Efemey, Bain and Parnell tied at top of Reay leaderboard
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After a period of enforced absence due to inclement weather, golfers at Reay were back in action at the weekend with both the ladies and gents competing over the course.
Countback was required to determine the winner in round five of the gents’ Winter Eclectic after Andy Bain and John O’Brien posted matching scores of 76 for nett 70.
In the final analysis it was club captain Bain who got the nod, with birdies at the second and sixth also boosting his overall eclectic score. O’Brien also managed a birdie, with his coming at the short ninth hole.
Steve Efemey birdied the 17th on his way to a round of 80 for nett 71 and third place on countback ahead of Pete McCartney and David Mackay who also posted rounds of nett 71.
With one round of the eclectic still to go, Efemey, Bain and Lee Parnell are tied at the top of the leaderboard on a score of 62, with Efemey having the edge on countback. Wayne Mowat sits two shots behind the leaders on 64, with Gavin Gunn and John O’Brien also still in the hunt on 66.
In round five of the ladies' Winter League Stableford, Pam Bain bagged a brace of birdies at the 12th and 17th holes on her way to a winning score of 35 points.
Sarah Meiklejohn managed a rare birdie at the tough seventh hole during a round of 34 points which gave her second place. Rebecca Munro produced a steady round for 31 points and third, one point ahead of Eileen Manson who birdied the final hole to finish on 30 points.
In the latest action in the gents' Winter League Stableford, Sandy Chisholm won round 15 with Cammie Ross taking round 16. Chisholm’s victory came after a round of 36 points, ahead of Bruce Mackay who birdied the sixth on his way to a haul of 33, and Kenny Farmer Jnr who took third place on 32.
Meanwhile, Ross managed a hat-trick of birdies at the fourth, 13th and 14th holes on his way to a winning score of 37, ahead of Chisholm on 34, and Evan Sutherland and Donald Mowat who shared third place on 33 points.
In the overall standings Kenny Farmer Jnr remains the man to beat with a six-round aggregate score of 230, ahead of Cammie Ross on 215, and Sandy Chisholm and David R Craig who sit joint third on 206.
This Saturday will see both the ladies and gents chasing more silverware in their respective March Medal competitions, while on Sunday the gents will be competing in round 17 of the Winter League Stableford.
