Club round-up
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LADIES from Gairloch, Tain, Invergordon and Tarbat were amongst those pitching up for the Bonar Bridge/Ardgay Ladies Open at the weekend.
The event went ahead with 75 ladies playing.
Results:
Silver Division
Scratch Trophy (Renton Finlayson Rose bowl) — June Nicol, Inverness (9) with a gross 85.
First handicap and the Ledmore Trophy — Jeani Hunter. Bonar Bridge/Ardgay (20) 69; 2 Angela Williamson. Thurso (20) 75; 3 Fiona Williams, Inverness (14) 77 BIH; 4 Catherine Thomas, Carrbridge (16) 77.
Bronze Division 1
Scratch winner of Grant Trophy — Catherine MacKay, Muir of Ord (25) with a gross 99.
Handicap — 1 Diedre Wlodarcyzk, Tain (29) 73; 2 Joyce Elliott, Bonar Bridge / Ardgay (27) 80; 3 Lesley Cranna, Golspie (25 ) 81; Anne Duff, Golspie (28) 82 BIH.
Bronze Division 2
Handicap —1 Caroline Munro, Bonar Bridge/Ardgay (35) 68; 2 Yvonne Lowe, Bonar Bridge/Ardgay (31) 78; 3 Anne Gunn, Royal Dornoch (31) 81; 4 Elizabeth Henderson, Royal Dornoch (32) 81.
Best Home member — Caroline Munro.
Best Senior (outwith the prizes) — Margot Barr, Gairloch 77.
Nearest the pin — Susan MacVicar, Gairloch (12.5 inches).
Best birdie — Fiona Hampton, Royal Dornoch.
? "KEEP your competitive swing in shape through the winter months!" — that’s the message from the group of clubs
forming the North Golf Alliance as their season gets into action this weekend at Durness.
From halcyon seasons when upwards of 90 turned up on a regular basis, the attendance has been declining to an extent that the visits to the courses on the rota have been reduced to only one and entry fees have been maintained at last season’s level.
They have always been regarded as an excellent way to retain familiarisation with the venues so that when the summer fixtures do come around the ground work
has been done and richer rewards can be won.
After a small membership fee of £4, the entry fee into each fixture is £8 with exception of the Royal Dornoch fixture where it is £13. The dates and venues for the Alliance season are: Sunday, October 7, Durness; Sunday, October 21, Thurso; Sunday, November 4, Royal Dornoch; Sunday, November 18, Tain; Sunday, December 2, Golspie: Sunday, December 16, Brora. Teams: January 20. Reay: February 3, Brora; February 17, Invergordon; March 3, Tarbat; March 17, Wick.
? THREE stalwart members of the Northern Counties Women’s Golf Association have been battling away over the Elie Golf Course in Fife in an attempt to regain the Sue Johnstone Trophy for Scotland.
Tain siblings Anne Ryan and Mary Smith are joined by Royal Dornoch’s Alison Bartlett in the Scottish women’s senior golf team for the 10th Senior Women’s Home Internationals. Scotland have only come out on top once since 2003, in 2009.
Wales have also been winners only once in the series dominated by England since inception but this year in Fife Ireland are expected to win for the first time, building on their bronze position in the recent European Senior championships which were played in Switzerland, five of their Swiss bronze medal team back in action again.
CLUB RESULTS
Tain Golf Club
Box Tee Stableford (CSS 71) — 1 R Anderson (16) 36 points; 2 S Martin (23) 35; 3 S Smith (15) 34.
Walk On Open (CSS 74 members and visitors)
Scratch — 1 D MacIver (Nairn) 68; 2 L McAlpine 74; 3 D Hexley 78.
Handicap Scr-12 — 1 C Ilett (5) 69; 2 C Reid (Caldwell) (8) 74 BIH; 3 M Keay (Tarbat) (6) 74.
Handicap 13-28 —1 M Elliott (Torvean) (20) 65; 2 C Gillespie (Easter Moffat) (13) 72; 3 G McHardy (Golspie) (14) 73.
Strathpeffer Spa Golf Club
STRATHPEFFER was host to the Tom Morris Invitational Tournament and the results are as follows:
Individual Winner — James Garrow.
Playing team — Reg Holder, D Fyfe and Kevin Manson.
Winning Team: Tom Morris Cup — David Morrison, Melanie Morrison and Craig Morrison.
18 Hole Walk on Open
Scratch — 1 R H Stewart (Torvean) (4) 67; 2 Philip Bannerman (Strath) (5) 67 BIH; 3 Martin MacKenzie (Strath) (5) 67.
Handicap — 1 Barry MacKay (Strath) (10) 66; 2 Brian MacKenzie (Strath) (6) 67 BIH; 3 Philip Gair (Strath) (11) 67.
Medal and Tennent Cup — 1 Philip Bannerman (5) 62; 2 Philip Gair (11) 65; 3 Dod Krzyzanowski (4) 72.
Muir of Ord Golf Club
Ladies Stableford (CSS 71) — S Davies (26) 33 points; J Noble (28) 33.
Seniors Friday Stableford (CSS 66) — B Davidson (10) 37; C D Mackenzie (12) 37; M Macleod (19) 36; H Steele (14) 36.
Ladies Medal Finals (CSS 72)
Silver — E Hutton (19) 79.
Bronze — M. Rae (21) 71.
