SAND GREENS 4BBB: Runaway leaders take Title by two

Jon Izzard (Uralla) and Tim Murray (Armidale) shot two over par today to go with their five under yesterday to record a two shot victory over Kyle Goodwin (Walcha) and Tim Stackman (Tamworth).  Defending Champions Brad Hurley (Condobolin) and Paul Besgrove (Dunedoo) finished in third position.

In the nett, the pairing of local Angus Crawford and Tom Carberry (Narrabri) took out the 36 hole prize after recording rounds of 42 and 45 stableford points.  They beat Greg Dunn and Anthony Beetson (Dubbo) by one stroke.

The sand greens caravan moves on to Nyngan for the singles championship in October and then to Dunedoo next year for the Fourball.

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DAY ONE WRAP: Weather gods give Walcha a miss

The weather gods have given Walcha a miss, sparing the 120 competitors at the NSW sand Greens Fourball Championship from the tempest battering the eastern seaboard.

In the Championship, Uralla’s Jon Izzard and Armidale’s Tim Murray are the runaway leaders after carding an excellent five under par.  Murray’s five birdies were the highlight.

The pair lead by seven shots from three teams; Michael Medway (Brighton Lakes) / Graeme Phillipson (Manildra), defending Champions Brad Hurley (Condobolin) / Paul Besgrove (Dunedoo) and local Kyle Goodwin / Tamworth’s Tim Stackman.

In the Nett event, local Robert Denniss / Warren Kimber (Eidsvold) lead by three shots after carding a handy after shooting 47 points.. Medway and Phillipson hold second place.

FINAL SCORES:

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Position	Team	R1	R2	Total
1	Izzard + Murray	41	34	75
2	Goodwin + Stackman	34	39	73
3	Hurley + Besgrove	34	35	69
4	Murray + Bull	31	35	66
5	York + York	31	34	65
T6	Dunn + Beetson	29	34	63
T6	Boyce + Bush	30	33	63
T8	Fletcher + Sweeney	32	29	61
T8	Medway + Phillipson	34	27	61
T10	Byrnes + Clarke	32	28	60
T10	Read + Dillon	27	33	60
T10	Faro-Mann + Walker	28	32	60
T10	Newton + Newton	32	28	60
14	Sheather + Matheson	28	31	59
15	Douglas + Ellis	29	29	58
T16	Berry + cross	30	27	57
T16	Matheson + Smith	28	29	57
T18	Archdale + Monie	30	26	56
T18	Green + Woods	27	29	56
T20	Lanz + Harding	27	27	54
T20	Robertson + Robertson	27	27	54
T22	Beattie + Monie	22	31	53
T22	Duncan + Forbes	26	27	53
24	Ledgerwood + Bramley	30	22	52
T25	Osborne + Putland	23	28	51
T25	Brooks + Gosper	29	22	51
T25	Reid + Thornton	28	23	51
28	Brooks + Hoad	21	29	50
29	Fraser + Fraser	22	27	49
T30	Lewis + Lewis	27	21	48
T30	fraser + lawrence	23	25	48
T30	Wilkin + Fugar	27	21	48
T30	Sweeney + Smith	22	26	48
T34	WINNETT + BENDER	25	22	47
T34	Crawford + Uren	21	26	47
T36	Russell + Redding	23	23	46
T36	Norbury + Brennan	25	21	46
T36	Beetson + Matheson	20	26	46
T36	Presnell + Ballard	26	20	46
T36	Cashen + Williamson	26	20	46
41	Fletcher + Fletcher	21	23	44
T42	Crawford + Carberry	21	21	42
T42	Stackman + Coulter	18	24	42
T42	Denniss + Kimber	26	16	42
45	Lane + Barrow	19	22	41
T46	Bird + Bird	23	17	40
T46	Brigden + Burke	19	21	40
T46	Nivison + McLaren	25	15	40
T46	SMITH + BARTLEY	22	18	40
T50	dark + brennan	22	17	39
T50	Mckellar + Asmus	22	17	39
T52	Reynolds + Murray	17	20	37
T52	Lawrence + Barr	20	17	37
T54	Miller + Reynolds	18	18	36
T54	Lambell + Irving	18	18	36
56	Hawker + Wileman	18	17	35
57	Allen + Fisher	19	12	31
T58	Hogden + Hogden	14	16	30
T58	Hanlon + Dodgson	17	13	30
T58	Carroll + Jelley	19	11	30
61	Brennan + Lynch	12	14	26
62	O'Hara + Cross	15	9	24
63	McCormack + Hogan	15	8	23
64	KERSHAW + KERSHAW	16	6	22

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Pos.	Team	R1	R2	Total
1	Crawford + Carberry	42	45	87
2	Dunn + Beetson	41	45	86
3	Matheson + Smith	42	42	84
4	Sheather + Matheson	40	43	83
5	Ledgerwood + Bramley	43	39	82
T6	Medway + Phillipson	44	37	81
T6	Boyce + Bush	39	42	81
T8	Berry + cross	41	39	80
T8	Reid + Thornton	43	37	80
T10	Goodwin + Stackman	37	42	79
T10	Bird + Bird	42	37	79
T10	dark + brennan	42	37	79
T13	Hurley + Besgrove	40	38	78
T13	Crawford + Uren	35	43	78
T13	Murray + Bull	37	41	78
T13	Fletcher + Fletcher	39	39	78
T13	Brooks + Hoad	35	43	78
T18	Russell + Redding	36	41	77
T18	Norbury + Brennan	41	36	77
T18	Denniss + Kimber	47	30	77
T21	Izzard + Murray	41	35	76
T21	Archdale + Monie	40	36	76
T21	Presnell + Ballard	39	37	76
T24	Fletcher + Sweeney	39	36	75
T24	Osborne + Putland	36	39	75
T24	Hogden + Hogden	37	38	75
27	Brigden + Burke	36	38	74
T28	fraser + lawrence	35	38	73
T28	Stackman + Coulter	33	40	73
T28	Lambell + Irving	38	35	73
T31	Sweeney + Smith	34	38	72
T31	Green + Woods	36	36	72
T31	Beetson + Matheson	33	39	72
T31	SMITH + BARTLEY	39	33	72
T35	Read + Dillon	33	38	71
T35	Newton + Newton	38	33	71
T35	WINNETT + BENDER	38	33	71
T35	Beattie + Monie	31	40	71
T39	Byrnes + Clarke	37	33	70
T39	Robertson + Robertson	35	35	70
T41	Lewis + Lewis	37	32	69
T41	Lane + Barrow	34	35	69
T41	Mckellar + Asmus	35	34	69
T41	Hawker + Wileman	36	33	69
T45	Faro-Mann + Walker	32	36	68
T45	York + York	31	37	68
T45	Lawrence + Barr	36	32	68
T48	Lanz + Harding	34	33	67
T48	Duncan + Forbes	32	35	67
T48	Cashen + Williamson	36	31	67
T51	Brooks + Gosper	37	29	66
T51	Nivison + McLaren	38	28	66
T53	McCormack + Hogan	36	29	65
T53	Brennan + Lynch	32	33	65
T55	Douglas + Ellis	32	32	64
T55	Fraser + Fraser	30	34	64
T57	Wilkin + Fugar	33	30	63
T57	Allen + Fisher	36	27	63
T59	Reynolds + Murray	28	32	60
T59	KERSHAW + KERSHAW	37	23	60
61	O'Hara + Cross	35	24	59
62	Miller + Reynolds	28	30	58
63	Hanlon + Dodgson	29	25	54
64	Carroll + Jelley	29	21	50

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