The weekend was a busy one for the golfers of Reay, with the final round of the Dunnett Cup held on Saturday, and Sandside Challenge Trophy on Sunday.
On Saturday, all eyes were on leader Ross Munro to see if he could recapture the form which had produced a blistering 64 in the first round. After a steady start, Munro’s challenge was in danger of sinking without a trace after a disastrous 11 at the tough par 5 4th, however he steadied the ship to reach the turn in a respectable 44 blows. Munro continued his recovery with a string of good holes on the back 9, but his challenge was finally blown out of the water with a triple-bogey 6 at the final hole, giving him a two round total of 139. Matching Munro’s total was seasoned campaigner Alistair Gunn, who added a nett 69 to his first round of 70. The highlights of Gunn’s round were birdies at the 5th and 14th holes. Beating both men to the trophy on 137 was Ian Ritchie with rounds of 68 and 69. Ritchie also managed two birdies during his round at the tricky 8th and the short 15th.
Best score of the day in Category 1 was recorded by Steve Efemey, with a magnificent nett 62. Efemey, who has been struggling off the tee of late, rediscovered a winning formula with the driver on his way to two halves of 36, with birdies at the 14th and 18th holes. Runner-up in Category 1 was Gavin Sutherland with the lowest gross score of the day, 69. Sutherland reminded everyone that his student lifestyle has not affected his golf swing with halves of 35 and 34 which included birdies at the 10th and 14th, on his way to a nett 65.
Category 2 also produced some tremendous scores with playing partners Tom Ross and Andrew Adamson inspiring each other with some spectacular golf. Ross came out on top with a nett 62 which included birdies at the 8th and 12th holes. Adamson also managed two birdies, at the 13th and 16th, on his way to a nett 63.
On Sunday, Gavin Sutherland again showed his credentials with an excellent 39 points to take the Sandside Challenge Trophy by 2 points from Bill Budding and David Mackay. Sutherland’s points haul was aided by no less than 4 birdies, at the 3rd, 8th, 10th and 14th holes.
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