Weekly Golf Results – March 2, 2026

Saturday was a Par event, where golfers are given a plus for beating their handicap on a hole and a minus for going over it, it’s a square for having the same score. Whilst it’s not everyone’s favourite event it certainly adds to the different competitions available on the golf course. The sponsor for his yearly event Ken Keith, OAM, is partial to this format and was looking forward to having a good score. Thanks to Ken for promoting golf and providing his fellow members a chance to compete for his trophy.

It’s getting a bit repetitive but the tearaway winner on the day was Adrian Whitaker who had a very good score of +7. Adrian had an 83 off the stick off his 19 handicap hence the big return on the scorecard. He finished 5 in front of Dave Chambers, who is getting to play more regularly and will no doubt be back to low single figures soon. Others to finish on this score were Lee Jamison who is just starting on his golfing odyssey but getting plenty of assistance from coach Wok. Kris Smith fired a tidy 43 on the back 9 and would have had similar on the front except for a miss so was obviously hitting the ball well. The Orange resident, Mark Wright, was back for a swing with his mates and looks like the sticks haven’t forgotten how to score.

Other good scoring on the day was Rob Hey hitting 38/36 score for the day off his 1 handicap and Zac Kelly a tidy 38/35 off his +3 handicap.

This weekend the PGC pennant sides travelled to Forbes to take on the might of the strong Bathurst club. In Div 1 the side managed to beat them 3-2 with Riall Harrison again in strong form winning his match and Kevin Carty playing well to get there 1 up and Jack Matthews cementing his spot in the top division with a strong 4/3 finish. The side can only improve for ’27. In Div 2 despite Michael Thomas and Anthony Riach getting wins the boys went down 3-2. In Div 3 the team was on tenterhook’s going into the final round knowing that the winner of the match was moving to the final next week against Mudgee. Once again, the unbeaten Justin Middleton stood up and won his match 5/3. Dylan Hood also kicked in with his 1 st win this season 2/1 and that left Ben Coultas, returning to the team this week, to win his. The game ebbed and flowed but nearing the end Ben was getting stronger, and he finally won the match 1 up. The side knows the enormity of the game against Mudgee but also know playing to their ability will give them a good shot at winning the CWDGA pennant for ’26. In the Div 4 game Parkes came out victorious with Nick Strudwick recording a big 5/3 win, James Watt also having a big victory 6/5 and Michael Riley having a good win 4/3.

The Nearest The Pins on Saturday were – the Idlerite 1 st no winner, The Griffins Leading Edge 4 th by Mick Smith at 740cm, the Parkes Ready Mixed Concrete 9 th by Aaron Huppatz at 46cm, the Harvey Norman 11th by Dustin Littlewood at 42cm and the Parkes Security Storage 17th by Rob Hey at 465cm.

The Money Hole was won by Mick Smith at 740cm.

Ball winners were Lee Jamison, Kris Smith, Mark Wright +2, John Green, Warwick Wright, Rob Waddell +1.

Next Saturday is the March Monthly Medal, which also serves as the 1 st round of the BDC Scratch Shootout.