CONSISTENT ORRIN TOPS ENGLAND BOYS' ORDER OF MERIT

Although the ‘major’ home titles eluded him, Max Orrin (North Foreland, Kent) has won the Titleist/FootJoy England Golf Boys’ order of merit for 2012.
The 18 year old from Birchington in Kent totalled 595.65, just under 50 more than England under 18 champion Patrick Kelly (Boston West, Lincolnshire), and more than 100 ahead of third placed British Boys champion Matthew Fitzpatrick (Hallamshire, Yorkshire).
Although Orrin (Image © Tom Ward) won the Thunderbird International Junior Tournament in America and the Kent Championship, most of his points were gathered from runners-up spots in the McEvoy Trophy, the South East Boys Qualifying and the Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters, while he also reached the last 16 of the British Boys, underlining his consistency.
“It is a massive honour to win the Boys order of merit and I thank Titleist and FootJoy for their support,” he said. “This is a gauge to where you are against the other players because there are so many good players around.
“I’ve had a good season and really enjoyed it. I’m a lot more of a solid player than in previous years, I’ve worked hard on my game, got rid of a few weaknesses and it’s paid off.
“I’ll do a lot more work over the winter and I’m looking forward to next season with confidence.”
Russell Lawes, European Marketing Manager of FootJoy commented: "We're thrilled to have been able to support the order of merit again this year, and warmly congratulate Max on his terrific performance this year. To win an order of merit takes a sustained period of quality performances, and will always identify the best players during a season."

Kelly’s victory in the Carris Trophy, an event also supported by Titleist, brought him the bulk of his points while he also won the Fairhaven Trophy and was seventh in the McEvoy.
Fitzpatrick’s victory in the British Boys at Hollinwell hauled him up the order, while he was also runner-up in the Berkshire Trophy and equal third in the Carris Trophy. 
For the complete Titleist/FootJoy order of merit go to www.englandgolf.org

Lynne Fraser
ENGLAND GOLF
Marketing and PR Manager
Email: pr@englandgolf.org