JUNIOR ORDER OF MERIT - Mackay secures 2005 title

Jamie Mackay (Kilmarnock Barassie) is the 2005 Ayrshire Junior Order Of Merit Trophy winner, after the 20 qualifying events were completed this week.

Mackay's commanding lead was consolidated with a 3rd place at the Irvine Ravenspark Open, giving him a final total of 660 points, over 300 points aheaad of his nearest challenger, Stuart Robin (Prestwick St. Nicholas) who finished second with 375 points.

His win in the Scottish Boys Strokeplay helped the defending champion, Steven McEwan (Kilmarnock Barassie) to third place on 350 points, whilst a runners up place and a win in the final event at Kilbirnie helped Graeme Gimson (Prestwick St. Cuthbert) and Craig Mclaughlin (Largs) to 4th and 5th places respectively.

The final two places on the prize list went to John Shanks (Ardeer) and David Currie (Kilmarnock Barassie), Currie's total of 235 just edging malcolm Pennycott (Whiting Bay) out of the prize list.

Prizes will be presented to the first 7 placed players at the Ayrshire Junior Golf League annual dinner in November.

Final placings in the Order Of Merit are :-


660 - JAMIE MACKAY - Kilmarnock (Barassie).
375 - STUART ROBIN - Prestwick St. Nicholas.
350 - STEVEN McEWAN - Kilmarnock (Barassie).
305 - GRAEME GIMSON - Prestwick St. Cuthbert.
275 - CRAIG McLAUGHLIN - Largs.
250 - JOHN SHANKS - Ardeer.
235 - DAVID CURRIE - Kilmarnock (Barassie).

230 - MALCOLM PENNYCOTT - Whiting Bay.
225 - CAMERON GRAY - West Kilbride.
150 - ANDREW ABERCROMBIE - Largs.
140 - EUAN BROWN - Kilmarnock (Barassie).
130 - DAVID ADDISON - Kilmarnock (Barassie).
125 - PAUL ROBINSON - Skelmorlie.
120 - CHRIS McKENZIE - Irvine Ravenspark.
110 - CHRIS TODD - Ayr Belleisle.
100 - SHAUN MANSON - Prestwick St. Nicholas, JASON BUTLER - Irvine Ravenspark, LOYD SMITH - Kilmarnock (Barassie), RICHARD McMANUS - Ayr Belleisle.
85 - STUART HENDERSON - Kilmarnock (Barassie).
75 - JEFF BRIGHTON - Girvan, MICHAEL ROOS - West Kilbride, NICK FAULDS - Turnberry, IAIN MENZIES - Largs, CRAIG SCOTT - Irvine Ravenspark.
60 - ADAM FOLEY - Ayr Belleisle.
55 - ANDREW CONNELL - Largs.
50 - DARREN KEAN - West Kilbride, JAMES GIBSON - Turnberry, D ROBB - Kilbirnie Place, CHRIS YOUNG - Caprington.
GRANT McILLONEY - Prestwick St. Cuthbert, NEIL HAMILTON - Kilmarnock (Barassie), STUART MUNRO - Ayr Belleisle, M. CAMERON - Loudoun, ROBERT McKNIGHT - Kilmarnock (Barassie).
40 - NICKY SINCLAIR - Kilmarnock (Barassie), DARREN KEAN - West Kilbride.
35 - CALLUM ROBB - Irvine Ravenspark, C CROWE - Kilbirnie Place, GORDON HERCUS - Beith, DAVID McLAUGHLAN - Troon St. Meddans, JOHN COULTER - Irvine Ravenspark, LUKE FACCHINI - Ayr Belleisle, DAVID STRATFORD - Caprington, GARY HERBERTSON - Ballochmyle.
30 - CRAIG McCALL - Prestwick St. Nicholas
20 - ALLAN TODD - Ayr Belleisle, GORDON MUNRO - Caprington, DAVID HEWITSON - Beith, A ARNOTT - Kilbirnie Place, BRIAN GRIFFIN - Annanhill, CRAIG McGLYNN - Irvine Ravenspark, GREG RORISON - Turnberry.
10 - CALUM SHAW - Caprington, I FULTON - Kilbirnie Place, LIAM McLEOD - Irvine Ravenspark, SCOTT MORRISON - Ayr Belleisle, JAMIE BLACKWOOD - Beith, SCOTT BROWN - Girvan, JOSH NORDBO - Largs, COLIN ROBINSON - Skelmorlie.
5 - STEVEN JAMES - Ballochmyle, DANIEL McLEAN - Largs, MATTHEW ELRICK, Beith, GRAEME BLACK - Ardeer, ANDREW MILLER - Prestwick St. Cuthbert, D BROWN - Prestwick St. Cuthbert, FRASER LAWRIE - Largs, STEVEN MUNRO - Irvine Ravenspark,
NEIL McDONALD - Irvine Ravenspark, CRAIG HESSET - Ayr Belleisle.