LINDSAY BLAIR WINS SENIORS' ORDER OF MERIT

 

 Lindsay Blair (left) receives the Famous Grouse Order of Merit trophy from SSGS captain Brian Smith

 Grangemouth's Lindsay Blair has won the Scottish Senior Golfing Society's 2013 Order of Merit by a comfortable margin.
Blair amassed 872 points from his high finishes in nine SSGS competitions.
Runner-up John Fraser (Royal Burgess) had 570pt from eight events.
Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse) finished third with 525pt from 10 outings.

2013 SENIORS' ORDER OF MERIT FINAL PLACINGS
                                                            Pts     Events
                                                                      Played
1 Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth)              872       9
2 John Fraser (Royal Burgess)               570       8
3 Lindsay Gordon (Turnhouse)               525     10
4 David Imrie (Thornton)                      497.5    7
5 Glyn Rees (Fleetwood)                       492.5    6
6 Alan O'Neill (West Lothian)                  450       8
7 David Gardner (Broomieknowe)           447.5   10
8 Bill Erskine (Kilsyth Lennox)                430.7     9
9 Jim Watt (Edzell)                                 377.5     9
10 Keith Bruce (Edzell)                          376.4     9
11 Barry Brooks (Murcar Links)             367.2     6
12 David J Miller (Kilmarnock Barassie)  338.5    9
13 Derek Murphy (Kinross)                    336.3    8
14 Bob Stewart (Tulliallan)                     335.8    9
15 James T Johnston (Northumberland)  267.5    7
17 Colin Halcrow (WIndyhll)                  252.5    7
17 Gordon MacDonald (Glenbervie)       231.7    9
18 Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs)       228.8   7                                        
19 Tony Patterson (Sunningdale)             227.5    5
19 Brian Smith (Kilmacolm)                    227.5    8
19 Stuart Black (Cathcart Castle)            227.5    6

Lindsay Blair finished runner-up John Fraser in the Finals Day competition over 18 holes at Blairgowrie.
Fraser shot a 71 to win by one shot from Blair with David Imrie (Thornton), Ian Gillan (Bishopbriggs) and Ian Jeen (St Andrews New) joint third on 75.

FINALS DAY SCOREBOARD

		Gross	Gross	Gross	OOM
Name	Club	Rd1	Total	Rank	Points
JOHN FRASER	ROYAL BURGESS	71	71	1	175.0
LINDSAY BLAIR	GRANGEMOUTH	72	72	2	150.0
DAVID IMRIE	THORNTON	75	75	3	105.0
IAN GILLAN	BISHOPBRIGGS	75	75	3	105.0
IAN JEEN	NEW CLUB	75	75	3	105.0
BILL ERSKINE	KILSYTH LENNOX	76	76	6	80.0
LINDSAY GORDON	TURNHOUSE	77	77	7	62.5
JIM WATT	EDZELL	77	77	7	62.5
DAVID TAYLOR	DUNFERMLINE	77	77	7	62.5
JIM KINLOCH	CARDROSS	77	77	7	62.5
COLIN HALCROW	WINDYHILL	78	78	11	50.0
JAMES T JOHNSTON	NORTHUMBERLAND	79	79	12	40.0
JOHN W JOHNSTON	ROYAL ABERDEEN	79	79	12	40.0
DAVID SHIELDS	DUNBLANE NEW	79	79	12	40.0
BARRY BROOKS	MURCAR LINKS	80	80	15	25.0
STUART BLACK	CATHCART CASTLE	80	80	15	25.0
RICKY T GRAY	IRVINE	80	80	15	25.0
DAVID GARDNER	BROOMIEKNOWE	81	81	18	12.5
DAVID J SMITH	STIRLING	81	81	18	12.5
KEITH BRUCE	EDZELL	82	82	20	1.7
GORDON MACDONALD	GLENBERVIE	82	82	20	1.7
BRIAN SMITH	KILMACOLM	82	82	20	1.7
ALLAN ELDER	KIRKCALDY	83	83	23
ALASTAIR TAYLOR	TURNHOUSE	83	83	23
TONY PATTERSON	SUNNINGDALE	86	86	25