CINDY Googh this week won her second successive Taree Women's Golf Club championship - in the centenary week of golf in Taree.
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The final round of the championships concided with a week of celebrations that started on Monday.
This will culminate with a Centenary Dinner at Club Taree on Friday night along with play Friday and Saturday
Recent wet weather won't adversely impact the celebrations of Taree's golf centenary this weekend, according to Club Taree's sports and sponsorship officer Steve Olson.
He moved to allay fears that the course wouldn't hold up over the weekend, with heavy traffic expected today and tomorrow.
"It's a bit wet underfoot which has slowed things down a bit," Mr Ison said of the course.
However, he praised the work of club course superintendent Mark Spraggs in keeping the grounds playable.
The majority of golf this week has been played on the clubside of the course, with traffic across the road kept to a minimum.
This has been done with an eye on this weekend's events.
"It's been building each day," Steve said of the centenary celebrations.
"We're expecting a busy few days now."
More than 160 are booked in for the four person ambrose to be held today.
In attendance will be sporting greats Doug Walters (cricket), Max Krilich (rugby league) and Nikki Hudson (hockey).
The trio will also be the guest speakers at the Centenary Dinner, to be held tonight in Club Taree's auditorium.
More than 210 people will attend the dinner, which is another highlight of a hectic period for Club Taree.
"Being an RSL club and with Anzac Day happening a month ago, it's been a busy few months for the club," Mr Ison said.
The third and final round of the women's club championships was decided on Wednesday, with 46 competing.
In the gross results, Cindy Googh was crowned club champion with 267.
Runner up was Judy McKenzie with 270 on the count back.
Another intriguing part of the weekend will be the chance to win an A Class Mercedes Benz.
The Mercedes Benz, supplied by major sponsor Taree Motorama, will be won by the first person to score a hole-in-one on the first hole, making it likely that a strong crowd will flock to the Saturday four ball event if no one wins the prize today.
The club has also run a Biggest Morning Tea throughout the week, with golfers having a cup of tea and a biscuit before playing helping to raise $220 by Thursday.
The Centenary Week comes 100 years after golf in Taree started in Taree on May 25, 1915.
"We're lucky to have such a strong sporting club,'' Mr Ison said.
The club's current golfing membership stands at 390.
More than a quarter of a million dollars have been spent on improving the course in the last 18 months, while the club itself has undergone refurbishment in various areas, including the restaurant.