Mens Tournaments - Season 2006-2007

Sandside Trophy - 21 May 06
Snapper on great winning run

David 'Snapper' Mackay

A new Competition at Reay this year played in the Stableford format. The competition statistics showed a CSS of 68 and the 2nd hole playing as the most difficult and the 5^th as the easiest par to make. There were sixteen birdies.

In Division two there was a birdie for George MacDonald at the 14^th with scoring difficult. Nevertheless with 35 points Jerry Abbott (14) made third place fresh from a good round in the PTA Open and a reduction in handicap but still playing well enough to make birdie at the 12^th. Tied on 36 points was Martin Bain (23) in his first Competition since getting his handicap with Ian Mackintosh (25) and straight onto the winner's podium. After the countback Martin Bain was relegated to second and with a birdie at the 14^th Ian Mackintosh was back in a winning position which he is making a nice habit of doing at the moment.

In Division One Don Mackay Snr made birdie at the 5^th with a nice two which always smartens the card up. Bruce Mackay and John O'Brien both made birdie at the 6^th and John Nicolson was on the birdie trail at the 13^th.

No less than four tied for second best points of 37 and these were ranked in order after the countback Evan Sutherland second with a birdie at the 13th, Donald Mowat third with a birdie at the third, Colin Stewart fourth making birdie at the 8th and Gavin Sutherland fifth scoring a birdie at the 11th.

David Mackay better known as 'Snapper' blew the field away to romp home as a very convincing winner with a massive 41 points. David playing off 8 had an incredible run on the back 9 with four birdies in a row at the 12^th, 13^th, 14^th and 15^th in an amazing purple patch. This has to be some kind of record at Reay.

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