One better than Winx and Mandy has plenty of golf to play yet. 

Unlucy for Dolly Ryan she was beaten in a play for "B" grade and had to settle for number two. 

The taxi driver for the trip, Debbie Matheson, collected a nine hole scratch prize.

The only one who missed out was Di Donald, but on the home front she is killing them with her third straight win in a row. 

Forty-two points for her in the mid-week competition, Dolly had a respectable 35 points, Jenny Holmes was almost last but rebounded with a record 60 nett at Albert and won a pair of pearl earrings. 

Chris Johnson was the pin winner for Wednesday.

Nate Matheson put it all together with a 60 nett in Saturday's stroke, birdies on the difficult sixth, tenth and 16th was his highlight, a double bogey along the river was a low light. 

Barry Howell (64 nett) Les Dorrington (65 nett) were ball winners.

Kirby Edwards (66 nett) just missed out.  A ten on the 13th brought her undone. Pin winners were Rex Vane, Kirby and John Wynne. 

Sunday's winner, with 42 points, was the president Tony Beetson, 24 points on the front nine gave no one else a chance. 

Pat Walsh and Nate had 37 points, new golfer Craig Ticehurst faired pretty well with 36 points. 

Pin winners were Tony, Pat and Andy Lane. 

Next weekend is the Nyngan Open,. Saturday is a medley 4BBB stableford organiser a partner and give it a shot. 

Sunday is the open, a stroke event over 18 holes with a 10am start.

Badge draw is for $600 this week. Our champion putter John Wynne couldn't raise the flags with his attempt at $1730 jack putt just a little off centre.

Bowls news for week ending 17/09/2017 starting with Golden Oldies winners Tim Ryan and Ken Simmonds. Wednesday winners Craig Grimmond and Margaret Morley. Wednesday was a lovely day and a great roll up of 20 players. Sunday winners Mick Parry, Colin Williamson and Jeff Sneddon.

Championship rounds and I must say a lot of games played. Semi final Consistency: Tamika Ryan defeated Marie Bexon. Men's consistency rounds: Mick Walsh defeated Rodney Ryan.

Semi Final Mixed Pairs: Rick Jermyn and Maxine Christoff defeated Ron and Dianne Smith. Mixed Triples: Ron Smith, Lyn Hawley and Dianne Smith defeated Damian, Jody and Trae Smith. Adam and Rick Jermyn and Maxine Christoff defeated Phil Gibson, Alison Hampstead and Colin Williamson. Over Sixties Singles rounds: Greg Wright defeated Tom O'Neill. Greg Wright defeated Phil Gibson. Steven Read defeated Ron Sullivan in a very close game 31/28. Over 60s Pairs rounds: Phil Gibson and Ron Sullivan defeated Steven Read and Darrell Anderson. Handicap Singles round Alan Camerson defeated Trae Smith. Minor Singles rounds: Alex Miles defeated Michael McGlynn. Mixed Fours rounds: Steven Read, Helen Beetson, Doreen Read and Andrew Reynolds defeated Kevin Reynold, Damian Smith Maxine Christoff and Jody Smith. 

Saturday 23rd Is the ladies President's Day Triples so do not forget to get your teams in by closing date. 

Twilight Bowls commenced Friday 6th October. There is a sheet on the board for nominations.

The club will be active over the long weekend with Bogan Classic which is held annually.

-by Colin Hodge

Sunday, September 17: During his long career Rodney Robb has been a great supporter of racing at the smaller towns and villages and it was a very popular result when the Nyngan based trainer with Security Code won the inaugural $50,000 Picnic Championship Final (1400 metres) held at the highly successful Dubbo Cup Showcase TAB meeting on Sunday.

Owned by three railway workers,Wayne Casey from Nyngan and father and son Ray Riley and Gavin Riley from Gilgandra and Dubbo respectively, the six year old chestnut gelding Security Code had qualified for the Final by winning Picnic Cups at Tottenham, Bedgerabong and Bourke.

Superbly ridden by Maddison Wright, formerly from the south coast but now working for the Rodney Robb stable, Security Code ($8) tracked the three leaders before sprinting through a gap to win by a half length from the strong finishing Black Fusion ($12) ridden by Victorian jockey Toby Lake for Wagga Wagga trainer Scott Spackman. Third was the Neil Osborne, Canberra trained Kinda Tangy (Billy Owen, $4.40) with the ten year old Double Halo (Ricky Blewitt, $4.20 favourite) trained at Gilgandra by Bruce Parker a gallant fourth in the twelve horse field.

Further success for Nyngan when Clayton Gallagher apprenticed to Rodney Robb won the $60,000 Dubbo City Toyota Gold Cup (1600 metres) on the Brett Cavanough, Scone trained Brazen. Gallagher gave his mount a dream run on the rails behind the leading pair and Brazen ($12) prevailed by a neck from Dreadlock (Andrew Banks, $5.50) with a short head to third placed Schedule (Rachael Murray, $2.45 favourite). Eleanor Webster-Hawes,made the long trip from Cowra to Enngonia in the north west to ride some unplaced rank outsiders on Saturday then was back at Dubbo on Sunday to boot home a memorable winning double Cowboys Karma and Somebody.

The dedicated jockey led all the way on the Allan Gibson, Dubbo trained Cowboys Karma ($15) in the Western Star Hotel Benchmark 57 Handicap (1300 metres) before beating an outstanding field of sprinters on Somebody in the $40,000 XXXX Gold Flying Handicap,1100 metres. Now the winner of six races from 15 starts for the Bathurst based Don Ryan and Andrew Ryan father and son trainer partnership,Somebody ($4.80 favourite) ridden to perfection by Eleanor Webster-Hawes,came with a powerful run from well back to win from Escebee (Clayton Gallagher, $10) and Danish Lace, (Kaylee Kirkwood, $5).

Saturday September 16: The much travelled Miss Mellencamp having raced in three States over the past month won the Dunk Insurance Enngonia Cup (1400 metres) in north west New South Wales on Saturday. Trained at Nyngan by Rodney Robb, Miss Mellencamp had finished second at Wyndham in the far north of Western Australia before winning at Bedourie in outback Queensland.

Ridden by Rodney Robb's apprentice Clayton Gallagher, Miss Mellencamp ($2.80) was taken on early for the lead in the Enngonia Cup before clearing out for a four lengths win over Sword Fighter (Kacie Chater, $2.70) and Rusty Motorbike (Michael Hackett, $2.30 favourite). Enngonia Race Club president Phillip Ridge was pleased with the very good crowd on Saturday and also happy when Tuncoona the horse he owns with family members was a runaway winner of the Maiden Plate,1100 metres.

Punters who watched Tuncoona easily beat some smart gallopers in a Mudgee barrier trial snapped up the early $2.50 odds and the Clint Lundholm, Dubbo trained Tuncoona started a strongly supported $1.50 favourite before breezing home by over ten lengths from Raine Joy (Erhan Kacmaz, $11.00) and Jamazem (Kacie Chater, $3.20).

Parkes jockey Michael Hackett who rode Tuncoona also won on the George Wright, Parkes trained Benanco ( $1.60 fav.) and Vonnida ($2.30 fav.) from the Wayne Prisk stable at Cobar. Raced by the Cobar Camels rugby union club syndicate, Vonnida had been a recent winner at Louth and Cobar. Queensland visitor Warrior Of Peace ($2.50 equal fav.) came from third on the home turn to win the 1600 metres Cato Goat Depot Class 2 Handicap for Cunnamulla trainer Tim Higgins.

Erhan Kacmaz rode Warrior Of Peace while another Dubbo based jockey Rasit Yetimova won the Clyde Cotton Benchmark 49 Handicap (1200 metres) on the Garry Bignell, Nyngan trained Flatley's Fortune ($2.80). Grenfell, celebrating 150 years of racing in the town, is on Saturday along with the Come By Chance Picnic  meeting.