Another fantastic week of golf at MCC with the final rounds of both the women’s and mens respective championships being played. Congratulations to all our winners.
** Results for Saturday 19/09/26 – Stroke round – Sponsored by The Latham Family
Winner – V. Joyce
Runner up –E. Joyce
Second Runner up – B. Spear
NTP’s – N. Body
Balls – S. Ford, H. Andrews, P. Joyce, P. Urquart, S. O’Neil, B. Lavender, E. Booth, C. Gainge, A. Clarke, P Donges, J. Dowzard, K. Cooper and N. Austin.
** Results for Ladies Championships – Final Round played Tuesday 15/09/26
Overall Gross Winner – Joanne Montague
Overall Nett Winner – Anne Antcliff
Mens Championship Results – A Grade
Overall Gross Winner –Mick Manning – 302
Runners Up – Rama Gennat and Allan Clarke – 310
(side note – Allan Clarke has been in the final group of the mens A grade each year for 50 years! – quite the achievement)
Overall Nett Winner – Matt Baker
Nett Runner up – Eddie Booth
Mens Championship Results – B Grade
Overall Gross Winner – Jeff Gore – 365
Runner Up – Neil Cunneen – 366
Nett Winner – Conner Gainge
Nett Runner up – Jeff Gore
Mens Championship Results – C Grade
Overall Gross Winner – Ron McDonald – 358
Runner Up – Peter Joyce
Nett Winner – Ron McDonald
Nett Runner up – Peter Joyce
Mid week Comp 281 – results
Winner – J. Gore
Balls – C. Cuthbertson, S. Wilks, G Everett, D. Hughes, M. Walsh and B. Lavender
Remember Mid Week comp can be played Sunday through Friday – except on special event days. Check the calendar and book online through One Golf.
Greenkeepers report:
The course will be closed for Golf greens and fairway renovations 12,13,14 October
• Injector pump is up and running.
• Irrigation upgrade for 8th green pipes, fittings and sprinklers have arrived.
• Will be adding some more sprinklers to the 6th, 9th greens possibly next week.
• Greens nutrition and fungicide programs have started.
• Have completed two applications for ground pearl. This will be an ongoing process.
•Turf on 8th green has settled I have dusted and started cutting. It will be GUR for a little while longer.
A sincere thank you goes to our sponsors, volunteers and everyone who continues to support golf at Macksville Country Club. Your generosity and commitment are greatly appreciated. Best of luck to everyone competing over the coming week, and we look forward to seeing plenty of names on the leaderboard once again.
Upcoming Events:
SAT 26 SEP – SINGLE STABLEFORD, RAINEE MCDONALD MEMORIAL DAY – BARRY MCDONALD
SUN 27 SEP – MACKSVILLE OPEN – LINDSAY’S ROOFING AND RESTORATIONS, MACKSVILLE SMASH REPAIRS, WEBB FUEL
Important Note to all golfers – Course Etiquette and Pace of Play – One Golf
As we have enjoyed great weather for golf over a number of weeks now our fields have been increasing sometimes to a point where we get back logs primarily around the 10th tee. This can be frustrating and has been the subject of discussion at recent committee meetings with a number of ideas being floated. One area that keeps coming up is the use (or not) of our online booking system – One Golf. If all groups can endeavour to use the system to book in prior to turning up for your round that will help to identify where else we need to shape things to sort this problem – such as extend the time between tee offs or to blank an identified time slot out to help with pace of play. If you are having trouble with the system please contact a committee member for a tutorial.
The other area we can all assist in this matter is when a group behind is obviously playing faster and waiting behind to either pick up the pace of play or allow the following group to Play Through. People already on the 10th tee have right of way over people on the 1st. If allowing a group to play through it is often best if both groups tee off together which allows for less wait time. Thank you all for your understanding as it is a matter of courtesy and clubmanship and will go a long way to improve the enjoyment on the course.
Individual Match Play Championship 2026
Sponsored by PATRICK WARD – Macksville Pharmacy
Matches are now open for play – please see the sheet on the notice board and arrange your matches
This annual event is always one of the highlights of our golfing calendar, providing members with the opportunity to test themselves in head-to-head match play over several weeks. Whether you’re aiming to go deep into the draw or simply enjoy a different format of golf.
Four Ball Best Ball Match Play Championship 2026 – cancelled this year – due to lack of participants and the fact we are running out of weeks to get it done.
2026 Schedule is available with the link below. Also Available in the Drop-Down Menu Labelled “Golf”
Scheduled Events
September 2026
SAT 26 SEP – SINGLE STABLEFORD, RAINEE MCDONALD MEMORIAL DAY – BARRY MCDONALD
SUN 27 SEP – MACKSVILLE OPEN – LINDSAY’S ROOFING AND RESTORATIONS, MACKSVILLE SMASH REPAIRS, WEBB FUEL
SAT October 3rd – Single Stableford – 7am Shotgun Start – the club has a large social booking from 11.30am. Medal and Spoon Stroke round postponed – update in next weeks newsletter
Volunteers Needed
The Golf Committee is seeking assistance from members who can volunteer a small amount of their time to help around the course and support the ongoing presentation of our facilities.
There are a number of tasks where additional help would make a significant difference, including ball collection on the driving range, rough maintenance, course clean-up, gardening, minor repairs, and general course presentation. No special skills are required, and members can contribute as much or as little time as they are able.
If you would like to lend a hand or simply learn more about how you can assist, please speak with a member of the Golf Committee or contact the Club. Your support would be greatly appreciated.
Golf Committee 2026/27
President: Matt Baker
Vice President: Neil Cunneen
Captain: Jordan Welsh
Vice Captain: Phil Bambury
Secretary: Nikki Laird
Handicapper: Dave Poole / Noel Austin
Committee : Carmel Freudenstein, Eddie Booth, Gary Clarke, Peter Lambert and Murray Smith.
