DOC THOM AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Shanks boosts points with one event to play

The outright winner of the Doc Thom Salver and Ayrshire Order Of merit title this year, John Shanks (Irvine) boosted his points total once again on Sunday 17th August with a third place finish in the Viking Krus at Largs.

Scores of 73 & 78 gave shanks a two round total of 151, leaving him trailing by two from the winner of the trophy, host club member Iain Macdonald, who returned rounds of 74 & 75 for his 149 total.

With only the Arrol Cup at Prestwick St Nicholas remaining to be played, on Saturday 20th September, John Shanks has an unbeatable lead in the points table, though any one of a dozen or so players could still hoist themselves into the top three prizewinning places in the order of merit, depending on results at St Nicholas.

Present positions in the Order Of merit table are :-

725		JOHN	SHANKS	IRVINE
231.25		CRAIG	HAMILTON	BALLOCHMYLE
208.33		STUART	ROBIN	PR. ST CUTHBERT
167.5		JIM	JOHNSTON	AYR BELLEISLE
162.5		STEPHEN	SPENCE	ROYAL TROON
150.83		IAIN	MACDONALD	LARGS
130		STEVEN	MCEWAN	LOUDOUN
100		DANIEL	FORBES	IRVINE
96.25		KEITH	HAMILTON	AYR BELLEISLE
95		SANDY	BUCHANAN	PR. ST NICHOLAS
88.33		GORDON	BOYLE	TURNBERRY
85		STEVEN	WALLACE	PR. ST CUTHBERT
85		SCOTT	BROWN	TURNBERRY
84.17		JOHN	SLOAN	DOON VALLEY
75		BRIAN	JAMIESON	BRUNSTON CASTLE
75		MARK	ANDERSON	IRVINE
50.42		GEORGE	ROBERTSON	IRVINE RAVENSPARK
50		EUAN	WALKER	KIL. BARASSIE
50		JOHN	NEILAN	BRUNSTON CASTLE
50		WILLIAM	MCMEIKAN	GIRVAN
50		JACK	McDONALD	KIL. BARASSIE
45		JIM	SHEARER	WEST KILBRIDE
45		GARY	MORRISON	KIL. BARASSIE
45		ROBIN	McCAIG	WEST KILBRIDE
45		MARTIN	GRAY	IRVINE
42.5		SHAUN	RYAN	AYR BELLEISLE
36.25		MICHAEL	SMYTH	ROYAL TROON
35		GARY	ALLISON	ROWALLAN CASTLE
35		BRIAN	FISHER	LARGS
21.67		EWAN	MCKINNON	CORRIE
21.67		TOMMY	MCINALLY	LOUDOUN
21.67		SCOTT	MCILWRAITH	AYR DALMILLING
20		A	BREADON	ROWALLAN CASTLE
17.5		WILLIAM F	WILSON	BALLOCHMYLE
17.5		JAMES	MCMURDO	BALLOCHMYLE
17.5		LEX	LINDSAY	BALLOCHMYLE
15		LEE	HUGHES	AYR BELLEISLE
15		ALAN	DUNSMORE	AYR BELLEISLE
10		PAUL	GIFFNEY	ARDEER
7.5		FRANK	MURDOCH	BRUNSTON CASTLE
5		GARY	VOGWELL	WEST KILBRIDE
5		LORIMER	SHAW	AYR SEAFIELD
5		DAVID	ORCHISON	BALLOCHMYLE
5		SCOTT	DAVIDSON	LARGS
0.83		A D	WRIGHT	ROYAL TROON
0.83		GREG	VERNON	KIL. BARASSIE
0.83		STEVEN	MURRAY	TROON WELBECK
0.83		STEPHEN	MCBLAIN	TROON PORTLAND