Golf

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.

After a week of inactivity due to the recent cold snap, golfers were able to get back on to the links at Reay for some competitive action.

Reay Golf Club's treasurer Jock Eunson has stood down from the committee, having served in a number of roles over a period of more than 25 years.

Conditions were cold but relatively calm over the Reay course during the past week, with both the ladies and gents sections in competitive action.

In round three of the Reay ladies' winter league Stableford it was Pam Bain who finished atop the leaderboard as a steady round gave her 34 points.

Golfers at Reay were treated to some fine February weather during the past week's competitions, with some excellent scores in perfect conditions.

A retired South African businessman has been putting the finishing touches to an e-book on the history of one of the Highlands' oldest golf clubs.

Reay held its annual prize-giving last Friday with a crowd of 60, including golfers and their guests, enjoying an evening of food and entertainment.

It was a fine day for golf on Saturday and players made the most of the conditions to shoot some excellent scores in Reay's Texas Pairs competition.

After the spell of wintry weather, milder conditions on Sunday saw some action in the gents' Winter League Stableford competition at Reay Golf Club.

Two members of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club management team, Neil Hampton and Brad Smith, are flying the flag this week at events in the USA.

Strong winds and squally winter showers made for tough conditions for players in the ladies' and gents' January Medal competitions at Reay.

Saturday saw a return to action on the Reay links with players competing for some fantastic prizes in the Ronnie Campbell Open.

The action on the Reay links has been of a stop-start nature recently, with snow and ice curtailing the golf, but there have been some good scores.

Donald Mowat came out on top in decent conditions at Reay Golf Club's winter league stableford fixture.

Two new buggies and a container to store them have been purchased by a community-owned golf club to help golfers with mobility issues.

Only the keenest of golfers took to the Reay course to compete in the North Point Distillery Senior Stableford under extremely windy conditions.

Royal Dornoch Golf Club is teaming up with the "Cradle of American Golf” to celebrate the 150th anniversary of course architect Donald Ross.