There were two golfers, however, who defied the conditions to record excellent net 66s – Andy Pickersgill and Callum Marshall. Andy won first prize by virtue of a better inward half.

Golfers also had to contend with the trickiness of the putting surfaces, although greenkeeper Gordon McGregor showed how it should be done by sinking a 28-yard putt on the third. Shame it was for a 14.

Results: 1, A. Pickersgill, net 66; 2, C. Marshall 66; 3, R. G. Douglas 69; 4 equal, M. Wood, G. I. Scott and A. Webster 71.

Twos: J. R. Cooper, J. Easson, N. W. Purves, D. Reid, R. Roberts and M. Wood.

Ladies

A large turnout took to The Hill on Monday night as the ladies introduced a new format in the shape of a Texas Scramble.

The ladies were divided into teams of three with some very impressive scoring being recorded.

The winning team with a mind boggling 68 (3.7) 64.3 was Pat McGhee, Martine Pow and Anne Allan. They were also the only ones to have a two.