Summer Cup 1

Round One of the Jacobs Summer Cup was won by Fred Groves after he carded a blistering round of 71 for a nett score of 65. Groves carded no less than three birdies at the 3rd, 11th and 17th holes. John O’Brien finished second after carding a round of nett 67 which included a single birdie at the 14th. John Nicolson took third spot after his nett 69 which also included a birdie at the 14th.

Spring Open Scramble II

On Sunday teams of three competed in the Spring Open Scramble, with players from the home club dominating the prizes. Finishing on top of the leaderboard were the trio of Cammie Ross, John O’Brien and John Nicolson, who carded a blistering round of gross 63, to give them a nett score of 58.6. Kenny Farmer, Alex Mackay and Ian A. Mackay took the runners-up spot after their gross 69 was good enough for a nett tally of 59.4. Grant Maxwell, Willie Allan and Leslie Malcolm took third spot on a score of 59.8, following their round of 67.

Corfin Bogey

Bright and breezy conditions meant good scores were at a premium on Saturday where players used their handicap allowance to play in a matchplay format of the game against the course. 

In the final analysis only two players, Gavin Sutherland and Evan Sutherland, managed to defeat the course, with both men securing a winning margin of victory of 2up. After a disappointing triple bogey at the 2nd, Gavin soon found form with birdies at the 5th and 6th holes helping him reach the turn in 36. Further birdies at the 10th and 14th were the highlights of an inward half of 38, which also included further double bogeys at the final two holes. Despite this disappointing finish, his gross score of 74 was good enough to secure the silverware on countback. Evan took the runners-up spot following a steady round of gross 77, made up of halves of 38 and 39. Birdies at the 5th and 12th holes provided the highlights of his round. 

The in-form Colin Paterson took third place, finishing 1down on the course, after a round of 74 which included a single birdie at the 14th hole. Tim Hawes and Lee Parnell shared fourth spot, after both players finished 2down.

Captain vs Vice Captain

Golfers at Reay gathered on Saturday in glorious weather to compete in the annual Captains v Vice Captains match. In the final analysis it was the Vice Captain’s team, led by Grant Coghill who triumphed over Captain Graeme Dunnett’s charges, by a score of 3.5 points to 2.5 points.

In the top tie, Dunnett accompanied by Ladies Captain Morag Mackay, secured the first point of the day with a fine victory over Coghill and his partner Carol Cameron. Gavin Gunn and Andy Bain combined well to secure a further point for the Captains team, with a narrow victory over Alex Mackay and Bob Earnshaw. Sandy Chisholm and Kenny Farmer prevailed over George Macdonald and Fraser Organ, to secure the first point for the Vice Captains team, and this was soon added to by Hugh Millar who defeated John Disbury. Jock Eunson and Simon Harper came back from 3 down with 3 to play to secure an unlikely half point for the Vice Captains team in their match against Colin Munro and Colin Paterson, and the comeback was complete when Ian Ritchie and Ian A Mackay triumphed on the final green against Stuart Grieg and Bill Budding.

RJ Macleod Open

On Sunday players from all over the county and beyond contested the RJ Macleod Open in sunny and cool conditions. The scratch prize went to Colin Paterson with an excellent round of 72. His two very steady halves of 37 and 35 included a single birdie at the 13th hole. Gregor Munro continued his rich vein of form by taking the Category One prize on countback from Tom Ross and John Nicolson, after all three players carded scores of nett 68. Munro’s gross score of 74 included birdies at the 6th and 17th holes, Nicolson managed a single birdie at the 17th hole during his round of 77, while Ross managed no less than three birdies at the 4th, 9th and 16th holes during his round of 76.

In Category Two, Alex Mackay took the spoils on countback following a superb round of nett 63. After an outward half of 41, he really turned up the heat during an inward 38 which included a pair of birdies at the 10th and 13th holes. The unfortunate player edged in to second place was John Sim after he also carded a nett 63 courtesy of a steady round of 80. However, Sim was able to gain some consolation after his splendid tee shot at the 18th was good enough to take the prize for nearest the pin.

George Coupar Challenge

Securing the trophy by a single point was youngster Gregor Munro who has started the season in blistering form. The highlight of an excellent opening half of 36 was a birdie at the 9th. He bagged further birdies at the 13th and 15th holes during an inward half of 35, which was good enough to give him a gross score of 71 and 41 stableford points.

John O’Brien took second place on 40 points following a fine round of 72. A birdie at the tough 1st ensured a flying start to his round and he reached the turn in 37. Better was to follow with an inward half of 35, which included a spectacular eagle 2 at the 16th.

Cammie Ross took third place on 38 points, with a brace of birdies at the 6th and 7th holes the highlights of his round. Colin Munro took fourth spot, a point further back on 37.