One of the best scores in recent times was recorded by Parkes' Gordon Pritchard in the twin-towns veterans golf competition played at the Parkes course last week.
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A relative newcomer to the game and playing his first 18-hole event, Pritchard was the talking point in the bar following his amazing 47 points for the round.
So dominant was his performance, that he was eight points clear of runner-up Ian Phipps (39 points) from Parkes who beat another local, Garry Phillips, on a count-back.
The big points total by the Parkes trio contributed greatly to Parkes' comfortable win in the Twin-Towns Shield 238 points to Forbes' 206 points.
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Ian Phipps completed a good day by winning nearest-to-pin at the par three fourth hole, while Kim Herbert got Forbes on the board at the 11th hole.
The encouragement award went to Alex McKinnon of Forbes.
Ball sweep winners
- 39: Garry Phillips (P)
- 38: Tom Delmenico and Mick Bond (P)
- 37: John Pearce (P) and Gary Pymont (F)
- 36: Gordon Christie (P) and Kim Herbert (F)
- 35: Wayne Parker and Csaba Belley (P); Barry Parker, Alf Davies and Steve Williams (F)
Following Thursday's round, Pritchard continued his good form in the Parkes Golf Club's Saturday competition when he teamed with Gordon Christie to win the 4-Ball Aggregate Stableford in a solid field of 119players (see separate story in this edition) to put himself in the firing line of the handicapper.
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