It’s been another busy week of golf at Macksville Country Club, highlighted by a fantastic Macksville Golf Open Day and the Rainee McDonald Memorial Day, along with another strong week of midweek and ladies’ competition. Congratulations to all of our winners and placegetters, and thank you to everyone who took part and helped make these events a success.
A special thank you goes to our generous sponsors, Lindsay’s Roofing & Restorations, Webbs Petroleum and Macksville Smash Repairs for supporting the Open Day, along with Barry McDonald for his continued support of the Rainee McDonald Memorial Day. These events simply wouldn’t be possible without the support of our sponsors, volunteers and members who continue to get behind golf at Macksville.
Rainee McDonald Memorial Day
Sponsor: B. McDonald
Winner: P. McWilliams
Runner-Up: P. Bambury
2nd Runner-Up: H. Andrew
Nearest the Pins
- A: R. Donnelly
- B: R. Edwards
- C: J. Downard
Ball Winners
- T. Johnson
- G. Everett
- P. Joyce
- S. Ash
- B. Lindsay
- J. Poole
- T. Adams
- B. Wiler
- R. Edwards
- M. Simpson
- D. Poole
- P. Evans
- J. Clarke
Midweek Competition 281
Winner: J. Gore
Ball Winners
- C. Cuthbertson
- S. Wills
- G. Everett
- D. Hughes
- M. Walsh
- B. Lavender
Ladies Stableford – 22 September 2026
Winner: C. Cresswell – 38
Runner-Up: C. Freudenstein – 35
Nearest the Pins
- 3rd: J. Montague
- 17th: No winner
Macksville Golf Open Day
A big thank you to our Open Day sponsors Lindsay’s Roofing & Restorations, Webbs Petroleum and Macksville Smash Repairs for their support of the event.
Overall
Gross Winner: A. Kirkman
Nett Winner: J. Grant
Grade Gross
| Grade | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| A Grade | J. Clarke | K. Holmes |
| B Grade | J. Gore | P. Bambury |
| C Grade | P. Fairbairn | K. Pitt |
Grade Nett
| Grade | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|
| A Grade | M. Manning | K. Hughes |
| B Grade | J. Wilkes | T. Wilkes |
| C Grade | J. Lambert | A. Pethic |
Nearest the Pins
3rd / 12th
- A Grade – J. Montague
- B Grade – L. Pethic
- C Grade – J. Lambert
8th / 17th
- A Grade – D. Luffman
- B Grade – M. Moran
- C Grade – M. Walsh
Longest Drive – 9th / 18th
- A Grade – J. Clarke
- B Grade – A. Ross
- C Grade – K. Pitt
- Ladies – No winner
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.
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.
2026 Schedule is available with the link below. Also Available in the Drop-Down Menu Labelled “Golf”
Scheduled Events
October 2026
- SAT October 3rd – Single Stableford Rod Edwards – 7am Shotgun Start – the club has a large social booking from 11.30am. Medal and Spoon Stroke round postponed – update in next weeks newsletter
- Sat 10 Oct – Stroke Medal & Spoon, Trisley’s Betta Home Electrical
- Sat 17 Oct – 3 Person Ambrose (Shotgun Start), Binalong Promotional Clothing
- Sat 24 Oct – Single Stableford (Mystery 4Ball), Bob & Pam Lindsay
- Sat 31 Oct – Single Stableford, Shane & Jo O’Neil
November 2026
- Sat 7 Nov – Stroke Medal & Spoon, Callisto Computing – Steve Riddell
- Sat 14 Nov – Single Stableford, Busfurb
- Sat 21 Nov – Single Stableford, Mitre 10 Macksville
- Sat 28 Nov – 2BBB Stableford, Macksville Mowers
December 2026
- Sat 5 Dec – Stroke Medal & Spoon Medal & Spoon Play-Off, Robyn Marsay Memorial – Nambucca Glass & Aluminium
- Sun 6 Dec – Eclectic 9-Hole Shootout
- Sat 12 Dec – Single Stableford, Darren Pike
- Sat 19 Dec – 2 Ball Aggregate Stableford, Max Turner
- Sat 26 Dec – 4 Person Ambrose, Friendship Day, Mid Coast Trucks
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.
