NORTH ALLIANCE NEWS
Policeman Bryan Ronald wins on his
home beat at Thurso with superb 66
By ROBIN WILSON
After an excellent summer season that rewarded Bryan Ronald's a first club championship title at Thurso Golf Club and the Newsbeat Summer League scoring trophy, his form has extended into the North Golf Alliance winter season where he took first place when the Alliance fixtures reached his home course.
The Northern Constabulary police officer took a second place behind Tain's Munro Ferries in the first fixture at Durness but was nine shots clear of the Alliance Quaich holder on his home patch in the second fixture with a superb three under par 66.
The local champion also saw off a challenge from Reay's Don Mackay who began and ended his round with birdies. Ronald began his morning round with bogey 5 and ended it with a par 4 so had three shots to make up on Mackay's total for these two holes.
Part of the deficit was written off by the local member with two outward birdies, the second and seventh for a one under par count of 34, but he still trailed Mackay by one shot after nine. On the home stretch Ronald caught and passed the Reay visitor with consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes for a two under par card of 32.
Mackay enjoyed a second birdie on the fifth hole for his two under par first nine of 33 but before his closing birdie he had wasted shots at the 10th and 15th holes for what might have been on any other day a fine winning score of one under par 68 (33-35).
Plus two player Ferries and Reay's Wayne Mowat shared gross 75s with Mowat's net 70, off 5, rewarding him with first handicap place in Class 1. Tarbat greenkeeper Mike Keay earned a reward for making the journey north with a second place on the count back over local Charlie Burness.
Mike McAllan made the shorter journey from Wick to win the Class 2 Section with net 71, off 12, again after a card play-off with Ali Melville (Tain).
The fixture this weekend is Invergordon, Ronald's old police beat before his posting to Thurso, thus giving him the opportunity to continue his fine start to the season and go one better than his second placed 75 at this venue twelve months ago.
LEADING SCORES AT THURSO
Scratch
66 B Ronald (Thurso).
68 D A Mackay (Reay).
75 M Ferries (Tain), W Mowat (Reay).
76 G Stephen (Wick).
77 C Burness (Thurso), J A Harper (Wick).
78 M Keay (Tarbat).
79 J Hunter (Wick), M Mackintosh (Brora).
Handicap
Class 1 – W Mowat (Reay) (5) 70; M Keay (Tarbat) (7), C Burness (Thurso) (6) 71; M Moran (Invergordon) (9) 72.
Class 2 - M McAllan (Wick) (12), A Melville (Tain) (11) 71; I Ross (Reay) (11) 72; J Morrison (Durness) (18) 73.
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home beat at Thurso with superb 66
By ROBIN WILSON
After an excellent summer season that rewarded Bryan Ronald's a first club championship title at Thurso Golf Club and the Newsbeat Summer League scoring trophy, his form has extended into the North Golf Alliance winter season where he took first place when the Alliance fixtures reached his home course.
The Northern Constabulary police officer took a second place behind Tain's Munro Ferries in the first fixture at Durness but was nine shots clear of the Alliance Quaich holder on his home patch in the second fixture with a superb three under par 66.
The local champion also saw off a challenge from Reay's Don Mackay who began and ended his round with birdies. Ronald began his morning round with bogey 5 and ended it with a par 4 so had three shots to make up on Mackay's total for these two holes.
Part of the deficit was written off by the local member with two outward birdies, the second and seventh for a one under par count of 34, but he still trailed Mackay by one shot after nine. On the home stretch Ronald caught and passed the Reay visitor with consecutive birdies on the 14th and 15th holes for a two under par card of 32.
Mackay enjoyed a second birdie on the fifth hole for his two under par first nine of 33 but before his closing birdie he had wasted shots at the 10th and 15th holes for what might have been on any other day a fine winning score of one under par 68 (33-35).
Plus two player Ferries and Reay's Wayne Mowat shared gross 75s with Mowat's net 70, off 5, rewarding him with first handicap place in Class 1. Tarbat greenkeeper Mike Keay earned a reward for making the journey north with a second place on the count back over local Charlie Burness.
Mike McAllan made the shorter journey from Wick to win the Class 2 Section with net 71, off 12, again after a card play-off with Ali Melville (Tain).
The fixture this weekend is Invergordon, Ronald's old police beat before his posting to Thurso, thus giving him the opportunity to continue his fine start to the season and go one better than his second placed 75 at this venue twelve months ago.
LEADING SCORES AT THURSO
Scratch
66 B Ronald (Thurso).
68 D A Mackay (Reay).
75 M Ferries (Tain), W Mowat (Reay).
76 G Stephen (Wick).
77 C Burness (Thurso), J A Harper (Wick).
78 M Keay (Tarbat).
79 J Hunter (Wick), M Mackintosh (Brora).
Handicap
Class 1 – W Mowat (Reay) (5) 70; M Keay (Tarbat) (7), C Burness (Thurso) (6) 71; M Moran (Invergordon) (9) 72.
Class 2 - M McAllan (Wick) (12), A Melville (Tain) (11) 71; I Ross (Reay) (11) 72; J Morrison (Durness) (18) 73.
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