Order Of Merit

The MHGS Tour Order of Merit (OOM) is an annual award for the most committed and most consistent Tour player of the year. The OOM Trophy and prizes are presented to the OOM winner in recognition of an outstanding season.  The guiding principle for the OOM is to reward regular attendance and consistent performance in Tour events throughout the year. The points scoring format has been calibrated to reflect this and to foster a close race for the OOM title.

 

 

Tour Members receive entry points for each event they enter and score placing points dependent on their finishing position. Furthermore, only the top seven performances (placing points) by a player count towards their final points tally.

This structuring of the points system means that the more points a player accumulates, the harder it becomes for them to add to their tally, thus an early bolter will struggle to escape and the closer we get to the end of the season, the tighter the race will become.

• Two entry points are awarded to each Tour member for entry in each Category A & B event to reward regular attendance. 

• Players tied in a placing each receive the points for that place. E.g. If 1st place paid 20 points and 2nd place 19 points and three players were tied for second, each player in second place will receive 19pts

• Placing points count for each player's top seven performances throughout the year. Hence, a player who scores placing points in more than seven events only receives the placing points for their best seven finishes. 

• Entry points for all events are included in the player's final tally.

• Order of Merit Placing Points will be awarded according to Event category status. Category A, Category B, Category C (subject to date restrictions and minimum 60 participants otherwise will be void). 

• In the event of a tie for the Order of Merit title, there will be no countback and the tied players will share the award and the prize pool.

• Countbacks will be used to separate the prize pool for the minor places. 1st Whoever entered the most events 2nd Whoever scored points in the most events 3rd Most wins, then 2nds, then 3rds, etc.

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Rules, Terms & Conditions

Only MHGS Tour members are eligible to accrue points. If a non-member places in an event, the points pass down to the next Tour member and so on. Only results achieved as a member count - hence retrospective results from prior to joining do not count. The deadline for joining to receive placing points is prior to the round on the same day of the event. MHGS Tour Member must be entered in the Stableford club competition of the day to qualify to receive OOM points for Category C events and must be within the specified date parameters. The OOM runs for a calendar year (season 2019 October 1 2018 to June 30 2019 & season 2020 from May 1 2019 to April 30 2020) . Only players with current and valid official handicaps are eligible to receive OOM points. Players without official handicaps are still eligible to receive entry points if they are Tour members. In Category A & Category B events the points are awarded down to the last place. Hence, with 18 entrants competing in a Category A event,  18th place receives 7 placing points (plus 2 attendance points). Category B event will pay 4 placing points (plus 2 attendance points). Eligibility, points awarded, event results, prizes awarded, membership and OOM results are all at the sole discretion of MHGS committee. MHGS committee reserves the right to amend, alter or revise the conditions of entry, the prize pool, membership status and event results without notice.

 

Tour Membership $50 Annual

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Event Categories

Category A

Sexton Cup

Bashford Medal

MaxH R2 

Category B

 

Selected events as advised. These events will typically be hosted between October and March, on Sundays every 6 weeks or so. The courses will be varied and a solid patronage is vital to the viability of the MHGS.

 

Category C

 Placing points will be paid according to official cub Stableford competition results.  For example, a MHGS tour member finishes 15th of 60 = 15th placing points will be earned.  Only rounds completed byt the following dates are eligible to be included

Season 2019         April 30 2019

Season 2020         January 31 2020

 

Scoring - Best 7 rounds will count

 

Minimum 2 Category A rounds must be used

Minimum 2 Category B rounds must be used

Maximum 2 Category C rounds can be used
 Event entry = 2pts
 Tour Membership $50