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LOUISE KENNEY SWEEPS TO SLGA ORDER OF MERIT TITLE FOR SECOND TIME IN THREE YEARS

Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), who won her first Scottish Ladies’ Championship at Machrihanish in May, has regained the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association’s Order of Merit title.
The primary school teacher had a terrific season. In addition to the National title, she also won the East of Scotland and Fife County Championships and finished third at the Helen Holm Scottish Open Stroke-play Championship at Troon.
She also made her Great Britain and Ireland debut in the Vagliano Trophy match against the Continent of Europe in Wales in June – and now has her sights set on next year’s Curtis Cup at Nairn.
Kenney, pictured by Cal Carson Golf Agency, won the SLGA Order of Merit title for a first time in 2009 and, this year, she amassed 2,375 points to finish comfortably ahead of second placed Pamela Pretswell (Bohwell Castle).
Pretswell, who missed several events because of university commitments, still gained 1,800 points in what could be her final amateur season. She has entered the Ladies’ European Tour qualifying school early next year.
Eildih Briggs (Kilmacolm), who retained the SLGA’s Girls’ Order of Merit title, finished third on the senior list with 1,647 points. The teenager finished runner-up to Kenney in the Scottish Women’s Championship and made her senior team debut at September’s Home Internationals.
Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), who highlighted her season with a record fourth straight win in the Scottish Junior Open Strokeplay Championship, was defending the Order of Merit title but slipped to eighth with 1,053 points.

2011 SLGA ORDER OF MERIT FINAL POINTS TOTALS
1 Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) 2375
2 Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle) 1800
3 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1646.5
4 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 1476
5 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1459
6 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 1290
7 Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry) 1073
8 Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) 1053
9 Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) 1050
10 Rachael Taylor (Hartl Golf Resort) 895
11 Rebecca Wilson (Grange, Monifieth) 725
12 Martine Pow (Selkirk) 690
13 Susan Wood Drumpellier 690
14 Rachael McQueen (Troon Ladies) 632
15 Elaine Moffat (St Regulus) 624
16 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 620
17 Alison Davidson (Stirling) 605
18 Susan Jackson (Ladybank) 602
19 Tara MacTaggart Minto 555
20 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 551
21 Clara Young (North Berwick) 549
22 Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) 440
23 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie Ladies) 435
24 Ann Ramsay (Kirriemuir) 410
25 Cara Gruber (Royal Dornnoch) 399
26 Sheena Wood (Aberdeen Ladies) 390
27 Sara Bishop (Windyhill) 380
28 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies) 354
29 Jordana Graham (Southerness) 350
30 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 343
31 Connie Jaffrey (Troon Ladies) 330
32 Karen Marshall (Baberton) 330
33 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 310
34 Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 290
35 Nichola Ferguson (Clober) 275
36 Laura Murray (Alford) 258
37 Mary Smith (Tain) 250
38 Sammy Vass (Tain) 250
39 Ashley Smith (Monifieth) 240
40 Heather Munro (Monifieth) 233
41 Danielle Ker (The Roxburghe) 225
42 Gillian Monteith (Portpatrick Dunskey) 224
43 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 211
44 Lesley Lloyd (Hayston) 200
T45 Andrea Bowie (Monifieth) 175
Claire McGinley (Thornhill) 175
Eilidh Watson (Muckhart) 175
48 Noreen Fenton (Dunbar) 160
T49 Claire Hargan (Mortonhall) 150
Margaret McGregor (Dumfries and Co) 150
51 Nicola Robertson (Dunblane New) 148
52 Stephanie Crolla (Muckhart) 138
53 Jennifer Linklater (Largs) 135
54 Emma Greenlees (Dumfries and Galloway) 125
55 Emily Ogilvy (Auchterarder) 124
56 Eleanor Tunn (Reay) 123
T57 Alex Glennie (Kilmarnock Barassie) 113
Alison Goodwin (Glenbervie) 113
59 Jenny Potter (Cathkin Braes) 110
T60 Ailsa Bain (Peebles) 100
Jenny Milne (Elgin) 100
Donna Pocock (Murcar Links) 100
Katie Reid (Monifieth) 100
T64 Mhairi McKay (West Kilbride) 75
Claire Penman (Carnoustie Ladies) 75
Jacqueline Sneddon (Alyth) 75
Keren Ward (The Glen) 75
70 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 70
T71 Elaine Allison (Stirling) 50
Lorna Bennett (Ladybank) 50
Kimberley Beveridge (Aboyne) 50
Kirsten Blackwood (Glencorse) 50
Elaine Cuthill (Lanark) 50
Angela Devine (Hamilton) 50
Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 50
Lesley Hendry (Routenburn) 50
Alexis Hutton (Falkirk Tryst) 50
Donna Jackson (Cochrane Castle) 50
Helen Kerr (Dumfries and Galloway) 50
Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 50
Jillian Milne (Craigie Hill) 50
Wendy Nicholson (Broomieknowe) 50
Mary-Lou Renton (Gifford) 50
Anne Ryan (Tain) 50
Anna Telfer (Milngavie) 50
Leanne Wilson (Kelso) 50
89 Alison Bartlett (Royal Dornoch) 48