NORTH ALLIANCE SEASON
GETS BACK IN FULL SWING
AT TAIN ON SUNDAY
By ROBIN WILSON
Tain duo Mike Keay and Billy Ferries are the current top two golfers in the North Alliance, holding the best 72-hole aggregate scores before the fixtures resume after the holiday break at Tain this coming Sunday.
The two trophies they are in contention for when the season ends in March are the MacKintosh Salver for net returns and the Alliance Quaich for scratch rounds. Used to find the winners are the best two scores returned over Caithness venues added to their best two rounds at venues in Ross-shire and Sutherland.
Keay, the greenkeeper at Tarbat golf course and playing in his first Alliance season, currently leads the MacKintosh Salver handicap aggregates with 282: made up of a 71 at Tain, 69 at Invergordon, 70 at Wick and 72 at Reay.
Mike has has a net three-shot stroke advantage over Ferries who, at the same stage, holds the Alliance Quaich scratch lead on 293 from rounds of 72 at Tain, 76 at Invergordon, 70 at Reay and 75 at Thurso.
Ferries reduces his scratch total to 285 when his handicap of two is applied.
ANOTHER TAIN CHALLENGER
Tain has a third member in the hunt for one of the trophies. Steve Holmes is on a net total of 290 with his best handicap rounds of 71 at Tain and Invergordon, a 72 at Wick and a 76 at Durness (Durness although in Sutherland counts as a Caithness venue).
Munro Ferries, who has been runner to the scratch winner in the past two seasons, is six shots behind his brother, Billy, but has every opportunity to close the gap this weekend over his home course.
There are two Caithness club members who can leap into contention should they choose to play for a second “away” score this weekend. Defender of the scratch trophy, Ronnie Taylor (Wick), who last time scored 75 at Tain but missed the Invergordon fixture, is on a three-score total of 216 while Doug Thorburn (Thurso) is better placed on 213, but also requiring a second counting score outwith Caithness.
Doug also missed Invergordon but has counting scores at Thurso (69), Reay 71 and Tain 73 to work with.
GETS BACK IN FULL SWING
AT TAIN ON SUNDAY
By ROBIN WILSON
Tain duo Mike Keay and Billy Ferries are the current top two golfers in the North Alliance, holding the best 72-hole aggregate scores before the fixtures resume after the holiday break at Tain this coming Sunday.
The two trophies they are in contention for when the season ends in March are the MacKintosh Salver for net returns and the Alliance Quaich for scratch rounds. Used to find the winners are the best two scores returned over Caithness venues added to their best two rounds at venues in Ross-shire and Sutherland.
Keay, the greenkeeper at Tarbat golf course and playing in his first Alliance season, currently leads the MacKintosh Salver handicap aggregates with 282: made up of a 71 at Tain, 69 at Invergordon, 70 at Wick and 72 at Reay.
Mike has has a net three-shot stroke advantage over Ferries who, at the same stage, holds the Alliance Quaich scratch lead on 293 from rounds of 72 at Tain, 76 at Invergordon, 70 at Reay and 75 at Thurso.
Ferries reduces his scratch total to 285 when his handicap of two is applied.
ANOTHER TAIN CHALLENGER
Tain has a third member in the hunt for one of the trophies. Steve Holmes is on a net total of 290 with his best handicap rounds of 71 at Tain and Invergordon, a 72 at Wick and a 76 at Durness (Durness although in Sutherland counts as a Caithness venue).
Munro Ferries, who has been runner to the scratch winner in the past two seasons, is six shots behind his brother, Billy, but has every opportunity to close the gap this weekend over his home course.
There are two Caithness club members who can leap into contention should they choose to play for a second “away” score this weekend. Defender of the scratch trophy, Ronnie Taylor (Wick), who last time scored 75 at Tain but missed the Invergordon fixture, is on a three-score total of 216 while Doug Thorburn (Thurso) is better placed on 213, but also requiring a second counting score outwith Caithness.
Doug also missed Invergordon but has counting scores at Thurso (69), Reay 71 and Tain 73 to work with.
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