Gruber on top at women's open
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Local Cara Gruber was the only golfer to return a card under 80 in the Royal Dornoch’s Women’s Open.
The Northern Counties player’s gross 77, one over the ladies par, won the Milburn Challenge Cup and Silver Medal, with USA student Rachel Polson (Peterculter) in second place with an 82.
Gruber’s card of 37 and 40 featured four birdies over her first nine holes and two on the inward stretch, the 11th and final hole.
The Lovell Salver was won by local member Christine Ramsey with nett 75, off 16, and in the silver division there was an encouraging fifth place for young Caitlin Boa, now playing off 13 and returning a nett 78.
The scratch Lawrie Cup for Bronze handicap golfers was won by home member Rosemary Muschamp and the best nett score in this division was returned by her clubmate Irene Hart, nett 79 off 24.
Close on 60 years ago Dr John Houston and some of his Hilton Park Golf Club members from the west of Scotland became annual holidaymakers to the Tain Golf Week, residing in the Royal Hotel where they formed a strong social association with the local Tain members, forming themselves into a group called The Stotters.
In 1960 the doctor won the Golf Week’s scratch McVitie and Price Cup. After introducing his son, of the same name, to golf and the Tain golf links, the younger Houston, now aged 48, added his name to the cup with a 17th hole victory over local lefty Munro Ferries.
