Gary O’Flaherty’s performances in Castletroy, Cork and Ballybunion this month will have moved him up the Munster Senior Order of Merit.  There are four automatic places in the team from the Order of Merit, and three of them look like going to Cathal Butler, Andrew McCormack and Gary O’Flaherty.  Mark Shanahan, John Hickey and James Sugrue are all battling for the last automatic place, as are Waterford duo Eanna Griffin and Robin Dawson.  There are plenty of points on offer over the coming weeks.  The East of Ireland takes place next week and the Tralee Scratch Cup, the Connacht Strokeplay and the British Amateur all take place in June.  Captain Phil Cooney will have a tough job selecting his four picks as all of the above along with Pat Murray, Ian O’Rourke, Peter O’Keeffe and Geoff Lenehan will all be looking to impress over the coming weeks.  Fota Island will host the senior inter provincials in mid July and having finished runner up last year, hopes will be high that Munster will go one better this year on home soil.

Munster Senior Order of Merit (after 9 Events)*

Pos.	Name	Total
1	Cathal Butler	125
2	Gary O’Flaherty	120
3	Andrew McCormack	100
4	Mark Shanahan	90
5	Robin Dawson	75
6	James Sugrue	70
7	John Hickey	60
8	Eanna Griffin	55
9	Ian O’Rourke	45
10	Mark Ford	40
11	Pat Murray	35
12	Peter O’Keeffe	30
13	Sean Barry	30
14	Gary Ward	30
15	Thomas Neenan	30
16	Ian Spillane	30
17	Declan King	30
18	Daniel Brennan	30
19	Geoff Linehan	25
20	Fergal O’Sullivan	25
21	Dave Redden	25
22	Ian O’Flynn	20
23	Mark Healy	20
24	Gavin Young	20
25	Daniel Hallissy	20
26	Emmet Leahy	20
27	C O’Donnell	20
28	Jack Ryan	15
29	Paul Tobin	15
30	Paul Flynn	10

*Based on results received from host clubs, using the published weightings for each event, this is an unofficial list.