Winning Forres team (left to right in dark green sweaters) Robert McKerron, Bryan Fotheringham and Jim Simpson with David Bunker (Nairn Dunbar GC captain) making the presentation, helped by North District president Jim Fraser).

Forres pip Inverness by one shot for

North District team championship

Forres 1 - represented by former international Bryan Fotheringham, Robert McKerron and Jim Simpson, won the North District club team championship by a single stroke over two rounds at Nairn Dunbar Golf club.

Fotheringham, McKerron and Simpson combined for a total of 297 (150-147) under the best two from three scores to count per round.

Runners-up on 298 were the Inverness 1 team of Bruce Thomson, John Forbes and R A L Cameron.

Host club Nairn Dunbar 1 (Kenny Donnelly, William Barron and club captain David Bunker) finished third on 308.

FINAL TOTALS

297 FORRES 1 (B Fotheringham 75 71, R McKerron 75 76, J Simpson 80 79).

298 INVERNESS 1 (B Thomson 82 73, J Forbes 71 78, R A L Cameron 77 77).

308 NAIRN DUNBAR 1 (K Donnelly 79 79, W Barron 74 79, D Bunker 77 78).

310 INVERNESS 2 (R J Mackay 81 77, I Johnstone 78 80, J Treasurer 84 74).

313 LOCH NESS (D Joel 73 79, S McCallum 80 NR, J Fraser 98 81).

315 NAIRN DUNBAR 2 (B Ford 78 86, R Johnstone 87 83, M Howitt 78 76), TAIN (Munro Ferries 77 79, A Everett 81 82,m Ross McLeod 77 82), ELGIN (D Ramsay 85 76, P Ramsay 82 85, J Milne 80 77), GARMOUTH & KINGSTON (N McWilliam 78 83, B Cruickshank NR 76, S Bailey 81 80).

317 ORKNEY (S Rendall 81 77, I Johnston 78 80 J Treasurer 84 74).

319 NAIRN 2 (D Cargill 87 87, S Burgess 79 86, C Nelson 79 75), THURSO (D Thorburn 78 81, J Sangster 80 80, A Swanson 83 83).

321 FORRES 2 (S MacLennan 83 81, R Proctor 88 85, J Wright 77 76).

326 NAIRN 1 (B Watson 82 81, N Howitt 79 84, R Asher 93 NR).

335 FORTROSE & ROSEMARKIE (S Gammie NR 96, M Manson 89 77, J Fraser 87 82 96).

NO RETURN - Muir of Ord (A Begg 88 NR, S Forbes NR NR, L Meddle 86 88).