DUDDINGSTON'S Stuart Smith will win his first Scottish representative

honour when he forms part of the six-man International Select to face

Austria, writes Matthew Lindsay. The match will be played at Letham

Grange on June 10 -- the day before the Scottish Amateur Stroke-play

championship, in which the Austrians will also compete.

Smith will be joined by internationalist Craig Watson and Craigmillar

Park Open champion Ben Collier in the first-ever clash between the two

nations. Michael Brooks (Carluke), Graham Rankin (Palacerigg), and Craig

Hislop (Powfoot) complete the team.

* BARCLAY Howard's victory in the St Andrews Links Trophy last weekend

has lifted him to the top of the J & B Order of Merit. The veteran

Cochrane Castle player has 291 points, 167 clear of Craig Watson.

The list, released yesterday, also includes Scottish stroke-play

champion Alan Reid for the first time, following his seventh-place

finish at St Andrews. The next counting event is the Tennant Cup, to be

played this weekend over Glasgow Gailes and Killermont. Top 10:

1, B Howard (Cochrane Castle) 292 points; 2, C Watson (East

Renfrewshire) 125; 3 (equal), B Collier (Callander), D Downie (Ladybank)

100; 5, S Gallacher (Bathgate) 97; 6, C Hislop (Powfoot) 83; 7, G Rankin

(Palacerigg) 59; 8, A Reid (Kilmarnock Barassie) 44; 9 (equal), C Elliot

(Carrickvale), L McLaughlin (Cowglen) 23.