Durness TNT trio prove to be golfing dynamite

in North Alliance Christmas three-ball
By ROBIN WILSON
They took the team name of T.N.T. for the North Golf Alliance Christmas three-ball, better-ball competition played at Brora on Sunday and dynamite they were as a Durness trio of Alister Corbett, John Morrison and Norman Ross blasted the other teams to oblivion with a winning nett score of 45, level 3s for the 15-hole course.
Eighteen handicapper John Morrison was their secret weapon for Durness scoring two nett eagles, at the first and third holes and another two at the short 6th hole in an outward seven hole score of 21. Three more two's were included in their inward eight hole count of 24 eight holes and a two-stroke winning total of 45.
Local trio Peter Etheridge, Alister Matheson and Robin Wilson felt safe in first place for most of the day with an early morning score of 47 (20-27), mostly the work of Etheridge who eagled the third and sixth holes with his stroke allowance, the sixth a net hole in one, only to be denied by the Durness demolition crew.
A Thurso trio, led by Bryan Ronald, of Charlie Burness and Ally Simpson found the Brora course and greens in what were described “the best of any venue on the fixture card” and used this to claim a third place with a card of 49 (24-25), beginning their inward half card with three two's.
Other team scores: Last year's winners, Billy Ferries, Munro Ferries, Ali Melville (Tain) 50; Calum Stewart and Daniel Norrie (Brora) & Peter Sangster (Thurso) 50.
The Alliance fixtures restart on Sunday, January 11 at Reay Golf Club.

+++Pictured above are the winners and runners-up round the Christmas Tree. Back: The Brora trio (left to right) of Peter Etheridge, Alister Matheson and Robin Wilson. Front: Durness, John Morrison, Alister Corbett and Norman Ross.