Off and running at the Fairways

Target Golf Leagues, Inverness

By NEIL D HAMPTON
Here we go again – another 10 weeks of excitement at the driving range in the Fairways Target Golf Leagues, Inverness.
The Spring Target Golf Leagues started on Monday night this week with a familiar look to the results. Winter League winners the Neverwillbees got off to a winning start against perennial underachievers BM Trucks although there was more to the game than just the five-shot difference in the scoreline as the Trucks had 14 scoring balls to the Neverwillbees' 12.
But luck just wasn’t with the Trucks and the Neverwillbees had hit the higher scoring targets. The Specialists started their usual Spring campaign but it wasn’t with a win as Trilight had the night's highest score and took the points and the top of the table position.
Monday night's most eagerly-awaited match up didn’t quite produce the fireworks that we expected as Fairways, moving from a Tuesday night, just didn’t get going. Although they scored 43, it was the lowest tally of all six teams.
The Juniors took advantage and their 66 safely secured the points and immediate bragging rights.
Results:
BM Trucks 53 – 58 The Neverwillbees.
Fairways 43 – 66 Loch Ness Juniors.
Specialists 45 – 67 Trilight.

On Tuesday night there was also a sense of déjà vu as the Luckless Leadbetters once again are at the head of affairs. The Leadbetters saw off the Muirton Marvels who can count themselves unlucky not to get something out of the game as their score would have beaten most of the other teams.
Tag Team have tried a change of name to Darren’s Dazzlers and immediately found a change in fortune, scoring twice as many as their opposition, the Coastguards.
Raigmore, like the Specialists on Mondays, are just Spring League golfers but unlike the Specialists, Raigmore made a winning start over the Fairhust Fore with the night's second highest total.
The final match had the lowest score but it was Patsy’s Pets who took the points as the Sainties were missing in action supporting their team in the Scottish Cup football.
The Tuesday League will follow the football example and have a split at the end of the season with the top four playing each other one more time as will the bottom four. This should make the run-in for the title, play-off places and even the wooden spoon quite dramatic (hopefully!).
Results:
Patsy’s Pets 16– 0 The Sainties.
Luckless Leadbetters 59 – 43 Muirton Marvels.
Coastguards 23 – 47 Darren’s Dazzlers.
Fairhurst 14 – 51 Raigmore Motel.