Golfers at Reay have enjoyed some cold and breezy conditions
over the past month, but this has not put players off, with several
competitions attracting a healthy number of entrants.
Kenny Farmer put the rest of the field to the sword and won
the December Medal by an impressive four shots with a blistering round of nett
66 in tough conditions. His fine performance did not escape the gaze of the
Handicap Secretary, and as well as the silverware, Farmer earned a
well-deserved handicap reduction for his efforts. Sandy Chisholm took second
place on nett 70, with John O’Brien finishing a shot further back in third
place.
Farmer continued his impressive form with another
spectacular performance in the January Medal, this time posting a nett 65 in
more favourable conditions. However on this occasion he had to settle for
second place, behind Steve Efemey, who posted a round of nett 63 courtesy of a
brilliant gross score of 71. Lee Malcolm took third place after his nett 66,
with Lee Parnell and Stuart Grieg sharing fourth place a shot further behind.
The race for the Winter Eclectic is also heating up with the
third and fourth rounds played recently. Euan Munro and Lee Malcolm topped the
standings in round three after both posted scores of nett 71, with round four claimed
by Simon Harper with an excellent nett 68. In the overall Eclectic standings
Harper leads the way with an aggregate score of 64.37, with Parnell a close
second on 64.50, Ian Ritchie currently occupies third spot on 65.62, with
Efemey fourth on 66.00. With two rounds remaining the rest of the chasing pack
will have their work cut out to catch the leaders.
In the Winter League Stableford, John Nicolson leads the way
after nine rounds with an aggregate score of 146 from his best four scores.
Liam Bremner occupies second place on 142, with Sandy Chisholm and Cammie Ross
both in the hunt on 138.
