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Mackenzies help to make 150th special

17 January 2020
Mackenzies help to make 150th special

Mackenzies help to make 150th special

17 January 2020

Following his December successes, Richard Mackenzie spends a weekend in Inverness and helps Fochabers Curling Club to join in their 150th anniversary


District title win is just champion for Tain golfer

01 November 2019
District title win is just champion for Tain golfer

District title win is just champion for Tain golfer

01 November 2019

TAIN Golf Club's Sean Kennedy won the North District Matchplay Championship at Nairn Golf Club last weekend.


McHarg leads the way in first week

04 October 2019
McHarg leads the way in first week

McHarg leads the way in first week

04 October 2019

SUTHERLAND'S curlers slid into action last week, with the skips expected to spearhead the league challenge all beginning their campaign with wins.


Brora Golf Club celebrate 21st Dornoch Firth League title

16 May 2019
Brora Golf Club celebrate 21st Dornoch Firth League title

Brora Golf Club celebrate 21st Dornoch Firth League title

16 May 2019

Brora Golf Club’s phenomenal record in the Dornoch Firth Golf League since 1973 was celebrated with their 21st victory in the Targe last weekend.


Mailley becomes a two-time cup winner

27 July 2018
Mailley becomes a two-time cup winner

Mailley becomes a two-time cup winner

27 July 2018

GIFTED to the Royal Dornoch Golf Club by Golspie draper R F Sinclair in 1960, the Sinclair Cup is considered the most prestigious stroke-play tournament…


Worries over Castle Stuart venue for Open?

15 July 2016
Worries over Castle Stuart venue for Open?

Worries over Castle Stuart venue for Open?

15 July 2016

THE Barclay’s Scottish Open came to Castle Stuart for the first time in 2011, just two years after the new course was opened for play, and it captured…


Golfing stalwart Hootie will be greatly missed

17 June 2016
Golfing stalwart Hootie will be greatly missed

Golfing stalwart Hootie will be greatly missed

17 June 2016

ON the same day as Brora Golf Club staged their Senior Open tournament last Friday, the club flag was lowered to half way as a mark of respect and memory…


Sutherlands have long history with Brora golf

04 January 2016
Sutherlands have long history with Brora golf

Sutherlands have long history with Brora golf

04 January 2016

IN 2016, Brora Golf Club and its members will enjoy 12 months of special events to mark their 125th birthday, with two of the north’s golfing associations…


Club rankings alter inexplicably

09 January 2015
Club rankings alter inexplicably

Club rankings alter inexplicably

09 January 2015

Golf course rankings and ratings have fascinated me since I first came across them when Golf World brought out what I still consider the definitive listing…


Cameron on form at Texas scramble

18 September 2014
Cameron on form at Texas scramble

Cameron on form at Texas scramble

18 September 2014

Roddie Cameron, winner of the Clynelish salver at the beginning of August, helped inspire his team to the decisive score of gross 60 and nett 54.1 in…


Thorburn takes Braid Open by six shots

03 July 2014
Thorburn takes Braid Open by six shots

Thorburn takes Braid Open by six shots

03 July 2014

ALREADY the holder of the North District Association Cup and the Ross-shire County Cup, Thurso’s Dougie Thorburn added the Howey Cup to his impressive…


Brora win Dornoch Firth League

15 May 2014
Brora win Dornoch Firth League

Brora win Dornoch Firth League

15 May 2014

WITH home victories last Saturday and Sunday against the three visiting clubs of Golspie, Royal Dornoch and Tain, Brora recaptured the Dornoch Firth League…


Northern Counties Crown at long last for Alison

15 May 2014
Northern Counties Crown at long last for Alison

Northern Counties Crown at long last for Alison

15 May 2014

AFTER losing the last two finals of the Northern Counties Women’s golf championship, Alison Bartlett got a third bite at the cherry at Royal Dornoch…


Dornoch golfer gets lifetime service award

26 December 2013
Dornoch golfer gets lifetime service award

Dornoch golfer gets lifetime service award

26 December 2013

A ROYAL Dornoch golfer has been honoured for his services to the club and the game in general.


Home member triumphs at Alliance fixture

05 December 2013
Home member triumphs at Alliance fixture

Home member triumphs at Alliance fixture

05 December 2013

FROM an entry of 43 playing in the North Golf Alliance at Reay Golf Course last Sunday, Brora’s Ken Lorimer was the only Sutherland golfer to play…


100th Carnegie Shield tees off at Royal Dornoch Golf Club tomorrow

12 August 2013
100th Carnegie Shield tees off at Royal Dornoch Golf Club tomorrow

100th Carnegie Shield tees off at Royal Dornoch Golf Club tomorrow

12 August 2013

Sporting immortality is not all easily won but after recording a record ten Carnegie Shield successes at Royal Dornoch, spanning almost 20 years, Brora's…


Take a moment on the tee to remember Stuart

01 August 2013
Take a moment on the tee to remember Stuart

Take a moment on the tee to remember Stuart

01 August 2013

As the Brora and Royal Dornoch Golf Clubs prepare for their two biggest events of the season – The Clynelish Salver at Brora, which begins on Monday,…


Connell hits course record to take open triumph at Brora

04 July 2013
Connell hits course record to take open triumph at Brora

Connell hits course record to take open triumph at Brora

04 July 2013

WITH a first round course record card for the lengthened Brora Golf Course, Inverness Golf Club member Stuart Connell topped both the 36-hole scratch…


Change of name a good omen for Thomson

17 May 2013
Change of name a good omen for Thomson

Change of name a good omen for Thomson

17 May 2013

A second trophy found its way back to Royal Dornoch last Sunday when Cara Thomson regained the Northern Counties Women's Championship at Nairn Dunbar.


Glorious Twelfth for Royal Dornoch

17 May 2013
Glorious Twelfth for Royal Dornoch

Glorious Twelfth for Royal Dornoch

17 May 2013

In the Tain Golf Clubhouse last weekend Royal Dornoch Golf Club handed back the Miller Quaich to Brora then quickly replaced it in their trophy room with…


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