Mother-and-daughter duo take the honours in Navcommsta Open at Thurso
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The first Caithness ladies' open of the season, the Navcommsta, was hosted by Thurso Golf Club.
The trophy was donated by the former American base and has been played yearly since 1993, taking turns at Thurso, Reay and Wick.
Honours this year went to a mother-and-daughter duo, with Laura Durrand taking first scratch and her youngest daughter Rachel Durrand winning first nett.
Laura was using home advantage to get herself out of a few missed fairways and was lucky enough to sink a few putts. Her only birdie of the round was a tap-in at the 13th hole and she finished with a double bogey after her drive found the trees, giving her a scratch score of 80.
Runner-up was Wick's Dee Macangus, who was having the perfect round until she had a lost ball at 18 – meaning she finished with her only blemish on the card and returned a scratch score of 86.
Rachel Durrand is making the most of her winter practice and managed to win with a nett 71. She had a par at the first and the fifth hole and continued playing steady golf for the remainder of her round.
Close on her heels was Reay's Alison Ross, who birdied the eighth hole and finished with a nett 72. Hilary Geddes continued her good form and recorded a very acceptable 74, followed by Pauline Craig (Reay) with a 75 featuring three pars.
In fifth place was in-form Fiona McLeod with a 76, pushing Aileen Simmonite out on countback.
All the members and visitors enjoyed the course and the weather stayed dry.
