Meiklejohn claims overall victory in Summer Cup at Reay
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The fairways of Reay have been busy over the past week, with the destination of a number of pieces of silverware determined as the summer season enters its final few weeks.
The gents have been competing since May for glory in the Summer Cup, and Steve Efemey topped the standings in the 16th and final round with a solid score of 36 points.
Lee Parnell bagged birdies at the fifth and 18th on his way to 34 points and second place, with Jimmy Meiklejohn taking third on 32.
In the overall final standings, it was Meiklejohn who claimed victory with an excellent six-round aggregate score of 223. Lee Malcolm finished second on 217, with Cammie Ross third on 216 and Iain Dunnett fourth on 212.
The ladies were also in action this week in round 12 of their summer Stableford competition.
Lora Jane Kelly finished top of the standings with a score of 35 which was aided by a brace of threes, at the fifth and the tough seventh hole.
Carole Cameron put together an excellent back nine to finish second on 34, ahead of Alison Ross, Jacqui Greig and Eleanor Tunn, who each scored 33 points.
Tunn managed a hat-trick of birdies, at the second, seventh and 14th holes, which helped to propel her into the lead in the overall summer eclectic standings on 57. Her nearest challengers on 59 are Rebecca Munro, Pam Bain and Pauline Craig, with Sarah Meiklejohn also still in the hunt on 60.
Saturday saw the Reay gents competing for the Pilkington Cup, and it was Kenny Farmer Jnr who triumphed after a birdie at the 12th helped him to a round of nett 67. Donald Mowat was edged into second place on countback after he also posted a nett 67, with a rare birdie at the fourth helping him along the way.
Sandy Chisholm birdied the fifth on his way to nett 68 and third place, while Martin Bain also fired a nett 68 to take fourth, with a birdie at the eighth providing the highlight of his round. Mike Halliday continued his fine recent form to finish fifth on nett 69.
In the latest North Point Distillery Senior Stableford action, Jack Johnstone fired an impressive round of 88 for a winning score of 40 points. Bruce Mackay took second on 37, ahead of Willie Steven who fired birdies at the 10th and 14th and a rare eagle at the sixth to also post 37 points for third spot.
Hugh Millar continued his recent solid form to finish fourth on 36.
In the overall senior eclectic standings, Stuart Greig still leads the way on 60.6, ahead of Willie Steven on 62, Jack Johnstone on 64.8 and Colin Struthers on 64.9. In the overall Stableford standings, Willie Steven leads on 235 ahead of Jack Johnstone on 233 and Colin Struthers on 232.
Sunday saw the course host 14 teams of four competing in the Bighouse Melvich scramble. The winners with a superb score of 51.5 were Stephen Mackay, Rodney Grant, Marc Keith and Ross Mackay.
This weekend Reay will send two teams to compete in the Ulbster Cup competition at Lybster. The "A" team of Tom Ross, Michael Smith, Andy Mowat and Brent Munro and the "B" team of Cammie Ross, Arran Johnson, Lee Malcolm and Jason Norwood will be looking to bring back the silverware but will face stiff competition from teams from Thurso, Wick and the hosts, Lybster.
