SCOTTISH SENIORS FINALS DAY AT BLAIRGOWRIE

By GORDON THOMSON

The Scottish Seniors Golfing Society season reaches its climax on Thursday at Blairgowrie where the leading 30 players in the Order of Merit fight it out over the Lansdowne course for the coveted Order of Merit title.

An exciting day’s play is in prospect with four players having a chance to win. With three wins so far, Ronnie Clark (Erskine) holds the lead and the destiny of the title won last year by Ian Brotherston (Dumfries and County) is very much in his hands.

Senior international captain, David Gardner (Broomieknowe), who led his team to a creditable third place last week in the European Senior Team Championship in Bulgaria, lies second but has a 100pi deficit to overcome. 

Paul Moultrie (Royal Troon) and Lindsay Blair (Grangemouth) are in third and fourth place respectively but their chances of winning would require major slips by the two leading contenders.