Eleanor proves an asset to Caithness
CAITHNESS players were among the 40-odd young golfers from Highland, Moray and Orkney who took part in the ninth Highland Junior Golf Championships held at Spey Valley Golf Course, Aviemore, on Thursday.
Nairn Academy won the Highland Schools Team event with Thurso High School, last year’s winners, in second place. Forres Academy retained the Moray Schools Team title with Elgin Academy runners-up.
Eleanor Tunn, of Thurso High School, won the Grant Trophy for the best girls’ scratch score with a 78.
Once again the event was hosted and sponsored by Macdonald Aviemore Highland Resort. Golf Management students from the Dornoch’s North Highland College campus scored the event and the prizes were presented by Councillor Sandy Park, convener of the Highland Council.
Mr Park said: “It was a pleasure to witness the juniors take on the challenge of Spey Valley in testing conditions.
I was greatly impressed by the standard of play and the winning scores of 73 for the boys and 78 for the girls is golf of a high standard.”
The leading scores were – Girls’ scratch (Grant Trophy): Eleanor Tunn, Thurso High, 79. Girls’ handicap (Sutherland Cup): Carinne Jay Taylor, Forres Academy, nett 88.
Boys’ scratch (Duncan Allan Quaich): 1, Marc Dingwall, Forres Academy, 73; 2, Andrew Burgess, Nairn Academy, 77; 3, Lewis Daley, Forres Academy, 81.
Boys’ handicap (0-9) (Skibo Trophy): 1, Rory Asher, Nairn Academy, 73; 2, Craig Black, Millburn Academy, 75; 3, Rory Franssen, Culloden Academy, 77.
Boys’ handicap (10-18) (Highland clubgolf Trophy): 1, Alasdair Baird, Nairn Academy, 73; 2, David McCormack (BIH), Invergordon Academy, 76; 3, Lee MacKenzie, Dornoch Academy, 76.
Highland School Team (Bruce Robertson Trophy): 1. Nairn Academy, nett 222 (Rory Asher, 73; Alasdair Baird, 73; Andrew Burgess, 76); 2, Thurso High School, nett 230 (Eleanor Tunn, 74; Tom Ross, 78; Euan Munro, 78).
Moray Schools Team (Brian Anderson Shield): 1, Forres Academy, nett 233 (Marc Dingwall, 70; Lewis Daley, 75; Carinne Jay Taylor, 88); 2, Elgin Academy, nett 239 (Mickey Paterson, 78; Cameron Kerr, 80; Vincent Clark, 81).