CHAMPION CRAIG STEPHEN ALSO LEADING
MONEY-WINNER ON NE ALLIANCE CIRCUIT

New North-east Golfers' Alliance champion Craig Stephen (Meldrum House) was the leading money-winner, by a considerable margin, on the 2007-2008 circuit which ended at Cruden Bay on Wednesday.
As an amateur, Stephen cannot accept money so he received £760 in prize vouchers during the season.
MacKenzie Club professional Colin Nelson came next with £507 in winnings, followed by two amateurs, Philip McLean (Peterhead), £500, and Anthony Bews (Murcar Links), £431.
Stephen also won the Scratch section of the Order of Merit with an average score - 10 events to count - of minus 0.6 under the standard scratch score per round.
John Nicholson, the consistent Auchmill three-handicapper, won Class 1 with a net average score of minus 0.1 under SSS.
Another Auchmill player, Paul Cornfield, who plays off 10, won Class 2 of the Order of Merit with a net average score of 0.5 over SSS.
LEADING STATISTICS 2007-2008
MONEY/VOUCHERS
1 C Stephen (Meldrum House) £760.
2 C Nelson (MacKenzie Club) £507.
3 P McLean (Peterhead) £500.
4 A Bews (Murcar Links) £431.
5 G McInnes (Murcar Links) £330.
6 J Nicolson (Auchmill) £327.
6 W S Urquhart (Murcar Links) £311.
8 R Cameron (McDonald Ellon) £285.
9 A K Pirie (Hazlehead) £268.
10 G Bruce (Westhill) £240.
11 D Law (Hazlehead) £237.
12 G Esson (Portlethen) £230.
13 S Finnie (Caledonian) £229.
14 F Bisset (Banchory) £210.
14 G Forbes (Murcar Links) £210.
16 A Styles (Caledonian) £207.
17 S Scott (Auchmill) £200.
18 D Read (Banchory) £194.
19 N Reid (Deeside) £180.
19 S Garden (Hazlehead) £180.
19 W Main (Murcar Links) £180.
22 D Bisset (Banchory) £175.
22 J Mooney (Turriff) £175.
22 S Lawrie (Portlethen) £175.
25 D Nelson (Aboyne) £170.
25 C Hood (Alford) £170.
27 S Davidson (Banchory) £160.
28 J M Hamilton (Murcar Links) £156.
29 I Bratton (Newburgh) £150.
30 P Anderson (Deeside) £145.
30 D Corkey (Murcar Links) £145.
30 G Mitchell (Braemar) £145.
33 P Cornfield (Auchmill) £144.
34 C Alexander (Murcar Links) £151.
35 D Moir (Murcar Links) £140.
36 A Grant (Portlethen) £135.
37 C Buchanan (Hazlehead) £134.
37 M F R Rogers (Kemnay) £134.
39 R L Nicoll (Murcar Links) £129.
40 D Randall (Banchory) £126.
41 G H Paterson (Northern) £125.
42 D Garrett (Huntly) £120.
43 R McDonald (Inchmarlo) £112.
45 B Bavidge (Murcar Links) £110.
45 C Carnegie (Kemnay) £110.
47 P Lovie (Inchmarlo) £109.
48 W Forbes (Murcar Links) £107.
49 J Wilson (Deeside) £105.
50 D McDowell (Aberdeen Council) £100.
ORDER OF MERIT - Scratch
Average of best 10 gross scores in relation to CSS
1 C Stephen (Meldrum House) -0.6.
2 C Nelson (MacKenzie Club) 0.2.
3 A Bews (Murcar Links) 0.6.
4 A Campbell (Deeside) 1.5.
4 G Bruce (Westhill) 1.5.
6 P Lovie (Inchmarlo) 2.1.
7 S Finnie (Caledonian) 2.3.
8 S Davidson (Banchory) 2.4.
8 W S Urquhart (Murcar Links) 2.4.
8 D Garrett (Huntly) 2.4.
11 A K Pirie (Hazlehead) 2.5
12 G H Paterson (Northern) 2.6.
13 R Fitzpatrick (Inchmarlo) 1.8.
14 J Nicolson (Auchmill) 2.9.
15 A Styles (Caledonian) 3.1.
16 J Mooney (Turriff) 3.2.
17 R McDonald (Inchmarlo) 3.4.
18 D Corkey (Murcar Links) 3.6.
19 F Bisset (Banchory) 4.3.
20 S Scott (Auchmill) 4.6.
21 N Reid (Deeside) 4.7.
22 C Carnegie (Kemnay) 4.9.
23 D Clark (Duff House Royal) 5.1.
24 D Read (Banchory) 5.5.
25 S Pert (Huntly) 5.6.
26 M Jenkins (Duff House Royal) 5.7.
27 C Alexander (Murcar Links) 6.3.
28 D Wilson (Duff House Royal) 6.8.
29 J M Hamilton (Murcar Links) 6.9.
30 A Graham (Portlethen) 7.2.
31 R L Nicoll (Murcar Links) 74.
32 A Innes (Murcar Links) 7.5.
33 M Lawrie (Kemnay) 7.6.
34 H Roulston (Stonehaven) 8.0.
35 l Tayulor (Auchmill) 8.3.
36 J Dalgarno (Hazlehead) 8.9.
36 C Hood (Alford) 8.9.
38 D Nelson (Aboyne) 9.4.
39 J Murray (Banchory) 9.5.
40 I D Smith (Hazlehead) 9.6.
41 F G Gray (Deeside) 9.7.
42 B Shaw (Banchory) 9.9.
43 P Farnan (Royal Aberdeen) 10.0.
43 R M Grant (Caledonian) 10.0
45 N Parker (Murcar Links) 10.1.
46 D Leighton (Northern) 10.4.
47 S Lawrie (Portlethen) 10.7.
48 D Bisset (Banchory) 10.9.
ORDER OF MERIT - Class 1
Average of 10 best net scores in relation to CSS
Handicap in brackets.
1 J Nicolson (Auchmill) (3) -0.1.
2 W S Urquhart (Murcar Links) (2) 0.5
2 A K Pirie (Hazlehead) (2) 0.5
4 S Scott (Auchmill) (4) 0.6.
5 J M Hamilton (Murcar Links) (6) 0.9.
6 C Hood (Alford) (7) 1.1.
7 S Finnie (Caledonian) (1) 1.3
8 C Stephen (Meldrum House) (+2) 1.4.
9 D Read (Banchory) (4) 1.5.
9 C Alexander (Murcar Links) (4) 1.5.
11 D Corkey (Murcar Links) (2) 1.6.
12 R L Nicoll (Murcar Links) (5) 1.7.
12 J Murray (Banchory) (8) 1.7.
14 D Wilson (Duff House Royal) (4) 1.8.
15 C Carnegie (Kemnay) (3) 1.9.
15 J Dalgarno (Hazlehead) (7) 1.9.
17 D Nelson (Aboyne) (7) 2.0.
18 C Cassie (Nigg Bay) (8) 2.1.
19 A Graham (Portlethen) (5) 2.2.
20 A Campbell (Deeside) (+1) 2.3.
21 D Garrett (Huntly) (scr) 2.4.
21 N Parker (Murcar Links) (7) 2.4.
23 G H Paterson (Northern) (scr) 2.6.
23 M Lawrie (Kemnay) (5) 2.6.
25 B Shaw (Banchory) (7) 2.8.
26 K Minty (Turriff) (8) 3.1.
27 A Styles (Caledonian) (scr) 3.2.
27 F Bisset (Banchory) (1) 3.2.
27 D McKay (Caledonian) (8) 3.2.
30 H Roulston (Stonehaven) (4) 3.3.
30 L Taylor (Auchmill) (5) 3.3.
32 I( D Smith (Hazlehead) (6) 3.4.
33 A Bews (Murcar Links) (+3) 3.6.
33 S Pert (Huntly) (2) 3.6.
35 M Jenkins (Duff House Royal) (2) 3.7.
36 D Clark (Duff House Royal)( (1) 4.1.
37 P Farnan (Royal Aberdeen) (5) 4.2.
38 D Leightonh (Northern) (6) 4.4.
39 R M Grant (Caledonian) (5) 5.0.
40 A Innes (Murcar Links) (2) 5.3
40 D MacKay (Newmachar) (7) 5.3.

ORDER OF MERIT - Class 2
Handicaps in brackets.
1 P Cornfield (Auchmill) (10) 0.5.
2 I Strachan (Royal Aberdeen) (11) 1.5.
2 M F R Rogers (Kemnay) (13) 1.5.
4 S Lawrie (Portlethen) (9) 1.7.
4 D Randall (Banchory) (15) 1.7.
6 D Bisset (Banchory) (9) 2.0.
7 J Forrest (Northern) (9) 2.2.
8 W Forbes (Murcar Links) (12) 2.5.
9 R Brown (Craibstone) (13) 2.6.
10 F Barclay (Kintore) (9) 2.8.
11 D Moir (Murcar Links) (13) 3.09.
12 B Bavidge (Murcar Links) (10) 3.1
12 D Wood (Newburgh) (14) 3.1
14 G Kelly (Peterculter) (11) 3.3.
15 S Youngson (Turriff) (14) 3.4.
16 M Ord (Royal Aberdeen) (11) 3.5.
17 T Collie (Kemnay) (10) 3.7.
17 W D Rae (Kemnay) (13) 3.7.
19 S Garden (Hazlehead) (9) 3.8.
20 S Higgins(Royal Aberdeen) (10) 3.9.
20 G Homer (Lumphanan (12) 3.9.
22 J Penny (Huntly) (11) 4.3.
23 H McNaughton (Cruden Bay) (10) 4.9.
23 J Wilson (Deeside) (10) 4.9.
25 M Brown (Craibstone) (17) 5.0.
26 N Chisholm (Kemnay) (10) 5.2.
26 R Alison (Deeside) (13) 5.2.
28 R Lumsden (East Aberdeenshire) (18) 5.4.
20 J Jessiman (Oldmeldrum) (14) 5.6.
30 J Robb (Turriff) (10) 6.0.
31 B Lumsden (Northern) (13) 6.1.
32 C Adie (Murcar Links) (14) 6.4.
32 J Jones (Craibstone) (17) 6.4.
34 D Lawrie (Inchmarlo) (13) 7.7.
35 A Buchan (Northern) (9) 10.1.

+Scottishgolfview is indebted to North-east Golfers' Alliance secretary Ron Menzies for the above treasure trove of statistics.