Captains Prize

A large field of golfers gathered at Reay on Saturday to compete in the Captains Prize which doubled up as the first qualifying round of the Club Championships. The calm and bright conditions ensured that it was a day of low scores, with no less than 14 players carding nett scores in the 60s.

Lee Parnell has been enjoying some fine form in recent weeks, and he secured yet another visit to the winners’ enclosure after posting a nett 65 courtesy of the lowest gross score of the day, a blistering 70. Two dropped shots at the 5th and 7th holes during an outward half of 36 were soon forgotten after a brace of birdies at the 10th and 13th. One more bogey came at the tricky 17th, but an inward half of 34 ensured Parnell took the silverware by a single stroke.

Runner-up was Ross Munro, who got the defence of his Club Championship crown off to an excellent start with a round of 72 for a nett tally of 66. Birdies at the 5th, 16th and 18th were the highlights of a round made up of matching halves of 36.

Ruari McCartney claimed third place on countback ahead of Tim Hawes after both players posted scores of nett 67. McCartney had a single birdie at the 14th during his round of 79, which was made up of halves of 39 and 40. Hawes produced matching halves of 40 during a steady round which was blighted by double bogeys at the 2nd and 14th holes.

Fraser Organ, David Mackay, Jake Watson and Cammie Ross, finished a stroke further back after carding rounds of nett 68.