The Terry Bros Carpet Court men's club championships went into its third round on Saturday, with plenty of close results amongst all the grades.
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The course was still recovering from the 50mls of rain earlier in the week, but the wind was non-existent early and the there was a cloudless sky above, so scoring was expected to go low.
There were 102 starters ready to test their skills.
Jack was able to control his long hitting and combined that with some good skills around the greens.
Robert Hey hadn't been playing anywhere near his ability in the first rounds, but bounced back with this solid round and Luke Clarke had a dismal day in round 2 but found his way back in round 3.
In the A-grade nett, Warwick Wright showed he is serious in his pursuit of the nett award with another 70 to match his round 2 score.
He just tipped out Luke Clarke on a 71 to take Saturday's award.
So after round 3, Jack still has a handy lead in the scratch event from a tightly compacted following pack.
His 227 leads John Green and Warwick Wright back on 241.
There is a logjam of players in the low 240's looking for a low score in the final round next week.
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With potentially tough weather conditions forecast, it could be absolutely anyone's game.
In the nett event things have tightened up in front, with Jack Elliott now being caught by Warwick Wright and the two are out in front on 214 - with only Brendan Chambers on 218 likely to catch them up.
In B-grade, Michael Dellaca shot an excellent 84 to take out the third round scratch.
He no doubt benefited by playing with Warwick Wright on the day, and they dragged each other along.
Stephen Riley once again was in the mix with an 85, followed in by Peter Bristol on 86.
In the B-grade nett, Michael's 84 converted into a great 67 nett, beating home Dub Rodgers having a good day out on 71 and Stephen Riley on 72.
Stephen Riley has maintained his good lead in B-grade and lies on 248, with Jack Matthews 10 strokes in arrears and followed on by Jake Thompson on 259.
In the C-grade scratch, Peter Amor on 87 was the best on the day, followed in by Brendon Simpson on 91 and Raymond White on 92.
In the nett event, Peter again reigned supreme with a 67 nett beating home Brendan Smith on 71 and Brendon Simpson on 72.
The C-grade stroke event is being led by Ray White on 280 with Ryan Edwards and Ross Smith both on 288.
Ross has firmed into the picture with his consistency coming to the fore.
In the nett, Ryan Edwards has kept the pressure on to lead on 214 with Mick Jeffress proving very consistent through the first three rounds sitting on 218 and Ray White back on 223.
Nearest The Pins
- Idlerite Tyrepower 1st Jack Elliott at 475cm
- Griffins Leading Edge 4th by Ben Howard at 473cm
- Dirt Doctor Landscaping 6th by Ray White at 350cm
- Parkes Readymixed Concrete 9th by Jack Elliott at 44cm
- Harvey Norman 11th by Riall Harrison at 20cm
- Westlime 15th by Brendan Chambers at 174cm
- Central West Glass 18th by Matt Lawryk at 163cm
So that meant that Ray White at 350cm won the lucrative 6th hole on Saturday.
Congratulations Ray!
Ball winners
- Brendan Chambers, Brendan Smith, Robert Hey, Phil Barnard 71
- Brendon Simpson, Ross Smith, Stephen Riley 72 Peter Bristol, John Green, Rod Kiley 73
- Denis Howard, Mick Jeffress, Ray White, Rob Lea, Brian Hogan Senior 74
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