Royal Dornoch 2 Day - 6th/7th October

Golf at Dornoch can be traced back as far as 1616 but the club was formed in 1877 as a 9-hole course until Old Tom Morris traveled north to extend the layout to 18 holes in 1886. Today Royal Dornoch boasts 2 fabulous 18 hole courses and this was the latest stop for the GolfPairs Tour. Our 112 golfers following in the footsteps of prime ministers, presidents, stars of stage, screen and sport in making the pilgrimage to this golfing mecca.
Day 1 - Struie Course
Benign conditions greeted our golfers on Sunday as they took on the challenge of the Struie Course. The ‘Low Course’ as it is referred to by the locals is fast emerging from the shadow of its more celebrated sister and is ranked among the top 50 links courses in Scotland. With tighter fairways and smaller greens than the championship course the Struie proved a challenging but enjoyable round for our players.
Handicap results:
1st - Andy Hunter + Alex McKenzie (47 points) 2nd - Jonathan Milne + Ross Atkinson (45) 3rd - Errol Watson + Brian Kerr (45)
4th - Benedict Lovell + David Tew (45)
Gross results:
1st - Alan Mennie + Ryan Coutts (41 points) 2nd - Oliver Innes + Calum Hay (38)
Par 3 competition
1st Tied - Liam Nicol + Derek Nicol / Liam Reid + Andrew Harris

3rd - Duncan McMurdo + Iain McKenzie
Longest drive: Fangmei Lu (ladies) Ryan Coutts (mens) Nearest the pins: 1st hole:Andrew Harris
2nd hole:Barry Peel
8th hole:David Tait
12th hole:Andrew Harris 18th hole:Iain McKenzie
Day 2 - Championship course
Monday’s weather was not quite as kind with squally showers adding an extra challenge to the already daunting one of playing the world-renowned Championship Course at Royal Dornoch. A fixture of the world’s top 10 courses, the beautiful and dramatic links are stretched along the north shore of the Dornoch Firth and is the world’s most northerly championship links.
Handicap results
1st - Yong Zhao + Xin Zhang (46 points) 2nd- Liam Reid + Andrew Harris (45)
3rd - Neil Clelland + Stephen Bosarge (44) 4th - Errol Watson + Brian Kerr (44)
Gross Results
1st - Brendan Watt + Paul Phillips
2nd - Danny Doherty + Mark Corcoran
Par 3 Competition
1st - Filipo Antoniazzi + Stuart Alexander 2nd - Fraser Darling + David Darling
3rd - Neil Clelland + Stephen Bosarge

Longest Drive : Michelle Molloy (ladies) Andrew Harris (mens) Nearest the pins:
2nd hole: Mark Morrison
6th hole: Stuart Ritchie
10th hole: Filipo Antoniazzi 13th hole: Locky O’loughlin
Overall competition Handicap results
1st-Yong Zhao + Xin Zhang 2nd-Andy Hunter + Alex McKenzie 3rd-Errol Watson + Brian Kerr 4th-Jonathan Milne + Ross Atkinson 5th-Liam Reid + Andrew Harris 6th-David Tait + Bob Rodriguez 7th-Steven Allison + Angus Black 8th-Neil Clelland + Stephen Bosarge
Gross Results
1st-Brendan Watt + Paul Phillips 2nd-Alan Mennie + Ryan Coutts 3rd-Timothy Phillips + Alun Morgan 4th-Daniel Ray + Mike Brennan
As ever a huge thank you to all our golfers and the wonderful staff at Royal Dornoch.