Three different formats will be played out, with the main event being the Classic’s 18 hole competition where the likes of Duntryleague guns James Conran and James Walford will take on the best of the west.

“We’ve got juniors from Mudgee, Bathurst and Orange coming so we’re hopeful of full fields,” Dubbo Golf Club professional Craig Mears said.

“We’ve got three events. The Western Junior Classic is 18 holes then we’ve got a nine hole competition for our sub juniors and a six hole event for the cadets so we’re catering for everyone.”

Mears’ own two children have been part of junior events in recent times and that has seen him travel to the likes of Orange, Forbes, Bathurst and Gunnedah.

After seeing the competitions there, he said these kind of tournaments are “imperative” for both the golfers and the club’s which host the events.

While junior player numbers have dwindled in recent years, something Mears felt was common in all sports, the standard of competition is still expected to be at an outstanding level on Sunday.

“The quality certainly hasn’t dropped, there’s a lot of good players,” he said, before speaking about the local hopes.

“I think Jones Comerford, James Gleeson and Nick Coggan will put up a good show ... I think the local guys will be hard to beat.”

The Dubbo trio are not expected to do well purely because of home ground advantage, with all showing they are on their way to a successful future in the sport.

Comerford in particular has enjoyed a stellar 2016, capped off with selection in the Australian All Schools squad which will tour Germany early next year, while he also scored a stunning win in the Dubbo Open in October.

“Jones has done really well in the past 12 months or so while James is set to start his traineeship with the Australian PGA so he can work to becoming a professional,” Mears said.

“They’ve done well but they have worked really hard.”

In terms of the course, scores are expected to be impressive with Mears saying a few dry weeks means the players will be really able to attack the holes.

“It’s playing well and there will be a bit of run which will be really good for them,” he said.

The Western Junior Classic begins from 9.30am.