FLEMING WINS WLM GOLF CLASS 1
HANDICAP ORDER OF MERIT
David Fleming (Portlethen) won the WLM Golf-sponsored North-east Alliance Class 1 Handicap Order of Merit with something to spare in the end, writes Colin Farquharson.
Second-placed David Mackay (Hazlehead), joint secretary of the Alliance, failed to mount a challenge at Craibstone with a points-scoring performance in the second round of the championship.
Only the top five and ties in the Class 1 returns scored points in this season-long competition on a 250-200-150-100-50 scale.
Fleming started the final counting event with a 75pt lead over Mackay and that's how it finished because neither scored any additional points at Craibstone on Wednesday.
Charlie Cassie (Nigg Bay), who headed the Class 1 net returns at Craibstone with a net 64 off seven, leapfrogged over Martin Forster (Cruden Bay) to fill third place on 850pt in the final standings.
Many thanks to self-employed teaching pro Willie McKenzie for his company WLM Golf's sponsorship of the first prizes for both Handicap categories of the Order of Merit.
And thanks also to Alliance captain Joel Hopwood, the Senior Assistant Professional at Royal Aberdeen, for devising the Merit points scheme and updating the tables weekly for Scottishgolfview.com
Willie McKenzie was unable to be there to hand over the £50 amateur voucher to David Fleming so Craibstone Golf Club General Manager Billy Sim deputised. Picture above (that's David on the left, Billy on the right).
FINAL TABLE
POINTS LAST THIS POSITION
TOTAL WEEK WEEK CHANGE
1 DAVID FLEMING 1100 1 1 0 no change
2 DAVID MACKAY 1025 2 2 0
3 CHARLIE CASSIE 850 8 3 5 up 5 places
4 MARTIN FORSTER 825 3 4 -1 down 1 place
5 HARRY ROULSTON 750 4 5 -1
6 PHIL MORRISON 725 5 6 -1
7 FERGUS BISSET 650 6 7 -1
8 DAVID LESLIE 625 7 8 -1
9 STEVE SHAND 600 10 9 1
9 JIM EMSLIE 600 8 9 -1
11 ALISTAIR GRAHAM 550 10 11 -1
12 STEWART ALLISON 500 21 12 9 up 9 places
12 ALBERT SMITH 500 12 12 0
12 JOHN NICOLSON 500 12 12 0
15 GARY ESSON 475 14 15 -1
16 JOHN BORTHWICK 425 15 16 -1
17 ROBERT O'Donell 375 16 17 -1
17 ANDY CAMPBELL 375 16 17 -1
17 STEVE LAWRIE 375 16 17 -1
20 J.SCOTT 350 19 20 -1
21 KEITH McGillivray 325 20 21 -1
22 DAVE MCKAY 300 21 22 -1
23 LES FOWLER 250 23 23 0
23 GORDON MILNE 250 23 23 0
23 DAVID NELSON 250 23 23 0
23 GARY CRAIG 250 23 23 0
23 RYAN MACRAE 250 23 23 0
23 WILLY SHAW 250 23 23 0
23 MIKE DUNCAN 250 23 23 0
23 BRIAN HARPER 250 23 23 0
32 WILLY SKENE 225 31 32 -1
32 ZANDER ROGER 225 31 32 -1
34 Billy MAIN 200 33 34 -1
34 COLIN DUFFUS 200 33 34 -1
36 CRAIG CARNEGIE 175 35 36 -1
36 GATON DILLON 175 35 36 -1
36 NORMAN DUNCAN 175 35 36 -1
39 NORMAN FORSTER 150 38 39 -1
39 DREW BUCHAN 150 38 39 -1
41 DAVID LANE 125 NEW 41 NEW
42 S.MACKIE 100 40 42 -2
42 C.ANGUS 100 40 42 -2
42 J.DOUGLAS 100 40 42 -2
45 DEREK McDougall 75 43 45 -2
45 JOSH TURNER 75 43 45 -2
45 JIM DUNCAN 75 43 45 -2
45 RICHIE DAVIDSON 75 43 45 -2
45 IAIN TAYLOR 75 43 45 -2
50 K.STEWART 50 48 50 -2
50 JOHN HAMILTON 50 48 50 -2
50 JACKIE FORREST 50 48 50 -2
50 ALAN GALL 50 48 50 -2
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