Moree golfers may not have won the major events in the Moree Veteran’s Week of Golf but they still played well.

The visitors cleaned up the major prizes including the daily trophies but many Moree players were runner-up in the daily trophy events.

Rob Matthews (43 points), Phil Perry (39 points), John Gillan (36 pointsts) and Kevin King (39 c/b points) all received runner-up daily trophies.

Brendon Ogle (39 points) and Ken Wells (41 points) were the exceptions who took out the daily trophies in their grades on Monday and Tuesday respectively.

Rob Mathews’ effort on Thursday saw him finish third in the NSW Veterans Golf Association Trophy event for that day’s play.

Moree’s Graeme Coleman had a pleasing overall result.

He came runner-up in the 54-hole nett with his score of 118.

The overall gross winner was visitor Peter O’Loughlin from Wantima with his score of 99 over the 54 holes.

The overall nett winner was Tweed Heads visitor Tony Trim with 121.

The coastal visitors continued to win in the ladies events with Yamba visitor Dorothy Latham being named the ladies winner with the score of 43.

Tournament director John Gourlay said the Moree Veteran’s Golf Club was very pleased with the response from the competitors.

He said 99 per cent of the visitors said they would be coming back again.

The majority of visitors stayed for the Friday event, the four BBB teams event.

The competition in the event was close.

Grafton visitors Graham and Francis Forman won the event with 50 points while second, third and fouth places had to be decided on count back with all three teams getting 47 points.

Jim and Margaret Hanlan from Armidale were runner-up, Graham and Marlene Roberts from Maclean were third and Moree players John Hannan and Geoff Peachey finished fourth.