Golf

Wick and Reay played host at the weekend to the NC500 Links Open, one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the Caithness golfing calendar.

The May Extra Medal, the Coronation Foursomes and the County Pairs are among the ladies' competitions played at Thurso Golf Club in recent weeks.

As part of a very busy week at Reay, the Nuvia May Medal was contested in calm conditions and several players took advantage to post low scores.

Jason Norwood fired a majestic round of gross 66 for a Stableford score of 45 in round two of the Abbott Risk Consulting Summer Cup at Reay.

The first Tuesday in May saw the Thurso ladies compete for the captain's and vice-captain's prizes, with 16 venturing out in very windy conditions.

Twenty-three keen golfers took part in this year's Mackays' Golf Challenge – an annual social gathering of family and friends, now in its 19th year.

The arrival of May saw players at Reay beginning their campaign for victory in the Summer Cup, this year sponsored by Abbott Risk Consulting.

Thurso Golf Club held its annual Comm Open on Saturday with more than 60 players from across the county participating in this mixed-gender event.

Junior golfers from Caithness who signed up for a coaching squad have grown in confidence as a result, as well as showing improvement in their play.

The first Caithness ladies' open of the season, the Navcommsta, was hosted by Thurso Golf Club, having been played yearly in the county since 1993.

Thurso ladies' golf season got off to a cold but dry start, with the course looking great thanks to greenkeeper Frazer Sparling and his team.

The latest action at Reay saw the ladies competing in round two of their summer Stableford, with the leaderboard topped by Lora Jane Kelly.

Reay hosted its first "major" of the season in the shape of the Ronnie Wallace Open sponsored by Norbloc, with more than 70 golfers taking part.

It has been an action packed week at Reay, with sunny skies, a plethora of low scores and two players achieving a hole in one among the highlights.

Reay Golf Club's successful "come and try" sessions are returning on Wednesday, April 19, for both women and men, and will continue for four weeks.

Reay Golf Club hosted its first open competition of the 2023 summer season in the shape of the Spring Open Scramble, sponsored by RJ McLeod.

The end of March saw the winter season reach its conclusion at Reay, with a dramatic finale to the North Point Distillery senior competitions.

Thurso Golf Club's summer season began with the annual Captain v Vice-Captain team matchplay competition, played in sunny but cool conditions.

Wick's Dougie Thorburn emerged as scratch winner in the North Golf Winter Alliance competition, with Reay's Carol Paterson best among the ladies.

Victory went to the in-form duo David R Craig and Stuart Greig as Reay gents rounded off their winter season with a better ball pairs competition.