The Cooma Golf Club hosted the 2025 Alpine Ford Cooma Men’s Open last Saturday with a strong field of players taking to the course.

Conditions were pristine early in the day, but a strengthening wind through the afternoon made scoring increasingly difficult and tested even the most experienced players.

Despite the challenging conditions, there was some excellent golf on display. The winner was Jonathan Ricks of the Fairbairn Golf Club, who claimed the title of 2025 Alpine Ford Cooma Men’s Open Champion with a score of 76.

In A Grade, Thomas Stewart took out gross honours with a fine round of 77, ahead of Lyndon Taylor on 80 (countback). The nett winner was Lachlan Johnson with 73, with Sean Smith runner-up on 74 (countback).

In B Grade, Peter Smith won the gross with 86, followed by David Douglass on 88. The nett title went to Neil Mackenzie on 74 (countback), with Kenneth McGrath also finishing on 74 (countback) as runner-up.

C Grade gross honours went to Martin Gelling with 93, ahead of Laurence Cowie on 99. The nett winner was David Toghill with 78, with Frank McKnight close behind on 79 (countback).

Nearest the pins were claimed by: Neil Mackenzie on hole four, Peter Devereux on nine, Matthew Bell in 11, and David Douglass on 17.

Longest drives on hole 15 were won by: Lachlan Johnson A Grade, Adam Schofield B Grade, and Mark Cooper A Grade.

Balls were won by: Peter Devereux, Tony Clark, Josh Bullock, Tony Clibborn, Tim Young, and Mike Introna.

"We thank Alpine Ford for their generous and ongoing support of the event. Their partnership continues to make the Cooma Men’s Open one of the feature tournaments on the local golfing calendar," Cooma Golf Club secretary, Angela Andrews, said.

Midweek golf on Wednesday, 8 October

A field of 20 players enjoyed fine spring conditions for Wednesday’s medley stableford. The course was in great shape following recent work, and several players took advantage to post strong scores.

Barry Williams led the way with an impressive 42 points to claim the day’s honours and the club voucher. Brian Tugwell finished runner-up with 39 points, while Wayne Flynn secured third place on 38 points.

Balls went to Gino Cerro (37 countback), Kenneth McGrath (37), Mark Kenmir (36 countback), Gary Batten (36), Gaye Wilson (35), Warren Bray (34), and Garry Cornish (34 countback).

Nearest the pin on 17 went to Barry Williams.