EILIDH BRIGGS TAKES OVER LEAD IN SLGA ORDER OF MERIT

                             EILIDH BRIGGS .... Top 20 finish in St Rule Trophy, despite an 11

                                      at Old Course Road Hole in her second round.

 NEWS RELEASE FROM THE SCOTTISH LADIES GOLFING ASSOCIATION 

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm), who won the SLGA Girls’ Order of Merit two years ago, has been the most consistent performer this season and heads the Scottish Ladies’ Golfing Association’s Women's Order of Merit.

Following a top 20 finish in the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews on Sunday, 20-year-old Briggs has amassed 1,735 points and has pushed Scottish champion Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) into second place with 1,613 points. 

St Andrews University student Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie Ladies), an impressive winner of the St Rule Trophy, has edged into the top six with 1,030 points.

Briggs’ older sister Megan, is in fourth place with 1,160 but the other four in the leading half dozen – McKechin, Clara Young, Jessica Meek and Summers - are all teenagers.  Young is just 16 and the others are all 19.

SLGA Women's Order of Merit Leaders

1 Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1,735 points

2 Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) 1,613

3 Clara Young (North Berwick) 1,235 

4 Megan Briggs (Kilmacolm) 1,160

5 Jessica Meek (Carnoustie) 1,070

6 Ailsa Summers (Carnoustie) 1,030

7 Jane Turner (Craigielaw) 1,015

8 Rachel Polson (Peterculter) 705

9 Lesley Atkins (Gullane) 700.

10 Rachel Walker (Dumfries and Co) 640

11 Gabrielle MacDonald (Craigielaw) 585

12 Louise MacGregor (Falkirk) 565

13 Hannah Scott (Broomieknowe) 545

14 Lauren Whyte (St Regulus) 475'

15 Hilary Wardell (Longniddry) 470

16 Nicola Roberson (Dunblane New) 440

17 Kate McIntosh (Broomieknowe) 350

18 Louise Fraser (Kingsknowe) 330

19 Hannah McCook (Grantown on Spey) 330

20 Katie Reid (Monifieth) 305.