FORMER title-holder John Kernaghan stretched his lead in the current Winter League stableford competition at Kingarth last Saturday with an excellent 42 points' score in difficult weather conditions. The 11-handicapper boosted his best eight-rounds' tally to 314 points, 11 ahead of nearest challengers Ian McDougall (15) and David Bryden (7) both on 303. Others "on the board" are Bobby Speirs 298, John Stewart 280, James McAlister and Frazer Robinson both 275, and Bobby Gordon 273. Leonard Ferguson has a seven-round tally of 246.

The league, sponsored by Stephen Thomas Financial Services, continues tomorrow with the usual clubhouse ballot at 8.30am.