Judicious Association of Golf Writers (AGW) correspondent Dick Turner has gone straight to the top of the 2015 ETIQUS Golfer of the Year title chase with his victory in today’s (MON) R & A Salver at St. Andrews.

Dick, who has been a member of the AGW since 2009, posted 37 Stableford points over this year’s Open Championship venue and in the now annual R & A Media Facilitation Day.

If fact, it was the Daily Record’s Craig ‘Swannie’ Swan who took out the leading honours with 40 points and with Dick heading those AGW members competing.

The R & A Salver was first contested in 2013 and with Dick now joining Phil Casey (2013) and Dan Murphy (2014) as winners.

Dick’s victory on the famed Old Course at the Home of Golf is his second AGW triumph after having captured the 2011 Michael Williams Hogget.

The team of the R & A’s Johnnie Cole-Hamilton and AGW members Andy Farrell and Nick Rodger took out the team prize.

And a very special thank you to everyone at the R & A in hosting the media and particularly to Lynn, Clare and Mary for all their wonderful organisation.

Dick Turner proudly holding the R & A Salver and in front of the trophy to be handed to the winner of this year’s Open Championship.

The winning group of R & A’s Johnnie Cole-Hamilton (left), Andy Farrell (second left) and Nick Rodger (right) with the R & As Peter Unsworth handing out the awards.