St Rule triumph puts Laura Murray second in SLGA Order of Merit

NEWS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION
Alford’s Laura Murray gained an extra reward for a battling play-off victory at the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews last Sunday by moving into second place behind Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) in the Scottish Ladies’ Golf Association’s Order of Merit.
Murray, who has already indicated that she will turn professional at the end of the year, beat Amy Boulden and Stacy Keating at the second extra hole of the sudden death decider to take the coveted St Rule title.
Kenney, beaten finalist in the Scottish championship at Craigielaw last month and winner of the SLGA Order of Merit title last year, remains in pole position on the Merit list with 2,150pts. Murray has 1,880pt to her credit.
Jane Turner (Craigielaw) is third with 1,515 and Scottish champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), who won the SLGA Junior Order of Merit two seasons ago, remains in fourth spot with 1,285.
There are two counting events this weekend – the Munross Trophy at Montrose and the Irish women's open amateur stroke-play championship at Newlands, Dublin.

SLGA ORDER OF MERIT TABLE
1 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 2150
2 Laura Murray (Alford) 1880
3 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 1515
4 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 1285
5 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 1136
6 Martine Pow (Selkirk) 805
7 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 800
8 Samantha Leslie (Westhill) 540
9 Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 535
10 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 510
11 Rachael Taylor (Hartl Golf Resort) 500
12 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 475
13 Roseanne Niven (Crieff) 450
14 Ann F Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 435
15 Clare-Marie Carlton (Fereneze) 360
T16 Laura Walker (Muckhart) 330
T16 Sammy Vass (Tain) 330
18 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 310
19 Rachel Hanlon (St Regulus) 280
20 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 250
T21 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 200
T21 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornnoch) 200
T21 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 200
T24 Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 150
T25 Claire MacDonald Gullane 150
26 Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 105
T27 Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 100
T27 Susan Wood (Drumpellier) 100
29 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 80
T30 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 60
T30 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 60
T30 Sara Bishop (Windyhill) 60
T33 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 50
T33 Fiona Gilbert (Carnoustie) 50
T33 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 50
T33 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 50
T33 Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 50
T33 Jemma Chalmers (Monifieth) 50
T33 Sheila Cuthbertson (Peebles) 50
40 Rebecca Wilson (Grange) 45