Reay Golf Club: Mowat off to winning start in Summer Cup campaign
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The arrival of May saw players at Reay beginning their campaign for victory in the Summer Cup, this year sponsored by Abbott Risk Consulting.
On a bright day the scoring was excellent, with Donald Mowat finishing on top of the standings. A fine round of 79, made up of halves of 39 and 40, gave him a winning score of 41 Stableford points.
Colin Paterson fired four birdies, at the fourth, 10th, 13th and 16th holes, on his way to 39 points and second place. David Mackay and Doug Mackenzie were next best after both posted fine tallies of 38, while Brent Munro managed a hat-trick of birdies at the first, seventh and 10th holes on his way to the best gross score of the day, a tremendous 69, to give him 37 points and fifth place.
Andy Bain matched Munro’s tally to also finish on 37 points, with a birdie at the 10th helping him to his score.
The latest round of the North Point Distillery Senior Stableford competition was played in cold and windy conditions with good scores at a premium. Murdo Macdonald mastered the conditions better than most to finish at the top of the standings after a steady round of 91 gave him 33 points.
Jock Eunson matched this tally to take second place on countback after a topsy-turvy round, with a strong finish ensuring his place on the podium. Jack Johnstone and Colin Struthers were next best after both finished on 32 points.
In the ladies' May Medal, Pauline Craig bagged the silverware after a solid round of 95 – made up of halves of 46 and 49 – gave her a winning score of nett 71. Rebecca Munro took second place after a birdie at the 16th helped her to a round of 86 for nett 72.
A trio of players, Alison Ross, Joy Fraser and Jacqui Greig, were next best after all posted fine rounds of nett 74.
This weekend will see players competing in the McVitie and Price Texas Pairs on Saturday, while the ladies will also have the opportunity to play in the Three Team Competition at Wick on the same day.
On Sunday the Reay gents will be competing in the second and final round of the Dunnett Cup where first-round leader Owen Bain will be looking to hold off the chasing pack to bag the silverware.
