What a week it’s been in the Macksville Country Club golfing circle! With rounds 2 and 3 of the mens championships played over the weekend in fantastic conditions after some rain overnight on Friday.
** Results for Saturday 12/09/26 – Stroke round – Sponsored by Michael and Trish Ziebell
Winner – Conner Gainge
Runner up – John Dowzard
Second Runner up – Beau Lavender
NTP’s – A grade – J. Williams B grade – T.Wilkes C grade – S. Ash
Balls B. King M. Baker, N. Austin, C Townsend, M. Ziebell, M. O’Brien, R McDonald, B. Baker, D. Luffman, T Hodgson, M. Manning, B. Lindsay, E. Booth, P. O’Neill, T. Adams and D. Baker
** Results for Sunday 13/09/26 -Stroke Round – Sponsored by Brunsden Family
Winner – N. Cunneen
Runner up – J. Lambert
Second Runner up – P. Donges
NTP’s – A grade – N Body B grade – N. Cunneen C grade B. Willer
Balls – S. Ash, R McDonald, M. Baker, G. Baker, R Gennat, B. Fuller, P. Joyce, D Baker, T. Martin, M. Manning, N. Austin, A. Clarke, E. Booth
Mens Championships – Results to date –
Top 4 from each grade Tee Times as follows
C grade – Ron MacDonald, Peter Joyce, Noel Austin and Graham Everett Tee time 11:16.
B grade – Neil Cunneen, Jeff Gore, Connor Gainge and Jim Wilkes Tee time 11:40.
A grade – Mick Manning, Rama Gennat, Matt Baker and Alan Clarke Tee time 12:04
Mid week Comp 280 – results
Winner – P. O’Neill
Balls – P. Fairburn, M. Manning, M. O’Brien, S. Branford, G. Cass and M. Simpson
Remember Mid Week comp can be played Sunday through Friday – except on special event days. Check the calendar and book online through One Golf.
Ladies Championships – Results can be found in One Golf under members leaderboards – an update will also be on the club noticeboard
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:
SUN 19 SEP – STROKE 4th Round CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS, Sponsor – PAUL & NANCY LATHAM
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 19 SEP – STROKE 4TH RD CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS, PAUL & NANCY LATHAM
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
October – We will be doing Course maintenance during October – At this stage it looks like the course will be closed for renovations Monday 12th October through to Wed 14th October. This will be confirmed and any further information including volunteers needed over this period of green renovations Over the next few weeks.
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.
