November Update

The Winter League Stableford competition has taken centre stage at Reay Golf Club during the past two weekends, with players competing in the fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of the event.

John Nicolson won round four with a fine haul of 37 points in showery conditions. A poor start was soon forgotten and after a fine birdie at the 5th he reached the turn in 40. A second birdie at the 10th, set up a storming inward half of 36, which was good enough to seal the victory by a single point. Cammie Ross was the man edged in to second place on 36 points after a steady round of 76 which was made up of halves of 39 and 37. Colin Munro finished in third place on 35 points after his round of 78 which included a single birdie at the 6th.

Round five was a high scoring affair in calm conditions, with Liam Bremner topping the leaderboard with a superb haul of 40 points. Cammie Ross once again had to settle for second place two points behind on 38, with John Nicolson sharing third place on 36 points with Sandy Chisholm.

Despite some nasty showers, some excellent scores were returned in round six, with Simon Harper finishing on top of the pile with a score of 39 points. The highlight of a very steady round of 73 was a birdie at the short 9th hole. Kenny Farmer took second place on 37 points, with club champion Lee Parnell taking third place on 36 points following an excellent round of 73 which included a brace of birdies at the 3rd and 14th holes.

In the overall standings Liam Bremner leads the way on a total of 112 from his three best scores. John Nicolson occupies second place on 110, closely followed by Cammie Ross on 108 and Sandy Chisholm on 107.

October Update

The October Medal at Reay was an extremely keenly contested affair, with no less than five players tied at the top of the leaderboard after recording nett scores of 68. Following detailed computer analysis, which would have NASA scientists scratching their heads, Cammie Ross was declared the winner following his gross 75.

After a double-bogey at the first, Ross soon found his form and reached the turn in 40. He sealed the victory with a storming inward half of level par 35, which included two crucial birdies at the 13th and 18th holes.

The runner-up spot was claimed by Ian Ritchie, after he carded a fine gross score of 77. Following an outward half of 40, he also did his best work on the back nine covering them in a mere 37 strokes, with a birdie at the 14th the highlight of his round.

Ian Sutherland took third place following his round of 88. He recovered from a shaky start to reach the turn in 45, and played his best golf over the last five holes to card an inward half of 43.

Wayne Mowat had the distinction of carding the lowest gross score of the day, in the shape of a fine 74, but his efforts were still only good enough for fourth place. His matching halves of 37 included a solitary birdie at the 12th hole.

Martin Bain was the man in fifth place, after he carded a round of 81 for his nett 68. He covered the back nine in 42 following a fine outward half of 39 which included an excellent birdie at the 9th hole.

Ian A. Mackay finished a shot behind the winner following his nett 70, with Stuart Grieg and Ross Mackay the next best placed players courtesy of their rounds of 71.