Golf

As well as being the youngest ever winner, the 15-year-old has completed what is believed to be an unprecedented double.

The competition brings together clubs from across the two regions to compete in strokeplay and stableford formats.

In very foggy conditions at the Reiss Links, some players found their way to the top of the leaderboard.

Teams of four competed at Reay Golf Club in the annual Bighouse Estate Texas Scramble, played in windy and sunny conditions on Sunday.

Royal Dornoch Golf Club has been chosen to stage the 45th Curtis Cup match between Great Britain and Ireland and the United States in 2028.

The Abbott Risk Consulting Summer Cup reached its climax, with the chasing pack looking to post a score to threaten long-term leader Ian Farquhar.

Players from Wick, Reay, Lybster, Stromness and Kirkwall joined those from the host club for the Thurso Ladies’ Open, with a total of 49 taking part.

Eight golfers from across the Highlands and Moray selected.

Saturday saw Reay hosting its annual Safari Open for teams of four players, with the best three nett scores counting towards the team tally.

The weather-delayed 2024 men’s club championships at Thurso reached their decisive stages with both the senior and handicap finals being played.

The ladies’ scratch and handicap championship finals at Thurso Golf Club saw three generations of one family coming together.

Birdies at the third, sixth and 15th saw Stuart Greig win the latest round of the North Point Distillery Senior Stableford at Reay Golf Club.

Players were back in action at Reay Golf Club this week with competitions for both the men’s and women’s sections.

There was a turnout of 27 for the Ladies’ 3 Team event at Thurso Golf Club with victory going to Laura Durrand, Isobel Mackay and Morag Mackay.

Friday evening saw the climax of several weeks of competition with Reay holding its club championship finals night.

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.