Thursday, February 11: A good field of 142 players took to the course in pleasant conditions and scored well. A Grade was taken out by Bill Richardson from Dubbo with 42 points off his handicap of 11, with Allan Maddison in second place on 39 points. Peter Ward edged out Greg Riley to take third place with 38 points on countback. In B Grade wily veteran Rex Dunn prevailed with 40 points off his handicap of 20, one more than Graham Tasker on 39 points. Tony Rudd replicated the A Grade placings by edging out Bob Piper to take third place on 38 points on countback. In C Grade Sam Nicholls posted the best score of the day with 44 points off his handicap of 30 to finish a clear winner ahead of Roger Cheel and Steve Cummins on 37 points. The nearest-the-pin winners were Tim Sykes on 3, Greg Riley on 9, Mark Elmasri on 14 and Chris Goldsmith on 17, while Peter O'Kane holed his second shot on the eighth to take the eagle's nest. The ball competition went down to 33 points with 17 on the way home.

Saturday, February 13:

An excellent field of 162 players came out on a lovely day, 97 to play Stroke in the opening Monthly Medal for the year and the remaining 65 to play in the alternative Stableford competition.In the A Grade Stroke Greg Riley prevailed with 69 net off his handicap of 13 ahead of Mark Elmasri on 71. Scott Ker took third place with his par round of 72 off scratch ahead of Ben Ritchie on countback. In B Grade Mark Westwood was favoured by the countback to take the premier position with 69 net off his handicap of 18 ahead of his playing partner Les Campbell, with Kevin Seamons in third place on 71. In C Grade Peter O'Kane showed his liking for stroke by improving his Thursday round by 16 shots when registering a net score of 64 off his handicap of 21, a score which also won him the Monthly Medal by a comfortable three shots. Andrew Barry took second spot with 67 net and Matt Blythe third spot with 72 ahead of David Holt on countback. The Stableford competition was divided into two grades with Barry Wellard posting his initial victory in taking out A Grade with 38 points off his handicap of 14, while Chris Fader took second place on countback with 37 points ahead of Mitch Jeffery. Sam Nicholls had his second win of the week in B Grade with 36 points off his handicap of 28, albeit on countback from Chris Matthews. Marea Clarke finished third in a four-way countback on 34 points ahead of Ron McDonald, Ian Schneider from The Ridge and Jane Blomfield. The nearest-the-pin winners were Mark Elmasri on 3, Geoff Lanham on 9, Peter Wilson on 14 and Matt Dunn on 17, while the ball competition went down to all on 76 net in the Stroke and 32 points in the Stableford. RGI

NAROOMA LADIES GOLF

Monday, February 8: 25 players competed in a Medley Stableford. Division 1 range was 0-25 and the winner was Kay Lawrence who posted a score of 34 off handicap of 18. Division 2 range was 26-45 and the winner was Marea Clarke who posted a score of 34 off handicap of 29. Balls to 32.

Wednesday, February 10: Our first monthly medal round for 2021. Division 1 handicap range was 0-23. The winners were Chris Fader and Di Wilkes who both had a nett score of 70. Chris Fader won OCB. They will play off next month. Marion Brooks won the putting with 29 putts. Division 2 handicap range was 24-45. The winner was Marion Brooks with a nett score of 76. Runner up was Tina Wilson with a nett score of 78 OCB. Balls to 79. A Stableford event was also played. The winner was Sharon Houston who posted a great score of 39. Runner up was Karen Parkes who also posted a great score of 34. Balls to 30 OCB.

NAROOMA MENS BOWLS

February 17: It was a great day for bowls on Wednesday with 54 bowlers making up nine rinks of triples. Winners were decided by Lucky Rinks and this week the winners were Neville Butt, Tony Gors and Dennis Maggs (skip) who edged clear early on with a couple of good ends and then finished strongly to take their match 29 to 14 against Tony Gill, John Morgan and Graham Wilton (skip). Second place went to Mark Marchant, Peter Spillane and Lester Chapman (skip) who were eight all after 11 ends before they put in some good ends to draw away to win their game 17 to 14 against Tony Fryer, John Voytas and Terry Lewis.

On Saturday there was a great turnout with winners decided by Lowest Winning Margin. First place went to Carl Lee, Craig Campbell and Shorty Smart (skip) who trailed until catching up on end 17 and then traded scores to win their game 13 all, ends up, against Wazza George, Paul Naylor and Baxter Smith (skip). Second place went to Bruce Rapkins and Barry Lymbery (skip) who led 16 to seven after 12 ends and they picked up two shots on the last end to squeeze home 18 to 17 winners against Gary Murane and Jeremy Seaton (skip). On Sunday we had 46 bowlers for seven rinks of triples and a game of pairs. Winners were decided by Highest Winning Score and first place went to Graham Howden, Gail Palmer and Barry Hazelgrove (skip) who were in fine form to lead all the way for a 26 to 12 win against Coby Steele, Greg Maloney and Lee Chapman (skip). Second place went to Julie Smith and Dawn Kenny (skip) who led 16 to three after seven ends against Pam Morgan and Shane Parker (skip) before things evened out on the way to a 24 to 12 win. On the Radar: Pennant matches start this weekend Grade 4 is playing Tomakin at home to and Grade 6 is playing away at Malua Bay. The Pairs Championship also starts this weekend, organise your match now.

NAROOMA LADIES BOWLS

February 17: It was great to see 23 ladies on the green for social bowls last Tuesday, Clare Cork played swinging lead in her game, to make four rinks of triples. Winners of first prize for 'lowest winning score' were Clare Cork, Cindy Newell and Vicki Herman (skip), for their four shot win against Clare, Carol Douglas (Thirroul) and Dawn Kenny (skip). Second place for 'highest winning margin' went to Julie Smith, Jenny Coulson and Marg Naylor (skip) in their game against Anne Hunter, Heather McGourty and Pam Morgan (skip), (Thirroul). Raffles won by Julie Smith (meat) and Lorraine Mitchell (fruit tray). 50Club winner was Dawn Kenny. Best wishes to Alison Maloney for her birthday next Sunday.

Minor Singles, Thursday's round 1: Julie Smith def. Alison Maloney. Alison led for the first half before Julie caught up. Scores were level - 15 all, then Julie continued her good bowls to win the match. Cindy Newell def. Clare Cork in a close finish, being just one shot ahead then winning three more to take the game. Heather McGourty was away to a good start in her match, then Sue Sansom found her best form and won seven ends in a row, going on to win the game. Sue Bender forfeited to Ella Breust. Friday's round 2 saw Julie Smith def. Ella Breust and Cindy Newell def. Sue Sansom.

NAROOMA CROQUET

Thursday, February 11: Six matches of golf croquet were scheduled on the Thursday over an extended period of 2.45 hours with only one green being currently utilised. In game No 1 Len Favier played determinedly in a singles match against Janet Jones. Len had a lead of 6 points to 4 after the tenth hoop, with Janet fighting back to level 6 all after completing the round of twelve hoops. Thus a deciding thirteenth hoop (red hoop) was required to break the score deadlock. Len managed to score the decisive hoop and win 7 to 6. Games 2 and 3 were also tight finishes, again requiring the tie-breaking thirteenth hoop to break the deadlocked scores of six all after the twelfth hoop. Another stand out performer was Christine Stent, who played doggedly all morning, staving off the opposition each time (with help from novice Mary Ryan in one match) to figure in two wins. Paul Chenoveth, battling a lone hand at times and leading early in both his games, just went down in games 3 and 6. Results: Game 1 - Len Favier 7 def Janet Jones 6. Game 2 - Cathy Sforcina and Pearl Hanson 7 def Helen Stannard and Louise Starkie 6. Game 3 - Christine Stent and Mary Ryan 7 def Paul Chenoveth and Sally McGourty 6. Game 4 - Len Favier 7 def Cathy Sforcina and Louise Starkie 2. Game 5 - Janet Jones 7 def Pearl Hanson and Helen Stannard 3. Game 6 - Christine Stent and Sally McGourty 7 def Paul Chenoveth 5. Fay O'Connor and Heather McGourty had a bye.

Saturday, February 13: In overcast and muggy weather two matches of association singles croquet were contested last Saturday morning over a set time limit of two hours and thirty minutes. In Match No 1 Janet Jones was at the top of her form to score the maximum 26 points within the time limit in defeating Pauline Wilcock on 15 points. In Match No 2 Len Favier and Pearl Hanson had a good tussle. Len finished the match on 12 points to a gallant Pearl on 8 points.