Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), who won the girls' title two seasons ago, has added to her super season by securing her first Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association Order of Merit title.

With just the county and divisional championship results still to count, MacDonald is out of reach at the top of the table with 2,900 points, 620 ahead of last year's winner, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie).

The biggest mover is Curtis Cup player Pamela Pretswell (Bothwell Castle).  The 21-year-old jumped from tenth to sixth with 1,586 points following her great victory in this month's British Women's Strokeplay Championship at Tenby.

MacDonald won the Scottish Championship in May and followed up that success by reaching the final of the British Championship in June.  Last month, she won her third successive Scotttish Under-21 Open Strokeplay Championship and just last week she added the Total International Junior Championship in Belgium to her haul, (although neither of these Championships were qualifying events for the Scottish Ladies' Order of Merit).

Reflecting her season's consistency, Laura Murray (Alford) is in third place with 1,955 points followed by Jane Turner (!,875 points) and Mortonhall youngster, Rachael Watton (1,636 points).

LADIES ORDER OF MERIT

LADIES ORDER OF MERIT BREAKDOWN

Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar) and Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) face an end of season showdown in the race to win the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association's Order of Merit.

MacDonald, the Scottish Champion and runner-up in the British Championship, has had an outstanding season and currently tops the Merit list with 2,900 points.

Kenney the defending champion, is in second place with 2,280 points and has a chance to close the gap after this week's Ladies' British Open Strokeplay Championship at Tenby.

If the Fife school teacher finishes in the top four then she will leapfrog MacDonald, who has opted out the strokeplay event in order to compete at the Ladies' Scottish Open at Archerfield.

Laura Murray (Alford) is in third place with 1,955 points, while Craigielaw's Jane Turner has moved into fourth place following her victory in the Riccarton Rose Bowl at Hamilton.

EILIDH RETAINS TOP SPOT

Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) is clinging on to top spot in the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association's Girls' Order of Merit.

Winner of the Janice Moody Trophy and fourth in the Scottish Under-21 Open Stroke Play Championship, the Renfrewshire youngster heads the list with 1,790 points.

But Lesley Atkins, the Scottish Girls' Champion, is in hot pursuit of the title.  Having finished among the top 15 qualifiers at the British Girls' Championship, the Gullane golfer has leapt from fourth to second place with 1,568 points.

Rachael Watton (Mortonhall) has slipped to third place with 1,400 points, and Hannah McCook (Abernethy) is now fourth with 1,340 points.

Broomieknowe's Kate McIntosh, runner-up to Lesley in the Scottish Girls' Championship at Eyemouth last month, again showed her potential by qualifying in sixth place at the St Andrews Under-23 tournament.  She has now moved from 11th to seventh place in the Merit list.

Eilidh Briggs

GIRLS ORDER OF MERIT

GIRLS RANKINGS - POINTS BREAKDOWN

Kelsey MacDonald, who followed her victory in the Scottish Championship by reaching the final of the British Championship, is the new leader at the top of the Scottish Ladies' Golfing Association's Order of Merit.

The Nairn Dunbar 19-year old has overtaken the defending champion, Louise Kenney (Pitreavie), to head the table on 2,595 points.  The other major mover is 18-year old Sally Watson (Elie and Earlsferry).  The two-time Curtis Cup player, who has just completed her first year at Stanford University in California, reached the third round of the British Championship at Ganton and has slipped into fifth place with 1,407 points.

Kenney, who was unable to play in the British Championship, is in second place with 2,280 points, with Alford's Laura Murray (1955) and Craigielaw's Jane Turner (1655) in third and fourth spots.

Pitreavie's Louise Kenney remains on course to retain the Scottish Ladies' Golf Association's Order of Merit, while Abernethy teenager Hannah McCook is the early leader in the race for the girls' title.

After six counting tournaments, Kenney, beaten finalist in the Scottish Championship at Craigielaw last month, remains in pole position on the senior list with 2,280 points and Laura Murray (Alford) is in second place with 1,880.

Jane Turner (Craigielaw) is third with 1,515, while the biggest mover is Mortonhall's Rachael Watton.  She finished second in the Munross Trophy to overtake Scottish Champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar).  Rachael has 1,371 points with Kelsey on 1,285.

After the opening two events in the girls' Order of Merit, 16-year old Hannah, who finished second in the Paul Lawrie Scottish Schools' Championship, is the early leader with 470 points.

Alyson McKechin (Elderslie) is a close second on 440 with Eilidh Briggs (Kilmacolm) and Lesley Atkins (Gullane) in the next two spots on 420 and 408 respectively.

The next senior event counting is the British Amateur Championship at Ganton from June 22-26 - points are allocated for both the strokeplay qualifying and the matchplay knock-out - while the girls' will be chasing points at the Janice Moodie Trophy at Windyhill on July 2.

Alford's Laura Murray gained an extra reward for a battling play-off victory at the St Rule Trophy at St Andrews by moving into second place behind defending champion Louise Kenney (Pitreavie) in the SLGA Ladies' Order of Merit.

Murray, who has already indicated that she will turn professional at the end of the year, beat Amy Boulden and Stacy Keating at the second extra hole of the sudden death decider to take the coveted St Rule title.

Laura Murray, Alford - currently in 2nd place in Ladies' Order of Merit 2010

Kenney, beaten finalist in the Scottish Championship at Craigielaw last month, remains in pole position on the Merit list with 2,150 points and Murray has 1,880.

Jane Turner (Craigielaw) is third with 1,515 and Scottish Champion Kelsey MacDonald (Nairn Dunbar), who won the Girls' Order of Merit two seasons ago, remains in fourth spot with 1,285.

There are two counting events this weekend - the Munross Trophy at Montrose and the Irish Open Amateur Stroke Play Championship.

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