Brimmond Bistro-sponsored NE Alliance Orders of Merit reach climax at Craibstone next Wednesday

By JOEL HOPWOOD
Royal Aberdeen GC senior assistant professional
Some North-east Alliance members may feel that their points total/position in the updated Brimmond Bistro-sponsored Order of Merit tables is slightly lower than expected. 

The software we use to tally up automatically all members' Order of Merit points only ever provides us with a total made up of the player's best 18 points totals for the season. 
As such, anyone playing more than 18 Alliance competitions this 2015-2016 season will have a total that eliminates their lowest points total every week beyond that point. 
As this is processed every week, the points totals below have already taken off each player's lowest scores to leave just their best 18.
The season-long competition ends with next Wednesday's second round of the North-east Alliance championship at Craibstone Golf Club whose clubhouse restaurant, the Brimmond Bistro, is open to any member of the public every day. Pictured above is the Brimmond Bistro Burger - which is a winner every day!
The winner of each section - Scratch and Handicap Class 1 and 2 - will receive either £75 in cash if a pro or a £75 voucher if an amateur.
A second-place finish in each section will earn £50 in cash or amateur vouchers and third place will earn £40 in cash or vouchers.
It is planned to present these prizes at next Thursday's Alliance four-ball, best ball team event at Craibstone.
If you cannot stay for the prizegiving, please notify the Alliance organisers next Wednesday or Thursday.

+Tables compiled by Joel Hopwood

SCRATCH                                                                 LAST WEEK'S 

                                                                                                      POSITION

1.      John Duff (Newmachar)                  7903                     1

2.      Kevin Duncan (Paul Lawrie GC)    7536                     2

3.      Greg McBain (PLGC)                     6008                     3

4.      Phil McLean (PLGC)                      4877                     4

5.      Sean Lawrie (PLGC)                       4764                     5

6.      Craig Lawrie (PLGC)                      4333                     6

7.      Kris Nicol (PLGC)                           4018                     11

8.      Terry Mathieson (Murcar Links)      3794                     7

9.      Joel Hopwood (Royal Aberdeen)      3641                     10

10.   Laura Murray (Kippie Lodge)           3617                     8

11.   Sam Kiloh (PLGC)                            3512                     9

12.   Brian Ritchie (Inverallochy)              2931                     12

13.   David Leslie (Bon Accord)                2765                     13

14.   Chris Lamb (Newmachar)                  2686                     22

15.   Stewart Finnie (Royal Aberdeen)       2663                     14

16.   Alan Stuart (PLGC)                            2497                     15

17.   Fergus Bisset (Banchory)                    2496                     20

18.   David Brown (Kemnay)                      2390                     17

19.   Greg Hutcheon (PLGC)                      2334                     16

20.   Paul Lawrie (Carnegie Club)               2278                     18

21.   Keil Beveridge (Kippie Lodge)            2266                     19

22.   Scott Mackie (Kemnay)                       2212                     21

23.   Adam Dunton (McDonald Ellon)        2043                     23

24.   Gary Esson (Portlethen)                      2036                     26

25.   Brian Nicolson (Hazlehead)                2031                     25

26.   Kamran Zeynalov (Portlethen)            1928                     24

HANDICAP CLASS 1

                                                                                                  LAST WEEK'S 

                                                                                                       POSITION

1.      Scott Mackie (Kemnay)                                 3171                     1

2.      David Leslie (Bon Accord)                             2585                     2

3.      Brian Ritchie (Inverallochy)                          2476                     3

4.      Gavin Chalmers (Alford)                                2459                     4

5.      Les Fowler (Royal Aberdeen)                       2410                     5

6.      Fergus Bisset (Banchory)                                2389                     7

7.      David Lane (Deeside)                                     2190                     6

8.      David Fleming (Portlethen)                           2022                     12

9.      John Borthwick (Craibstone)                        1944                     13

10.   Manson Merchant (Newmachar)                  1882                     8

11.   John Nicolson (Hazlehead)                           1752                     17

12.   Harry Roulston (Stonehaven)                       1743                     9

13.   Richard Blackmore (Tarland)                        1660                     10

14.   Mark Lawrie (Kemnay)                                  1589                     11

15.   Alan Gall (Deeside)                                         1583                     12

16.   Derek Craigie (Portlethen)                            1530                     NEW

17.   Steve Shand (Kemnay)                                   1517                     14

18.   Gary Esson (Portlethen)                                1406                     15

19.   Graeme Riley (Craibstone)                            1360                     16

20.   Mike Duncan (Murcar Links)                         1334                     18

 HANDICAP CLASS 2

                                                                                                  LAST WEEK'S
                                                                                                      POSITION

1.      Stephen Ross (Hazlehead)                            3953                     1

2.      Raymond Brown (Kemnay)                           2705                     2

3.      Jim Stewart (Banchory)                                 2259                     3

4.      Nigel Parker (Murcar Links)                          1970                     4

5.      Mike Brown (Kemnay)                                   1878                     5

6.      Gary Homer (Northern)                                 1874                     6

7.      Donald Lawrie (Aboyne)                                1827                     7

8.      Richard Ruddiman (Royal Aberdeen)          1820                     8

9.      Sandy Davidson (Northern)                          1718                     9

10.   William Beattie (Craibstone)                        1717                     10

11.   Peter Cheyne (Northern)                               1522                     17

12.   Jim Murray (Banchory)                                  1469                     11

13.   Doug Booth (Tarland)                                    1460                     13

14.   David Bisset (Banchory)                                1411                     12

15.   Peter Walker (Cruden Bay)                           1392                     14

16.   Tom Boyle (Portlethen)                                 1345                     15

17.   Michael Rendall (Stonehaven)                     1265                     17

18.   Robbie Duncan (Deeside)                              1199                     18

19.   Mike Rogers                                                  1168                     20

20.   Lenny Duncan (Craibstone)                          1163                     19