Monday, 4 May 2026 saw the veterans take centre stage at C.ex Urunga Golf Club with Joe Street producing the round of the day in the Vets Championships. Street was clinical from tee to green in compiling a superb nett 65 to finish well clear of the field and collect the winner’s purse. Tom Faulkner claimed second on a countback with a nett 72, edging Andrew O’Keeffe into third after both players battled through the demanding conditions. Nearest the pin honours went to Alan Titley at the 3rd and O’Keeffe at the 9th.
On Wednesday, 6 May 2026, the ladies contested the Monthly Stableford Bonanza with Jenny Tierney leading the way after posting 34 points in a tidy performance. Donna Navin secured second on countback from Lyn Bastick after both players returned 29 points, with Navin producing the stronger closing holes to edge ahead in a tightly packed finish.
Thursday, 7 May 2026 delivered another engrossing Medley Single Stableford where John Piggott emerged victorious after a three-way countback decided the top placings. Piggott’s 37 points were enough to take the win from visiting Nambucca Heads player John Buganey in second, while Daniel Swain from Coffs Harbour settled for third despite matching the winning total. Kim Michelsen narrowly missed the podium with 36 points. In the nearest the pin contests, Swain struck the best shot at the 3rd, Wally McGill claimed the 9th, John Leahy won the 12th and Bruce Parker took honours at the 18th.
The Parish Cup Stableford on Friday, 8 May 2026 saw Marlene Bishop take top honours after a composed round of 34 points. Donna Navin continued her strong week to finish runner-up on 32 points, while Karen Fitzgerald rounded out the placings with 31. Wendy O’Neill, Rosalyn Inskip and Dianne O’Leary all finished just one point further back in another tightly contested event.
Saturday, 9 May 2026 featured a competitive Medley Single Stableford with John Leahy prevailing after carding 35 points to claim victory. Bonville visitor Douglas Nicol finished second on countback with 34 points, narrowly ahead of Bellingen golfer John Greensill, who also returned 34 in a tightly bunched leaderboard. Dylan Nicol was unlucky to miss a podium finish despite matching the leading scores. Brett Bosbach provided one of the highlights of the afternoon with an eagle at the 17th to collect the Great Score prize. Nearest the pin winners were Gregory Smith at the 3rd, Bosbach at the 9th, Arthur Hassett at the 16th and Dale Jenner at the 18th.
The veterans were back in action on Monday, 11 May 2026 and Peter Inskip produced the steadiest round of the day to win the Vets Championships with a nett 69. Ross Hardaker and Anthony Shields both posted nett 70s, with Hardaker claiming second on countback and Shields settling for third. Andrew O’Keeffe narrowly missed a placing despite also carding 70. Tom Faulkner dominated the nearest the pin competitions, winning all three contests on the 3rd, 9th and 18th holes in a remarkable display of precision iron play.
Unfortunately, the final three days of scheduled competition were washed out by persistent rain that swept across the region, leaving the course heavily saturated. Club members will now be hoping for a stretch of fine weather in the coming weeks to allow competitions to resume and the course to recover quickly from the heavy conditions.