One of the biggest fields for some time contested the deferred Lithgow March Monthly Medals again sponsored by Henry’s Plant and Equipment Hire. It was good to see so many visitors in the field with all speaking in glowing terms of the excellence of the Lithgow course and inviting clubhouse.
Players were tested in the blustery conditions with the greens exceptionally fast catching many off guard.
There were again a number that reveled in the tough conditions with the best nett score of the day going to young Riley Cameron (34) who finished with a 69 nett to win C grade and secure his first monthly medal.
He put the icing on the cake of his good round with a birdie on the last hole. Riley has huge potential and is the third generation playing at the club with his father Travis and grandfather Trevor are also keen golfers. Runner up to Cameron was visitor James Splithof (24) with a score of 73 nett. Best C grade scratch score of 96 went to another visitor in Craig Perry (19).
The A grade voucher winner on a countback was Greg Jackson (9) who was consistent over the two nines with a birdie on each and it was a good back nine that gave him the countback. Runner up was another consistent performer in Chris Keller (5) with both Jackson and Keller finishing with 70 netts. Keller has a mixed bag with four birdies, a double bogey, five bogeys and eight pars.
Due to the pair tieing they will play off for the March medal later in the month. Best scratch score went to the current club champion Justin McCann (+3) with a par round 72.
The B grade medal and voucher went to Corey Osborne (11) with a nett score of 72 nett. Osborne has been in top form over the past couple of months and was a clear winner.
Runner up was Carlos Garibotto (11) with a score of 74 nett,
Best scratch score went to Dave Warren (10) on 85.
The February medal play offs went to Troy Luka in A grade and it was back to back medals in B grade for Corey Osborne.
Vouchers went to those with 76 nett and better and they were Kobe Hunter, Max Nightingale, Justin Nelson, Travis Cameron, Dave Williams, Steve Hall, John Bird, Jim Heterick, John Murphy, Brandon Lloyd, Kim Flynn and Paul Bailey. Nearest the pins went to: 2nd, Justin McCann (76cms); 4th , Hamish Bayliss (358cm); 9th Peter Moad (51cms); 13th Don Wolfenden (498cms) and the 18th Steve Hall (121cms).
Wednesday PFD Food Services nine hole competition:
Winner was Chris Goodsell with a score of 20 points.
Runner up was Max Nightingale on 19 points with Juan Farmer third on 18 points. Vouchers went to Michael Bennett, Carlos Garibotto, Wayne Morris, Ben Sabat, Heath Egan, Darren Healey, Rob Peachman, Paul Bailey, Lachlan Drury, Rick Cohen and Ken Durie. Cur was 13 points ocb. Nearest to the pins were Steve McCann on the ninth (257cms) and Heath Egan on the 18th (212cms).
Friday Central West Leak Detection and Plumbing nine hole competition:
Winner was Corey Osborne with 21 points.
Runner up was Wayne Morris on 20 points and Steve Little on 18 points. Vouchers went to Josh Howarth, Jeff Geddes, Chris Keller, Dallas Tilley and Brian Quick. Cut was 16 points on a countback.
Nearest to the pin was Chris Keller on the ninth (440cms).