The arrangements for the Doc Thom Ayrshire order of merit and the Ayrshire Junior order of merit have been revised for the 2025 season, after consulation between players and officials.
From 2025 the allocation of points for each competition has been reviewed and adjusted with the aim of recognising performance across all the events more equitably, with events being grouped into categories relevant to the points available in each event.
As previously, points will be allocated according to finishing position in championships, with players tied on the same score being allocated a share of the relevant points with the other players on the same score.
In the event of a player who is not a member of and Ayrshire Golf Association member club finishing high enough in the field to be allocated points, those points will simply not be allocated and will not pass on to the next players.
The revised points allocations for the Doc Thom Ayrshire order of merit in 2025 are:-
DOC THOM ORDER OF
MERIT POINTS ALLOCATION (Revised 2025)
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CATEGORY A
The Amateur
Championship
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CATEGORY E
Ayrshire
Matchplay Championship
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CATEGORY B
Scottish
Amateur Championship
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CATEGORY F
Nominate 18 hole scratch events)
West Kilbride
Open
Hillhouse Cup
(Royal Troon)
West of
Scotland Strokeplay
Ballochmyle
Rosebowl
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CATEGORY C (72 holes)
Scottish
Strokeplay Championship
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CATEGORY D
(Nominated 36 hole scratch events)
Ayrshire
Strokeplay Championship
Belleisle Cup
Arrol Cup (Prestwick
St Nicholas)
Gowf Cup
(Loudoun)
Viking Krus
(Largs)
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CATEGORY G
Nominated 18 hole strokeplay opens)
Prestwick St
Cuthbert Open
Seafield Open
McGilchrist Cup
(Ardeer)
Stevenson
Trophy (Girvan)
Troon St
Meddans Open
Mainholm Cup
(Ayr Dalmilling)
Rowallan Castle
Open
Troon Welbeck
Open (Troon Lochgreen)
Ayr Golf
Championship – 72 holes
Troon Weekender
– 36 holes
Girvan Classic
– 54 holes
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CATEGORY A
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CATEGORY B
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CATEGORY C
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CATEGORY D
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Winner
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250
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Winner
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200
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1ST
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200
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1st
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200
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Runner Up
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175
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Runner Up
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150
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2ND
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150
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2nd
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160
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Semi Final
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125
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Semi Final
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100
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3RD
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100
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3rd
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140
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Quarter Final
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100
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Quarter Final
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75
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4TH
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80
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4th
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120
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Last 16
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75
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Last 16
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50
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5TH
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60
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5th
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100
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6TH
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50
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6th
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80
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7TH
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40
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7th
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70
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8TH
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30
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8th
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60
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9TH
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20
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9th
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50
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10TH
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10
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10th
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40
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CATEGORY E
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CATEGORY F
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CATEGORY G
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Winner
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100
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1ST
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120
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1ST
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80
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Runner Up
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80
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2ND
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100
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2ND
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60
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60
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3RD
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80
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3RD
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40
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Quarter Final
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40
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4TH
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60
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4TH
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20
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Last 16
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20
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5TH
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40
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5TH
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10
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6TH
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30
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7TH
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20
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8TH
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10
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The Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit counting events have been expanded this year to include the Rowallan castle open and the three events administered aby Golf South Ayrshire including the Ayr Golf Championship, The Troon Weekender and the Girvan Classic. The Counting fixtures, with the exception of the relevant county championships and national events, are organised by the individual host clubs or organisations, and entry details will be available from the organising club or organisation.
The counting events for thre Doc Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit in 2025, along with their points category, are:-
THE AYRSHIRE GOLF ASSOCIATION
2025 Doc
Thom Ayrshire Order of Merit Counting Event
APRIL
27th * Ayrshire Men’s Strokeplay
Championship (D) Troon Lochgreen
MAY
5th – 8th * Ayrshire Men’s Matchplay
Championship (E) Ballochmyle
18th * West of Scotland
Strokeplay (F) Sandyhills
24th * St Cuthbert Open (G) Prestwick
St Cuthbert
25th * West Kilbride Men’s
Open (F) West
Kilbride
30th – 1/6 * Scottish Men’s Open Strokeplay
(C) North Berwick
31st * Ayr Seafield Open
(G) Ayr
Seafield
JUNE
1st * Belleisle Cup (D) Ayr
Belleisle
5th – 8th *Ayr Golf Festival (Tam O
Shanter) (G) Ayr Belleisle/Seafield
14th * The McGilchrist Cup
(G) Ardeer
16th – 21st * The Amateur
Championship (A) Royal
St George’s/Cinque Ports
22nd * The Gowf Cup (D) Loudoun
28th *Troon Welbeck Open
(G) Troon Links
29th *Hillhouse Cup (F) Royal
Troon
JULY
26th * Stevenson Trophy (G) Girvan
29th – 2/8 * Scottish Amateur Championship (B) Gullane
AUGUST
2nd * Troon St Meddans
Open (G) Troon
Municipal
3rd * Viking Krus (D) Largs
10th *Rowallan Castle Open
(G) Rowallan
Castle
17th * Mainholm Cup (G) Ayr
Dalmilling
23rd * Ballochmyle Rosebowl
(F) Ballochmyle
23rd – 24th *Troon Golf
Weekender (G) Troon
Lochgreen/Darley
SEPTEMBER
20th * Arrol Cup (D) Prestwick
St Nicholas
27th – 28th *Girvan Classic (G) Girvan
The Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit has also bee revised, in line with the Doc Thom arrangement, with points allocation in the Junior Order of Merit detailed below
JUNIOR
ORDER OF MERIT COUNTING EVENTS
AND
POINTS ALLOCATION
2025
REVISION
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CATEGORY A
(National Strokeplay Events)
Scottish Boys Strokeplay Championship
Scottish Girls Strokeplay Championship
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CATEGORY D (Junior Open events)
The Ayrshire Girls Championship
Harris Boys & West Kilbride
Girls Open (West Kilbride)
Loudoun Junior Open (Loudoun)
Largs Junior Open (Largs)
Prestwick Junior Open (Prestwick
St. Cuthbert)
St. Nicholas Junior Open
(Prestwick St.Nicholas)
The Tom Lehman Junior Open
(Troon Municipal)
Troon Welbeck Boys Open (Troon
Municipal)
Ballochmyle Junior Open
(Ballochmyle)
Ayr Belleisle Junior Open (Ayr
Belleisle)
Golf South
Ayrshire Junior Open (Ayr Municipal)
Byrne
Howard Trophy (Royal Troon)
West of
Scotland Junior Strokeplay (various)
Turnberry
Junior Open (Turnberry)
Irvine
Junior Open (Irvine)
Kilmarnock
Barassie Junior Open
Annanhill
Junior Open
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CATEGORY B
(National Matchplay events)
British Boys Championship
British Girls Championship
Scottish Boys Championship
Scottish Girls Championship
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CATEGORY C (36 Hole events)
The Ayrshire Boys Championship
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CATEGORY E (Matchplay Events)
The Ayrshire Boys Matchplay Championship
The West of Scotland Boys Matchplay Championship
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CATEGORY
A
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CATEGORY
B
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CATEGORY
C
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CATEGORY
D
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CATEGORY
E
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1st
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200
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Winner
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200
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1st
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200
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1st
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120
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Winner
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80
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2nd
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120
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Runner Up
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150
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2nd
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150
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2nd
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100
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Runner Up
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40
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3rd
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100
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Semi Final
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100
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3rd
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100
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3rd
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80
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Semi Finalists
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20
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4th
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80
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Quarter Final
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75
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4th
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80
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4th
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60
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5th
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60
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Last 16
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50
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5th
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60
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5th
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40
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6th
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50
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6th
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50
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6th
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30
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7th
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40
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7th
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40
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7th
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20
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8th
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30
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8th
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30
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8th
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10
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9th
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20
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9th
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20
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10th
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10
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10th
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10
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The 2025 Junior order of Merit counting fixtures, which again, with the exception of county and national events, are administerd by the relevant individual clubs or organisations, are:-
2025
Ayrshire Junior Order of Merit Counting Events
APRIL
9th - 11th *** Scottish Boys Open
Strokeplay (a) West
Kilbride
9th - 11th **Scottish Girls Open
Strokeplay (a) Arbroath
JUNE
7th *** Golf South Ayrshire
Junior Strokeplay (d) Ayr Belleisle
JULY
4th *** Troon
Welbeck Junior Open (d) Troon
Welbeck
13th ***West of Scotland Junior Strokeplay (d) Cochrane Castle
10th ***Largs
Junior Open (d) Largs
14th *** Loudoun Junior
Open (d) Loudoun
TBC *** West of Scotland Boys Matchplay (e) Cochrane Castle
18th – 20th **Scottish Girls Championship
(b) Kings
18th – 20th *** Scottish
Boys Championship (b) Blairgowrie
24th *** Harris Junior
Open & Girls Open (d) West
Kilbride
27th ***Byrne Howard
Junior Open (d) Royal
Troon
28th ***
Kilmarnock Barassie Junior Open (d) Kilmarnock
Barassie
AUGUST
4th *** Turnberry
Junior Open (d) Turnberry,
King Robert the Bruce
7th *** Ayrshire
Boys Strokeplay Championship (c) Troon
Darley
10th ***Annanhill Junior Open (d) Annanhill
11th-14th ***Ayrshire Boys Matchplay
Championship (e) Prestwick
1th - 16th **Girls Amateur Championship (b) Conwy, Wales
11th - 16th *** Boys Amateur Championship
(b) County
Louth, Ireland
11th *** Ballochmyle
Junior Open (d) Ballochmyle
12th *** Prestwick
Junior Open (d) Prestwick
St Cuthbert
14th *** Ayr Belleisle
Junior Open (d) Ayr
Seafield
24th *** Tom Lehman
Junior Open (d) Troon
Municipal
SEPTEMBER
7th *** Prestwick St
Nicholas Junior Open (d) Prestwick
St Nicholas
22nd ***Irvine Junior
Open (d) Irvine
