JOHN STEWART is just 18 holes away from his first trophy success at Kingarth as he goes into tomorrow's final round of the Winter League.

The 24-handicapper is two points ahead of John Kernaghan (11) in the stableford tournament with best eight scores counting. Recent form indicates that he will be hard to beat but former winner Kernaghan could push him all the way. These two are well clear of the chasing pack who are now fighting for consolation prizes.

There were no significant changes in the table after last Saturday's round with John Girvan (20) and David Bryden (9) leading the way on 37 points. Stewart, while unable to improve on his total, scored a creditable 35 for third place shared with Ian McDougall (17).

Winter League placings (best eight scores): J. Stewart 317, J. Kernaghan 315, G. Little 310, J. McKirdy 309, D. Cameron 305, D. Bryden 304, L. Ferguson 300, G. Bolton 300, R. Speirs 288, J. Bunyan 283, R. Gordon 281, I. McDougall 281, F. Robinson 279, D. Standaloft 279, G. Cuthbertson 275, D. Speirs 273, A. McFarlane 273, J. Burnside 270, J. McAlister 259.

The final round takes place tomorrow (Saturday) with the usual ballot at 8.30am at the clubhouse.