Golf

The ladies course record was beaten at Thurso Golf Club as Laura Durrand shot an amazing 69 to win the Pendleton Plate.

Golfers at Reay have been enjoying bright skies during the latest rounds of competition with some red-hot scoring matching the June weather.

Laura Durrand was "ecstatic" after breaking the ladies' course record at Thurso for the second time, 15 years on and in the same competition.

Saturday saw Reay hosting its Ladies' Open, sponsored by Bighouse Melvich, with an excellent entry of players from across the county and beyond.

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

The Reay ladies' June Medal turned out to be a day to remember for Mollie O’Brien, who fired a fantastic ace at the tough par-three seventh hole.

A golfing trio travelled to Thurso as part of a challenge to play at the most easterly, southerly, westerly and northerly courses on the UK mainland.

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.