LOUISE KENNEY ON HIGH, LEADS SLGA ORDER OF MERIT

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After an impressive run of form, Louise Kenney, the new Scottish Women’s Amateur Champion, has retained her lead in the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association’s Order of Merit.
The Pitreavie 28-year-old will be making her debut for the Great Britain and Ireland team against the Continent of Europe in the Vagliano Trophy at Royal Porthcawl later this month and she will travel to Wales as the Scottish No. 1.
With a top 15 finish in the St Rule Trophy, Kenney has amassed 2078 points at the topof the Order of Merit. Eildih Briggs (Kilmalcolm), the beaten finalist in the Scottish Championship, is the nearest challenger with 1297 points following a second place in the Munross Trophy.
But it is close at the top with Pamela Pretswell (1260), Jane Turner (1114), Kelsey MacDonald (1053) and Rachael Watton (1050) all over the 1000 points mark.
Kenney won the Order of Merit in 2009 but her challengers will have a chance to close the gap as she is not in the line-up for the next counting event, this weekend’s Irish Women’s Strokeplay Championship
Eilidh Briggs (Kilmalcolm), who showed form at women's level by reaching the final of the Scottish Women’s Amateur Championship at Machrihanish last month, has set the early pace in her bid to retain the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association’s Girls’ Order of Merit.
After just three tournaments, the 18-year-old has amassed 683 points. She finished second in both the Munross Trophy and the Scottish Schools’ Championship.
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) also finished runner-up in the Schools’ event and she is in second place on the list with 640 points.
Lauren Whyte (St Regulus), the Scottish Schools’ Champion, and Clara Young (North Berwick), who will be playing for Great Britain and Ireland in this month’s Under-16 match against the Continent of Europe in Wales, are in joint third spot with 600 points.
The next Girls’ Order of Merit tournament is the Janice Moodie Trophy at Windyhill on July 1.