David Brodie (Wigtown & Bladnoch) extended his lead over Mike Grunwell (Powfoot) at the top of the South Order of Merit with his quarter-final run at the South Matchplay. He is now in a good position to claim the Order of Merit title with only 3 events remaining and Mike unable to play in the next 2 counting events.
Martin McNae (Lochmaben) continued his good form with a run to the semi-finals that saw him move up to 4th place. Matchplay Champion Connor Bennewith (Newton Stewart) moved up to 11th and will be looking to break in to the top ten over the remaining events.
Positions after South Matchplay
Position Player/Club Points total
1 David Brodie (Wigtown & Bladnoch) 435
2 Michael Grunwell (Powfoot) 375
3 Craig Hill (D & G) 280
4 Martin McNae (Lochmaben) 275
5 Rory Thompson (Dalbeattie) 260
6 Gary King (Southerness) 180
7 Iain Thomson (Powfoot) 169.2
8= Clark Riddick (Southerness) 165
8= Matthew McCulloch (Portpatrick) 165
10 Colin Hamilton (Stranraer) 162.5
11= Jamie Telfer (Wigtown & Bladnoch) 160
11= David McCreadie (Newton Stewart) 160
11= Connor Bennewith (Newton Stewart) 160
14 Liam Johnston (D & C) 150
15 Chris Corbett (D & G) 140
16 David King (Southerness) 135
17 Alex Chalk (Castle Douglas) 130
18 Mike Whalen (Southerness) 110
19= Chris Finnie (Lockerbie) 100
19= Kyle McClung (Wigtownshire County) 100
19= Andrew Kerr (Crichton) 100
19= Alan Birdsal(D & C) 100
23= Robert Hughan (Newton Stewart) 80
23= Jim Graham (Lochmaben) 80
23= Duncan McNeill (Powfoot) 80
26= Ian Brotherston (D & C) 75
26= Neil Hamilton (Powfoot) 75
28= Ben Irving (D & G) 70
28= Ross Murray (Southerness) 70
28= David Gladstone (Stranraer) 70
31= Greig Marchbank (Thornhill) 67.5
31= Scott Gibson (Southerness) 67.5
33= Robbie McBeth (Lochmaben) 65
33= Fraser Hughes (Newton Stewart) 65
35 Stephen Cairns (Southerness) 60
36 Shaun McCulloch (Stranraer) 50
37 Graeme Hoodless (Newton Stewart) 45
38= Ian Reid (D & G) 40
38= Rowan Marchbank (D & G) 40
38= T Monteith (Newton Stewart) 40
38= Malcolm Kirkwood (Southerness) 40
38= Graeme Sharp (D & C) 40
38= Liam Carruthers (Powfoot) 40
38= Scott Whannell (Newton Stewart) 40
45= Craig Smith (Dalbeattie) 35
45= Graham Finlay (Castle Douglas) 35
47 Ryan Hyslop (Lochmaben) 31.7
48 William Sloan (Stranraer) 30
49 Ken Chung (Stranraer) 22.5
50= Nairn Riddick (Powfoot) 20
50= Stewart Kennedy (Powfoot) 20
50= Ainsley Bagnall (Lochmben) 20
50= Matthew Robinson (Wigtown & Bladnoch) 20
54= Derek Douglas (Southerness) 15
54= David Davidson (Kirkcudbright) 15
54= Jamie Parker (Southerness) 15
57 Colin Holden (D & G) 11.7
58= Scott Campbell (Stranraer) 10
58= Michael Kyle (Stranraer) 10
60 Gregor Cannon (Wigtown & Bladnoch) 7.5
Current event: Douglas Maxwell Memorial at Kirkcudbright on 7 September
Points available
1st 75 6th 25
2nd 60 7th 20
3rd 50 8th 15
4th 40 9th 10
5th 30 10th 5
Next counting event: Lennox Trophy at Lochmaben on 13 September.