Prizewinning group at the Donald Ross Invitational junior tournament at Royal Dornoch (image by courtesy of Robin Wilson).

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Sorry for the long delay in bringing you the results from this tournament.

DONALD ROSS
INVITATIONAL

By ROBIN WILSON
After holding a second equal place from his first round score, Niall Campbell, 16-year-old son of club captain, Jim Campbell, became only the second local winner of the Donald Ross Junior Invitational tournament, now in its eighth year, at Royal Dornoch.
After two rounds, one each on the Struie and championship courses, to his first round net 65, off 10 of a handicap, Campbell was the only local boy in contention to hold his game together on the championship course with another handicap bettering score of net 70 for 135.
Campbell won by three shots over Rudi Taylor (Fraserburgh) who in turn was a stroke ahead of Cameron Dixon (Hopeman).
William Short, first-round leader with a net 64, crashed to a net 78 in the second round and Cameron Sutherland, net 65 in the first round, slipped back to a net 79. Short had the consolation of winning the Provost's Cup for the best first round net score on the Struie course. Clubmate C Sutherland (7) 65 was runner-up in this category and S Hogg (Alness) (15) 66 placed third.
With a gross 69 Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) broke the par of 70 by one over the championship course to lead the scratch returns and in the girls' event Tara MacTaggart (Minto) topped the table by one with net 146 from Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst).
Meanwhile Moray's Rodger Clarke shot a marvellous best of the tournament three under par 67 on the championship course, despite a triple bogey 7 from a lost ball on the final hole, to win the Dornoch Firth Trophy for the best individual round, under handicap, over the Royal Dornoch championship course. J Wright (Forres) (2) 69) was second and F Platou (Norway) (5) 69 third in this category.

LEADING BOYS’ 36-HOLE SCRATCH TOTALS
141 Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) 72 69 (Royal Dornoch Trophy winner).
143 Ross Proctor (Forres) 70 73, Rodger Clarke (Moray) 75 68.
144 Calum Stewart (Brora) 73 71.
146 Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon).
147 Jeff Wright (Forres).

ALL THE BOYS’ 36-HOLE NET TOTALS
135 Niall Campbell (Royal Dornoch) (10) 65 70 (Donald Ross Trophy winner).
138 Rudi Taylor (Fraserburgh) (6) 68 70.
139 Cameron Dixon (Hopeman) (8) 68 71.
141 Ross Proctor (Forres) (1), Rodger Clarke (Moray) (1) 69 72.
142 William Short (Royal Dornoch) (12), Jordan Milne (Elgin) (5), Calum Stewart (Brora) (1).
147 Jeff Wright (Forres) (2), Kyle Godsman (Hopeman) (1).
144 Cameron Sutherland (Royal Dornoch) (7), Liam Hogg (Alness) (11), Lyle McAlpine (Invergordon) (1).
145 David Rumbles (Garmouth & Kingston) (12), Martin Bell (Muir of Ord) (5), Filip Platou (Norway) (5).
146 Peter Ramsay (Elgin) (2).
147 Andrew Young (Turnhouse) (11).
148 Callum Cromar (Lumphanan) (4), Keiran Mackay (Loch Ness) (18), Cameron Nelson
(Nairn) (5).
149 Freddie Brown (Nairn Dunbar) (5), Michael Manson (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (5).
150 Daniel McConnachie (Crichton) (4), Iain Stewart (Brora) (18), Lewis Reid (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (4).
151 Scott Noble (West Linton) (11), Andrew Young (Garmouth & Kingston) (13).
152 Zack Barlow (Clydebank & Dist), Rosmundur Orn Johannsson (Iceland), Peter Sangster (Thurso) (6).
153 Christian MacLeod (Nairn Dunbar) (4), Ruaridh Robertson (St Andrews New) (8).
154 Gustav Kristensen (Muir of Ord) (14), David Bremner (Invergordon) (11), Ross Munro (Liberton) (7), Jordan Shaw (Kingussie) (7), Martin Laing (Inverness) (5).
156 Shaun Hogg (Alness) (15), Scott Jeen (Milngavie) (13).
157 Greg Balfour (Douglas Park) (10).
158 James Cooke (Royal Dornoch) (17), Michael Russell (Newtonmore) (8), Luke Sutherland (Duff House Royal) (9).
150 Frazer Pomfret (Troon St Meddan) (11).
162 Callum Paterson (Dunblane New) (13), Jamie Boon (Forres)(6).
163 Neil Macleod (Royal Dornoch) (18).
165 Jake Scott (Buckpool) (5).
166 Philip Schnier-MacRae (Fortrose & Rosemarkie) (10).
167 Arnthor Hermannsson (Iceland) (8).
168 Alan Millar (Canmore) (11), Charlie Hudson (Tain) (14).

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