Short Mat Merit Results – January – March 2026
The January – March 2026 Short Mat Order of Merit was played over 9 weeks.
After each week, players earned between one and eight points, with 8 points awarded for a first place knockout win, down to a single point for finishing in 8th place. The merit table order is based on the total points scored from a given player’s best six scores added together.
The top four placed players were:
- Peter Thompson took first place
- Lawerence Gash was second
- Dave Heatley finished in third place
- Steve Taylor came fourth
Merit Standings After 9 Weeks | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weeks Played | Total Points | Average Points | Best 6 Scores | Counted Scores | |
| P. Thompson | 7 | 53 | 7.57 | 48 | 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8 |
| L Gash | 9 | 50 | 5.56 | 37 | 7, 7, 6, 6, 6, 5 |
| D. Heatley | 6 | 29 | 4.83 | 29 | 7, 6, 6, 5, 4, 1 |
| S. Taylor | 4 | 26 | 6.50 | 26 | 8, 8, 7, 3, 0, 0 |
| D. Quinn | 7 | 26 | 3.71 | 25 | 6, 5, 5, 4, 3, 2 |
| S. Roberts | 4 | 23 | 5.75 | 23 | 8, 7, 7, 1, 0, 0 |
| D. Slater | 2 | 14 | 7.00 | 14 | 8, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| K. Lawley | 2 | 13 | 6.50 | 13 | 7, 6, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| H. Carter | 4 | 13 | 3.25 | 13 | 5, 4, 2, 2, 0, 0 |
| P. Robinson | 3 | 11 | 3.67 | 11 | 4, 4, 3, 0, 0, 0 |
| G. Winstanley | 2 | 10 | 5.00 | 10 | 8, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| J Fryer | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 10 | 4, 3, 3, 0, 0, 0 |
| A. Hindle | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 9 | 6, 3, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| F. Hindle | 2 | 9 | 4.50 | 9 | 5, 4, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| I Ding | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 8 | 8, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| G Bingham | 2 | 8 | 4.00 | 8 | 6, 2, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| J Latham | 3 | 8 | 2.67 | 8 | 4, 2, 2, 0, 0, 0 |
| R Muir | 1 | 7 | 7.00 | 7 | 7, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| E. Slaone | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |
| M. Anderson | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 4 | 4, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0 |