MEMBERS of the North Golf Alliance have now gone three weeks without a fixture after last weekend's three-ball better ball team competition was snowed off at Brora.

No alternative date is yet available for this event before the scheduled fixtures are due to recommence at Golspie on Sunday, January 22.

After just four fixtures in the first half of the season, Tain's Mike Sangster holds the halfway lead for both the scratch and handicap aggregate trophies. Four scores are required at the end of the season but after two scores Sangster's gross 70 at Thurso and 72 at Durness leads. His nett 136 also leads for the Mackintosh Salver. Lying in second scratch place is Thurso's Dougie Thorburn with a 72 from Brora and a 71 from his last outing at Wick. Tain's Raymond Lockie with two nett scores of 69 from Thurso and Brora is just two shots behind his club mate in the Mackintosh Salver competition and Durness's John Mackenzie a stroke further back after his nett 70 at Durness and 69 at Thurso.

IN THE last North Scottish Alliance fixture played at Spey Bay Golf Club before the break Vince Tillman (Muir of Ord) (5) and Willie Donnelly (Fortrose and Rosemarkie) (6) shared a third place in the low handicap section with nett 70s.

Scratch winners from two earlier season fixtures, Alan Cameron (Fortrose) and John Campbell (Grantown) let winning scores slip. Cameron ran up a nine at the 12th hole for 75 and Campbell finished his round 6,7 for 74.

Their fixtures recommence at Kinloss on January 28.

The Ross-shire venues in 2012 are Fortrose and Rosemarkie, February 18, and Muir of Ord February 25.