Fortrose handicap winners
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Alliance Golf
A GOOD representation of Ross-shire golfers contested the first meeting of the North Scottish Golfer’s Alliance at Garmouth and Kingston.
The three leading scratch cards of one under par 66 came from Grantown’s John Campbell, Inverness’s Bryan Fotheringham and Moray professional, Andrew Rollo.
In the second handicap section (8 to 14), Fortrose and Rosemarkie had three members listed as winners. Dave Spence, who had several wins last season, was first at Garmouth with a nett 64, off 14. He was followed by eight-handicapper Willie Donnelly Jnr, whose gross 73 was the best of the Ross-shire scratch scores for a nett 65 and share of second handicap place. Fortrose’s third winner was George Leonard who grossed 78 for nett 66.
The full North Scottish Alliance fixture dates for the season are: October 13, Kinloss; October 20, Grantown on Spey; October 27, Inverness; November 3, Boat of Garten; November 10, Forres; November 17, Nairn Dunbar; December 1, Moray New; February 2, Spey Bay; February 16, Fortrose; February 23, Muir of Ord; March 2, Torvean; March 9, Elgin; March 23, Moray Old (Championship).
A date to look forward in 2013 when, along with Nairn Dunbar Golf Club from October 8 to 10, one round of the Scottish Alliance Championship will be staged over the Fortrose and Rosemarkie golf course.
* ROSS-SHIRE women were also in action at the final Northern Counties Ladies Golf Association meeting at Grantown-on-Spey golf course last weekend where Fortrose and Rosemarkie’s Lynne Fraser relegated Tain’s senior internationalist Mary Smith to second place.
Seven handicapper Fraser grossed 77 over the Speyside course to Smith’s 80 to take the Silver Division scratch honours.
In the Silver handicap division, won by Trish Weekes (Royal Dornoch), Muir of Ord’s Claire Dingwall registered a third place with nett 75 off 13 handicap. Weekes had nett 73, off 18.
Ross Sutherland Senior Golf Society
SIXTY-FIVE members played the Golspie links in excellent conditions. Winners of the stableford competition were:
Division 1 — M J Mackay; 2 W C Macdonald; 3 F Bartlett.
Division 2 — 1 D Spark; 2 B Howsley; 3 N Baird.
Division 3 — 1 C Lamont; 2 A J Thompson; 3 J Mackay.
Ross-shire won the County Cup and the Wedges Cup for the season’s best performance went to M Rogers (Alness). The golf was followed by the Society’s AGM and prizegiving. Gifts of £750 and £500 were made to RNLI (Invergordon) and Munlochy Animal Aid respectively.
Alness Golf Club
RESULTS from the club are as follows:
Gents
Cancer Research/ Hall of Fame — 1 D Gilliland 41 points; 2 D Kernaghan Jr 36.
Royal Bank of Scotland two rounds — 1 C Taylor 134; 2 S Hogg 135.
Ladies
Bring and Play — 1 C Fraser (13) 74; 2 J MacArthur (30) 74.
12 hole Putting — 1 J Keith 16 putts; 2 J McArthur 19 putts .
Closing nine holes — 1 H Gill (13.5) 36.5; 2 J McArthur (15) 37.
Tain Golf Club
RECENT results from the club:
Box Tee Stableford — 1 D Waddell (17) 34; 2 S Martin 33.
Medal Finals
Division 1 — L McAlpine (+1) 73.
Division 2 — I Innes (12) 85.
Alan Stein Open
Group 1 — 1 B Nicolson (RDGC) (4) 40; 2 P Howarth (RDGC) (8) 34; 3 J Ross (Fort William) (16) 33.
Group 2 — 1 D Urquhart (Tarbat) (13) 40 and trophy winner; 2 K Berry (Invergordon) (14) 36; 3 R Porteous (13) 34.
Group 3 — 1 A Morrison (12) 36; 2 J Alford (14) 36; 3 J Cunningham (9) 30.
Muir of Ord Golf Club
LATE entries will be accepted on 01463 870825 for the End of Summer Three Ball Stableford Open at Muir of Ord on Saturday, October 13. Competitors, from the host club unless stated, tee off in teams of three at 10-minute intervals.
Abbreviations: D, Dufftown; I, Invergordon; IN, Inverness; N, Nairn; NE, Newbattle; O, Orkney; T, Torvean.
8am — S Jack, A Hercher and J Fraser; A Macdonald (I), G Harris (I) and N Benson (I); B Roberts, B Aspinall and G Flynn; 8.30am — P Maclaren, H Steele and G Knapp; P C Green, L Reid and N Telford; M Bertram, K Bertram and G Bertram; 9am — A Smith (NE), B Menzies (NE) and G Ogden (NE); A Moffat (NE), D Urban (NE) and G Norval (NE); G Chisholm (NE), C Richardson (NE) and R Stewart; 9.30am — S Stevenson, B Rae and C Speirs; A Pollock, B Syms and T Mackenzie; C McMaster, J Robertson and P Tripp; 10am — T Cameron, B Fraser and R Moir; G Harcus, J Foster and D MacIver (N); M Elliott (T) and M Schinkel (O); 10.30am — M Macrae (IN), A Smith (IN) and A Brown (T); L Simpson (I), E Stewart (I) and R Benson (I); M Macleod, G Mellis and G Mellis; 11am — H Stuart, A Mackay and C Mackay; 11.30am — D Hollinger, E Watson and A Coutts (IN); 12pm — G McIntosh, J Mackay and A Hoare; D Marshall, W Marshall and P Mackenzie; R Ewart, D Matheson and J O’ Rawe; 1pm — W Duncan (D); 2pm — J Forbes.
