AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Jim Johnston wins Doc Thom salver for 2018

2018 Doc Thom Salver winner
Jim Johnston

Jim Johnston (Ayr Belleisle) has won the 2018 Ayrshire Order Of Merit title for the Doc Thom Salver. The victory was the culmination of a superb season for him which saw him win the Ayrshire Strokeplay Championship and gain his first Scotland cap at the Home Internationals.

With a total of 672.5 points collected from eight of the twenty one counting events, including first place at the Ayrshire Strokeplay, West Kilbride Open and Belleisle Cup, Johnston was over 200 points ahead of his nearest rivals.

Second place in the Order Of Merit was shared this year, with Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) winning the final counting event, The Arrol Cup at Prestwick St Nicholas, to establish a total of 400 points from just four counting events.

Matching Michael Smyth's total for joint second place was Sandy Buchanan (Prestwick St Nicholas) who staged a remarkable recovery from a reported stress fracture injury to his leg, which saw him withdraw from the Ayrshire team mid way through the previous weekends Scottish Area Team Championships, to finish joint third in the final 36 hole counting event at Prestwick St Nicholas, and giving him sufficient points to match Michael Smyth's 400 point total.

The final places in the 2018 Ayrshire Order Of Merit for the Doc Thom Salver were:-

672.5		JIM	JOHNSTON	Ayr Belleisle
400		SANDY	BUCHANAN	Prestwick St Nicholas
400		MICHAEL	SMYTH	Royal Troon
381.67		SCOTT	BROWN	Prestwick St Cuthbert
276.67		STEVEN	STAMPER	Turnberry
230.83		GEORGE	ROBERTSON	Irvine
200		JOE	McSORLEY	Brunston Castle
192.5		TOMMY	McINALLY	Loudoun
170		EUAN	WALKER	Kilmarnock Barassie
150		JOHN	SHANKS	Irvine
150		SCOTT	DAVIDSON	Largs
137.5		IAIN	BROWN	West Kilbride
100		ANDREW	THOMSON	Largs Routenburn
100		COLIN	McGOWAN	Troon Welbeck
100		GARY	HOLLAND	Ballochmyle
100		BEN	FERGUSON	Turnberry
100		DEREK	BALLANTYNE	West Kilbride
92.5		SHAUN	HEDGER	West Kilbride
87.5		ALAN	McLEAN	Kilbirnie Place
75		GREG	TELFER	Prestwick St Cuthbert
75		GARY	STEELE	Brunston Castle
75		NEIL	MELLON	Ayr Seafield
62.5		GREG	VERNON	Kilmarnock Barassie
62.5		JOHN	SLOAN	Doon Valley
62.5		CALLUM	McLAUGHLIN	Largs Routenburn
62.5		CRAIG	McKENZIE	Troon Welbeck
62.5		NICHOLAS	GRIER	Ardeer
62.5		ALAN	EWING	Largs
62.5		DEL	CHAMBERLAIN	Troon St Meddans
53.33		STUART	EASTON	Irvine
50		BARRY	O'ROURKE	Loudoun
50		KEITH	HAMILTON	Ayr Belleisle
50		GORDON	BOYLE	Turnberry
46		BLAIR	MORTON	Royal Troon
42.5		GREGOR	MACKINTOSH	Girvan
42.5		JOHN	HAGGARTY	Loudoun
42.5		ADAM	CHAMBERS	Ayr Dalmilling
42.5		SCOTT	ADAMS	Irvine Ravenspark
39.17		SCOTT	McILWRAITH	Brunston Castle
35		FRANK	MURDOCH	Brunston Castle
35		PAUL	GIFFNEY	Ardeer
35		SCOTT	CAIRNS	Prestwick St Cuthbert
30.83		ROBBIE	MUIR	Kilmarnock Barassie
27.5		JACK	PURDIE	Largs
27.5		ALAN	PROVAN	Largs
27.5		ROSS	CADDIS	Kilmarnock Barassie
20		GRAEME	GIMSON	Prestwick St Cuthbert
20		ROBERT	FERGUSON	Troon Welbeck
20		CHARLES	BELL	Ayr Dalmilling
15		MARK	WATT	Prestwick St Cuthbert
15		ROSS	LOWRIE	Ardeer
15		GEORGE	CABENA	Ardeer
14		FRANCIS	McNEILLIE	Ayr Seafield
14		ROBERT	LONG	Ayr Belleisle
14		JOHN	KELLY	Ayr Seafield
10		ALAN	STEWART	Stewarton
10		JOHN	PATON	Loudoun
10		BRUCE	CALDOW	Kilmarnock Barassie
10		ANDREW	BROWN	West Kilbride
7.5		GLEN	WILSON	Ayr Dalmilling
7.5		KEVIN	THOMSAS	Troon Welbeck
7.5		CAMERON	SIMMONS	Largs Routenburn
7.5		DAVID	NELSON	Turnberry
7.5		DAVID	LONGAIR	Prestwick St Cuthbert
7.5		EWAN	LINDSAY	Largs
7.5		BEN	GIBSON	Troon Welbeck
3.33		STUART	BROWN	Loudoun
2.5		BLAIR	TAYLOR	Rowallan Castle
2.5		CRAIG	STEWART	Ardeer
2.5		MARK	SEMPLE	Ardeer
2.5		JORDAN	MURRAY	Rowallan Castle
1		IAN	WALKER	Royal Troon
1		STUART	MILLER	Kilmarnock Barassie