Morpeth’s David Clark has won the season-long Mizuno Order of Merit on the North East & North West PGA circuit.
This year’s order of merit was comprised of six professional tournaments and five Pro Series events. David secured top spot with 1,515.05 points as Carlisle Driving Range-based Craig Goodfellow finished second (1,240 points), and Whitehaven’s Jonathan Graham finished in third place (1,193.67 points).
As well as winning the Pro Series events at Whitley Bay (tied) and Teesside, David won the NE/NW PGA Championship at Slaley Hall in July – shooting rounds of 66 and 74 over the Priestman and Hunting courses to win by two shots over Mark Ridley.
He then finished second in the Sunderland of Scotland Masters at Westerhope – coming up one shot short of winner Jonathan Graham, who fired rounds of 69 and 67 for an eight under-par total.
David went one better just two days later in the Tour Championship at Brancepeth Castle, topping the leaderboard with a four under-par round of 66 and finishing two shots clear of his assistant at Morpeth, Kieran Graham.
A fourth-place finish in the Heineken Dunstanburgh Classic – which was won by Tyneside’s James Wilson with a bogey-free 65 – added to his points tally.
In the season-ending Matchplay Championship, David reached the semi-finals as Westerhope’s George Cowan lifted the trophy for the first time in his career.
David has also been voted the circuit’s for 2024 by his fellow professionals.
