AYRSHIRE ORDER OF MERIT - Euan Walker moves up to third after Amateur Championship run

Euan Walker (Kilmarnock Barassie) has moved straight in to third spot in the Ayrshire Order of Merit, for the Doc Thom Salver, following his run to the final in the recent Amateur Championship played at Portmarnock in Ireland.

Michael Smyth (Royal Troon) remains out in front in the chase for this year's Order of Merit title, with ten of the twenty counting competitions now completed, although Scott Brown (Prestwick St Cuthbert) closed the gap with a second place finish in the recent McGilchrist Cup competition at Ardeer, where local member Paul Giffney took maximum points with a scratch 73, just one ahead of Brown.

The next counting events are The Gowf Cup on 114th July and the Rowallan Castle Open on 28th July.

The present positions in the Order of Merit, after ten events, are:-

387.5		MICHAEL	SMYTH	Royal Troon
320		SCOTT	BROWN	Prestwick St Cuthbert
175		EUAN	WALKER	Kilmarnock Barassie
158.75		STEVEN	STAMPER	Turnberry
150		JIM	JOHNSTON	Ayr Belleisle
137.5		DARREN	MALLINSON	Irvine
125		JACK	BROUN	Turnberry
100		STEWART	RUSSELL	Royal Troon
100		PAUL	GIFFNEY	Ardeer
75		STEVEN	McEWAN	Caprington
75		DAVID	LONGAIR	Troon St Meddans
75		JOE	McSORLEY	Prestwick St Cuthbert
70		TOMMY	McINALLY	Louodun
50		BLAIR	MORTON	Royal Troon
50		SEAN	ADDIE	Ayr Belleisle
50		GREGOR	MACKINTOSH	Girvan
50		STEVEN	McCREADIE	Ayr Belleisle
45		GEORGE	HIGGINS	West Kilbride
45		GRAHAM	McKENZIE	West Kilbride
42.5		KEITH	HAMILTON	Ayr Belleisle
42.5		CRAIG	TELFER	Prestwick St Cuthbert
35		WILLIAM	FLEMING	Ballochmyle
35		GREG	VERNON	Kilmarnock Barassie
35		ROBERT	McMASTER	Girvan
28.75		PETER	HUME	Ardeer
28.75		SANDY	WALKER	Kilmarnock Barassie
28.75		JAMES	McINTYRE	Moorpark
20		JIM	McINTYRE	Moorpark
17.5		SHAUN	HEDGER	West Kilbride
17.5		ROSS	CADDIS	Kilmarnock Barassie
10		STUART	WHITE	Girvan
7.5		ALAN	SMEETON	The Chase
7.5		SANDY	BUCHANAN	Prestwick S Nicholas
5		CRAIG	HAMILTON	Ballochmyle
5		KEVIN	DOYLE	Turnberry
2.5		CHARLES	ALLAN	Ardeer
2.5		SCOTT	AINSWORTH	Ardeer