Golf

Saturday saw the gents at Reay competing for the Nuvia July Medal, with silverware up for grabs for both division one and division two players.

A busy week at Reay Golf Club began with some red-hot scoring in the Royal Hotel Mixed Pairs as Rebecca Munro and Lee Parnell combined brilliantly.

A tricky breeze and some showers presented a difficult challenge in the Ladies’ Open, but despite these conditions there were some excellent scores.

Sixteen ladies took part in Thurso Golf Club’s Smith Trophy competition, with victory going to Rachel Durrand and Trish Cowie on a score of nett 70.

Eleven couples competed in the Randall, a mixed foursome competition at Thurso Golf Club, sponsored by J A Mackay.

A busy week of golf at Reay culminated in the Men’s Open sponsored by M2 Procurement and Commercial Services on Saturday.

Annual outing for golf club members in Sutherland.

Greenkeeper comes out on top.

Another busy week at Reay has seen several competitions in both the women’s and men’s sections, with Ian Farquhar taking the Senior Open title.

Patsy Mackay from Reay is demonstrating that age need not be a barrier to fulfilling personal goals after getting her golf handicap in her eighties.

Patsy Mackay from Reay is demonstrating that age need not be a barrier to fulfilling personal goals after getting her golf handicap in her eighties.

The cooler and wetter weather of the past week has done nothing to deter the spirits of the golfers at Reay, with another busy week of competitions.

It was another busy week on the fairways and greens of Reay Golf Club, with some fine scores recorded during the week in warm and sunny conditions.

Reay and Wick co-hosted the NC500 Links Open, a 36-hole strokeplay event which is always a highlight of the summer golfing calendar in Caithness.

Round one of the women’s Summer Stableford at Reay saw some spectacular scoring, with Sarah Meiklejohn topping the standings on 40 points.

A team from Wick won the Americas Cup, an inter-club match play golf competition between Wick, Thurso and Reay ladies.

Members of the ladies’ section at Thurso Golf Club started their spring season with three weeks of fun sessions on Tuesday evenings.

The Reay women’s May Medal went to Rebecca Munro, while David A Craig finished on top in the latest North Point Distillery Senior Stableford action.

Thirty-one golfers took part in the Mackays’ Golf Challenge, an annual gathering of family and friends in Wick which is now in its 20th year.

Reay hosted the Ronnie Wallace Open, sponsored by Norbloc Construction, with the prizes on offer attracting a field of more than 60 players.