North-east Alliance mid-season statistics

Graham Gordon and Scott Larkin

top prizewinners so far this season

By COLIN FARQUHARSON

Graham Gordon (unattached) is the leading professional money-winner and Banchory's Scott Larkin the leading amateur voucher-winner over the first half of the North-east Golfers' Alliance season which will resume at Craibstone Golf Centre on Wednesday, January 6.

Gordon, pictured first right, a Walker Cup player and Scottish champion as an amateur, has won £300 todate in the 2009-2010 season, when the number of playing opportunities was reduced with bad-weather postponements and cancellations.

Newburgh club pro Ian Bratton is close behind Gordon with £250 to his credit.

Former US college circuit player Larkin, pictured above on right, who has a +2 rating, has won £250 in vouchers over the same period, just ahead of another +2 amateur Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) with £240.
Dunton has the best scoring figures for the first half of the season, being -0.7 on average over a weekly CSS worked out by secretary Ron Menzies. Larkin is next with an average of -0.3.

In the handicap order of merit, Northern amateur David Leighton, who plays off four, has been only 0.1, on average, over the CSS.

MID-SEASON STATS LEADERS

(by courtesy of Ron Menzies)

PROFESSIONALS' MONEY WON

Graham Gordon (unattached) £300.

Ian Bratton (Newburgh) £250.

Colin Nelson (MacKenzie Club) £100.

Ryan Fitzpatricdk (Inchmarlo) £70.

AMATEURS' VOUCHERS WON
Scott Larkin (Banchory) £250.

Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) £240.

Derek Randall (Banchory) £211.

Stewart Pert (Huntly) £195.

Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) £140.

Billy Main (Murcar Links) £130.

Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) £130.

David Leighton (Northern) £126.

Mike Booth (Kemnay) £126.

Paul McIntosh (Bon Accord) £120.

Anthony Bews (Murcar Links) £120.

Jim Scott (Peterculter) £113.

Philip McLean (Peterhead) £110.

Adam Lindsay (Banchory) £100.

Jordan Findlay (Fraserburgh) £100.

James Duncan (Newburgh) £98.

Neish Chisholm (Kemnay) (90.

David Law (Hazlehead) (£90.

Glen Taylor (Hazlehead) £90.

ORDER OF MERIT STROKE-PLAY (Gross)

Average scratch score in relation to CSS

Adam Dunton (McDonald) -0.7

Scott Larkin (Banchory) -0.3

Kris Nicol (Fraserburgh) 0.2.

Graham Gordon (Unatt) 0.3.

Philip McLean (Peterhead) 0.3.

Ian Bratton (Newburgh) 0.9.

Colin Nelson (MacKenzie Club) 2.2.

Stewart Pert (Huntly) 3.l3.

Andrew Campbell (Deeside) 3.4.

Barry Brooks (Meldrum House) 4.1

Paul McIntosh (Bon Accord) 4.2.

Stewart Finnie (Caledonian) 4.3.

John Nicolson (Auchmill) 4.7.

Fergus Bisset (Banchory) 4.8.

Mike Jenkins (Duff House Royal 5.0

ORDER OF MERIT STROKE-PLAY (handicap)

Average net score in relation to CSS

David Leighton (Northern) (handicap 4) 0.1.

John Nicolson (Auchmill) (4) 0.7.

Kevin Duncan (McDonald Ellon) (scr) 1.0.

Paul McIntosh (Bon Accord) (4) 1.1.

James Duncan (Newburgh) (4) 1.2.

Stewart Pert (Huntly) (2) 1.3.

John Dalgarno (Hazlehead) (6) 1.3.

Mike Booth (Kemnay) (11) 1.3.

Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon) (+2) 1.7.

Steven Sharp (Newburgh) (12) 1.8.

Brian Harper (Newburgh) (13) 2.09.

Charles Cassie (Nigg Bay) (5) 2.90.

Manson Merchant (Newmachar) (4) 2.l3.

Derek Randall (Banchory) (12) 2.3.
John Borthwick (Craibstone) (17) 2.4.

Albert Smith (Turriff) (4) 2.6.

Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen) (5) 2.8.

Fergus Bisset Banchory) (2) 2.8.

John Hamilton (Murcar Links (6) 2.9.