AYRSHIRE JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT - Macneal takes over from McDonald at top

His win in the 2010 Ayrshire Boys Championship on Thursday has propelled Charlie Macneal (Troon Welbeck) - pictured right - to the top of the Ayrshire Junior Order Of Merit table, ahead of long time leader and title holder Jack McDonald (Kilmarnock Barassie)

Four of the top five places are filled by Troon Welbeck golfers with Marc Smith and David Wilson close together in third and fourth places along with Ben Gibson in fifth place.

The remaining counting events where points are available or have still to be recorded are :-

29.07.10 - Caprington Boys Open
08.08.10 - Kilbirnie Boys Open
09.08.10 - Ballochmyle Boys Open
10-15.08.10 - British Boys Championship
11.08.10 - North Ayrshire Boys Championship (Irvine Ravenspark)
12.08.10 - Ayr Belleisle Boys Open
12-14.08.10 - Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Championship
16.08.10 - Loudoun Boys Open

PRESENT POSITIONS ARE :-

477.50 - CHARLIE MACNEAL (Troon Welbeck)
350.00 - JACK McDONALD (Kil Barassie)
260.00 - MARC SMITH (Troon Welbeck)
248.30 - DAVID WILSON (Troon Welbeck)
202.50 - BEN GIBSON (Troon Welbeck)
200.00 - EUAN WALKER (Kil Barassie)
185.80 - GARY MORRISON (Annanhill)
149.80 - GRAEME RITCHIE (Troon Welbeck)
100.00 - ROBBIE FITZPATRICK (Ardeer)
  75.00 - STEPHEN HILL (Pr St Cuthbert)
  62.50 - STEVEN NORWOOD (Troon Welbeck), SANDY DARROCH (Pr St Nicholas)
  45.00 - GREG TELFER (Pr St Cuthbert)
  44.80 - COLIN CURRIE (Kil Barassie)
  42.50 - JOHN ROBERTSON (Largs), JACK MCCLUSKEY (Ayr Belleisle)
  42.50 - CHRIS HOBSON (Irvine)
  34.00 - CAMERON MACLEAN (West Kilbride)
  20.80 - CALUM BEVERIDGE (Troon Welbeck)
  15.00 - DARREN YOUNG (Annanhill), ALAN MILNE (Ardeer), DANIEL FORBES (Ardeer)
  14.00 - ANGUS RITCHIE (Troon Welbeck), SCOTT LOW (Pr St Nicholas)
  10.80 - EUAN HENDERSON (Kil Barassie)
    7.50 - CALUM MOULTRIE (Tr St Meddans)
    5.00 - BRUCE RENNIE (Pr St Nicholas), LOUIS MURRAY (Ayr Belleisle)
    2.50 - GREG CATHIE (Irvine)