There were two major winners for this event, the overall scratch and the best nett overall.

Current club champion, young Reid Brown won the scratch with a fine two over par 74, and Trevor Abbott won the net with a 65, beating an unlucky Dave Irvine on a countback.

Other major winners were Dave Irvine winning C grade nett as was Adrian Yeo in B grade and Nev Blanch in A grade.

Richard Dudgeon was a grade nett runner-up, Geoff Swaffield B grade and Don Gutterson was c grade runner-up with a net 69.

Balls went out to net 74, with former Wingham Tiger, Simon Crowe, the final recipient.

We also had 16 visitors from Kurri Kurri golf club, Graham Williams their winner, Alan March runner-up and Alan Willard third.

We trust they enjoyed their visit.

In the nearest to the pins, Tony Lattimore hit a good one to win the Manning Natural Healing 3rd/12th hole as did James King on the Bent on Food 9th/18th.

Others to win were Reid Brown on the Wingham Plaza Butchers 1st/10th, father Rod Brown on the All About Conveyancing 4th/13th and Neville Blanch won the 7th/16th Bayview Seafoods 7th/16th hole.

A GOOD field of 59 veterans played a single stableford this week for the Halliday Shores trophy.

Albert Kenmare made a return to the winner's list with a good round of 43 points to pip former Taree United footballer Alan Thompson by a shot. Darry March beat a host of players on 41 points to claim third spot.

Mick Roach won the NTP on the difficult 3rd/12th hole and Peter Bacon took home the bacon winning the 7th/16th with a good shot.

A BEAUTIFUL cool, overcast Wednesday afternoon resulted in 61 players teaming up for the mid week ambrose.

Scores again were exceptionally close with, would you believe, one eighth of a shot separating the first three teams and less than one separating the first five.

Winners eventually were the members of the "operators" team, captained by Tim Smith.

"Doops" (Pat Turner) were second, 1/16th of a shot back, and "Wardies" (Marshall Knapp), despite a seven under par round, were third, again, 1/16th of a shot behind the second placed team.

Mitch Saxby won the NTP on the third, Steve Welch won the port (and donated it to Tim Smith, who in turn, donated it to everybody in the club), and Damien Franklin added $10 to his team's end of season trip away.

TWENTY six chook runners enjoyed the hot, dry conditions this week with several good scores recorded.

Rod Brown took his annual holidays on Thursday, played three rounds, and recorded scores of 24, 21 and 20 points respectively.

In doing so he came first, fourth and fifth and, won the NTP on the third hole.

In his 24 points round, Rod shot five birdies and a bogie.

Great golf Rodney.

Of the other mere mortals in the field, Graham Mansfield managed 21 points to claim second spot and Ian Scarr came third, also with 21 points.

Mark Fotheringham continued his lucky streak to win the NTP on the seventh.

In the weekly battle between the handicapper and the "masseuse", yours truly won the coffee with a very modest 18 points.

AFTER a week's break, a good field played a single stableford with Pat Moseley returning to the winner's table with a fine round.

It was close though with Beth Braham not far behind, followed by Sharon Juozaitis, Barb Paris, Anne Palmer, Noelene Nelson, Pat Marcus and Wendy McLaughlin. Marcia Fowler hit a good one to win the NTP and Gloria was the best of the long markers.

ONE of the highlights of the annual calendar, "Tiger Pins", sponsored by Lesley Steel and Rod Brown, will be played this Saturday. This is an event, unique to Wingham Golf Club, with two flags, a white one for the front nine and a blue flag for the back nine, on every green.

It is always an interesting day, with the 'odd player' occasionally playing to the 'wrong hole'.