunnedah) who finished at even par.
P Gregory and T Gregory (Bundarra) took out the net event with a very good plus 11 on a countback from L Dries and A Dutton (Gunnedah). The local pairing of Dan Lott and Jesse Phillips picked up the 1-9 net with plus 6 whilst E LeMessuner and D McLean (Uralla) won the 10-18 net with plus 7.
NTPs went to
3rd - A Conners (Uralla)
6th- S Cooper (Gunnedah)
12th- T Dries (Gunnedah)
16th- D McLean (Uralla)
18th - A Dutton (Gunnedah)
The longest drive
A Grade - C Redmond (Singleton)
B Grade- A Dutton (Gunnedah)
C Grade - P Norbury (Walcha)
President Will Sedgwick thanked everyone for coming and acknowledged the great work of our local volunteers who presented the course and facilities in such great order. He thanked the ladies for the delicious lamb shank lunch that was well received by all the players.