Coby Carruthers – 2026 NSW Cup. Courtesy of NextGEN Amateur Tour

COBY Carruthers (Jordan Springs / Concord GC) dominated the 2026 NextGEN NSW Cup on the 23-24th February, claiming a wire-to-wire victory.

Shooting rounds of 68, 70, and 67 (-11), Coby stormed to a 5-shot win over Jye Halls (NSW GC) and claimed his 8th World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) title in the past 18 months.

Due to the recent re-design of the golf course, Coby and Kayun Mudadana (NSW GC) now hold the new course record of 67, both recording that score in the third round.

Chayse Thorpe (Richmond / Concord GC) also made the 36-hole cut, shooting rounds of 81, 77, and 77 to finish in 26th spot.

Zoe Arcus (Cromer GC) also shot a Ladies course record of 71 on her way to winning the Women’s division (Silver Cup), whilst Savannah Webb (Stonecutters Ridge GC) shot rounds of 86/74/81 to finish in third place.

Round Five of the 2026 Men’s Major Pennant was held on the weekend, with the following results.

(Home teams listed first) Concord 7-0 over Lynwood, Moore Park down 5.5-1.5 to Stonecutters Ridge, Muirfield 5-2 over Richmond, Bankstown down 4-3 to Fox Hills, Penrith 5-2 over Eastlake, Glenmore Heritage Valley 5-2 over Twin Creeks, Springwood 5-2 over Camden, Bayview 4.5-2.5 over Dunheved, Bexley 5.5-1.5 over Wallacia, Leonay 4-3 over Bardwell Valley.

Penrith will finish first in Division 2, Section 3 and go to the playoffs.

In Section 4, Glenmore need to defeat Twin Creeks away from home, by a big margin, and hope Cabramatta just narrowly sneak past Oatlands for Glenmore to have an outside chance of winning the Section.

In Division 3, Section 1, Springwood need to defeat Camden away from home and hope Dunheved can topple Bayview.

Leonay are on top in Division 5 and a win or draw will see them take the Section title. Leonay and Bardwell Valley will also subsequently meet in the Division 5 Final.