AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Shanks retains Doc Thom Salver

John Shanks
Ayrshire Order Of Merit Winner
For second successive year.

John Shanks (Irvine) retained the Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit in 2015, holding off a late challenge from Stuart Robin (Prestwick St Cuthbert), who fell just short of Shanks' points total following the final qualifying event.


The Arrol Cup at Prestwick St Nicholas was the final counting event this year and Stuart Robin needed to  finish alone in third place or better  to overtake Shanks, who was unavailable for the last counting competition. Despite a valiant effort, Robin could only secure fourth place at St Nicholas, leaving him just 25 points behind Shanks in the chase for the Doc Thom Salver.



In one of the closest run contests for some time, Ayrshire Strokeplay Champion Tommy McInally (Loudoun) finished in thisrd place, just over 20 points behind Robin in second place and less than 50 points behind Shanks in top spot.

The final points total in the 2015 Doc Thom Ayrshire Order Of Merit were :-

300		JOHN	SHANKS	Irvine
275		STUART	ROBIN	Prestwick St Cuthbert
253.33		TOMMY	McINALLY	Loudoun
206.84		STEVEN	STAMPER	Turnberry
187.5		CRAIG	HAMILTON	Ballochmyle
185		KEITH	HAMILTON	Ayr Belleisle
181.67		JOHN	HAGGARTY	Loudoun
150		IAIN	MACDONALD	Largs
137.5		MICHAEL	SMYTH	Royal Troon
112.5		STUART	MILLER	Kilmarnock Barassie
105		GRAEME	ROWAN	Ballochmyle
101		JACK	McDONALD	Kilmarnock Barassie
100		JAMES	JOHNSTON	Ayr Belleisle
95		GARY	JORDAN	Crosshouse
87.5		MARK	DUNSMORE	Ballochmyle
87.5		ALAN	McLEAN	Kilbirnie Place
87.5		GARETH	LAMB	Irvine
75		C	McFARLANE	Irvine
75		STEVEN	WALLACE	Prestwick St Cuthbert
62.5		GRAEME	GIMSON	Prestwick St Cuthbert
56		SANDY	WALKER	Ardeer
56		STEPHEN	HIGGINS	Ardeer
56		SCOTT	AINSWORTH	Ardeer
56		STUART	WALSH	Ardeer
50		SCOTT	McILWRAITH	Brunston Castle
49.17		SCOTT	BROWN	Turnberry
42.5		WILLIAM	WILSON	Ballochmyle
42.5		BRIAN	JAMIESON	Brunston Castle
38.33		EUAN	BROWN	Kilmarnock Barassie
36		SANDY	BUCHANAN	Prestwick St Nicholas
35		MATTHEW	DARGIE	Royal Troon
35		COLIN	McGOWAN	Troon Welbeck
35		GREGOR	DICKSON	Largs
27.5		DAVID	TAYLOR	Ayr Seafield
17.5		JOHN	NEILAN	Brunston Castle
17.5		GARY	STEELE	Brunston Castle
17.5		GARY	ALLISON	Rowallan Castle
15		STUART	WHITE	Girvan
15		ROBERT	McMASTER	Girvan
13		GEORGE	ROBERTSON	Irvine
11.67		ROSS	CADDIS	Annanhill
11.67		JAMES	McMURDO	Ballochmyle
7.5		BRUCE	CALDOW	Kilmarnock Barassie
7.5		JOHN	MILROY	Ardeer
7.5		CRAIG	TELFER	Prestwick St Cuthbert
5		GRAEME	ANDREW	GIRVAN
3.33		STEVEN	McEWAN	Loudoun
1		JOHN	DICKSON	Ayr Seafield
1		RICKY	TAIT	Tam O Shanter
1		SHAUN	RYAN	Ayr Belleisle
1		STEVIE	DUNN	Ayr Seafield