Over the past few weeks it has been very busy at the Canowindra Golf Club with a number of special memorial events and guest tournaments.
Stix’s 20 year Memorial was held on 1 March, with 62 golfers hitting the course in Stix’s favourite rugby league team colours (St George- Illawarra), then after the golf many family and friends joined in to celebrate and share their memories of Stix.
The following weekend, 8 March the Gary
Carpenter Memorial Golf Day was held, which saw 32 golfers take the course to celebrate the life of Carpo.
The Central West vets took a trip to Canowindra to play a round of Central West vets’ golf on 10 March. The number of players was a bit lower than usual, with only 43 players starting the game which was a disappointing because the course was in excellent condition. The dry weather had flattened out the kikuyu grass providing good run on the fairways and the greens were firm and true to line.
The visitors were warmly welcomed on arrival and enjoyed morning tea before the game, followed by a barbecue lunch.
The winner on the day was Ray Williamson from Duntryleague with a good score of 39 points. Second was Ian Fitzgerald from Bathurst, a newcomer to vets’ golf, with a score of 38 points. Due to the low numbers, only 1st and 2nd place for the men’s competition were awarded.
Helen McSpadden from Canowindra was the winner in the ladies’ comp with 37 points.
The ball sweep went down to 32 points.