FINALS DAY AT BLAIRGOWRIE ON THURSDAY

Exciting shoot-out in prospect for Scottish 

Seniors Order of Merit title

By GORDON THOMSON

Scottish Seniors Golfing Society Captain

The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society season reaches a climax on Thursday with Finals Day at Blairgowrie where the Order of Merit title will be decided.

Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) holds a narrow lead over John Fraser (Royal Burgess) but Barry Brooks (Meldrum House), Ronnie Clark (Erskine), Bob Stewart (Tulliallan) and Malcolm Reid (Sonning) are not far behind. 

In what promises to be an enthralling contest, all have a chance to take the title in the last counting event, played over one round on the Lansdowne course.

Of the leading group only Bob Stewart has won the title before but the dark horse may be Ronnie Clark who, in the course of a highly successful summer period, has won the Central Seniors Open, the South Seniors Open and the Autumn Meeting.

 THURSDAY'S TEE TIMES

Match no	Tee Time	Name	Club	Points
1	10:30	Colin Halcrow	Windyhill	137.5
		Lindsay Gordon	Turnhouse	142.5
		Michael Rust	Tillicoutry	144.8
2	10:38	Ian Gillan	Bishopbriggs	145.8
		Ian Jeen	St Andrews New	155
		John McDonald	Cowglen	155.4
3	10:46	Jim Watt	Edzell	159.3
		Muir Townsley	Dumfries & County	175
		Jalil Aman	Grangemouth	191.7
4	10:54	William Erskine	Kilsyth Lennox	205
		Les Pirie	Millport	216
		Stuart Black	Cathcart Castle	242.5
5	11:02	Tony Patterson	Sunningdale	251
		David Imrie	Thornton	261.3
		Brian Smith	Hamilton	280
6	11:10	John J Johnston	Lanark	280.5
		Joe McManus	Uphall	283.3
		Lindsay Blair	Grangemouth	313.3
7	11:18	Gordon MacDonald	Glenbervie	320
		Nick Robson	Meldrum House	325
		Stewart Millar	Cochrane Castle	337.5
8	11:26	Robert Craw	Glenbervie	345
		David Shields	Glenearn	362.5
		David Gardner	Broomieknowe	366.5
9	11:34	Malcolm Reid	Sonning	464
		Robert Stewart	Tulliallan	512.5
		Ronnie Clark	Erskine	547.5
10	11:42	Barry Brooks	Meldrum House	560
		John Fraser	Royal Burgess	606
		Ian Brotherston	Dumfries & County	621.8