Wilson Cup stays in Thurso
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THURSO Golf Club retained the Wilson Cup following the annual tournament held in Whalsay in Shetland for the first time in its 108-year?history.
The event is staged between the golf clubs in Shetland, Orkney and Caithness and this year was a resounding success.
The competition followed the usual format with the eight teams drawn in two groups. The winners in each section contested the final.
Results – Saturday morning, group “A”: Whalsay beat Thurso by three holes; Lybster beat Wick by two holes. Group “B”: Stromness beat Reay by 12 holes; Kirkwall beat Dale by five holes.
Saturday afternoon: Whalsay lost to Lybster by four holes; Thurso beat Wick by four holes; Stromness lost to Dale by four holes.
Sunday morning: Kirkwall beat Stromness by five holes; Dale beat Reay by two holes; Wick beat Whalsay by one hole; Thurso beat Lybster by 11 holes.
Final: Thurso beat Kirkwall by five holes.
Next year’s Wilson Cup is to be staged at Lybster for the first time.
