Bright skies, a strong wind from the south-east, and hard, fast fairways presented testing conditions for the golfers of Reay at the weekend. Up for grabs was the May Medal which doubled up as the first qualifying round for the Club Championships.
Category one was a close run affair with only three players managing to better the CSS of 69. Coming out on top of the pile was Ian Ross with an impressive nett 67. An indifferent start to Ross’s round was soon forgotten with a birdie 2 at the tricky 5th helping him to reach the turn in 40 strokes. Ross continued to battle against the freshening wind during his inward half of 39, with a crucial birdie 2 at the final hole proving to be just enough to take the spoils by a single shot from captain Murray McGlasson and Colin Munro. Lee Parnell finished a shot further back on nett 69 following a fine 74, the lowest gross score of the day.
Category two provided a runaway victory for young Ruari McCartney, who made light of the conditions to post a blistering nett 63. McCartney’s front nine of 43 included an excellent 3 at the tricky 7th, and he showed nerves of steel to come back in 42, making solid pars at the last two holes for good measure. As well as winning the Category two medal, Ruari has secured a hefty handicap reduction for his efforts. Three shots behind after fine nett 66s were George McDonald and Alex Mackay.
The bright nights have also heralded the return of the Summer Cup, sponsored by Jacobs, on Tuesday nights. The early pace has been set by Gregor Munro after his nett 65 in round one, with the chasing pack being led by Colin Paterson, David Mackay, and Andrew Adamson.
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