The SrixonQueensland Senior Order of Merit competition consists of Senior Golf events approved by Golf Queensland conducted from January 1^st until November 30th^t in each calendar year.

 

All events are to be at least 18-holes duration and shall be played in accordance with the Rules of Golf as adopted by R&A Rules Limited, together with such local rules as are in force on the course over which the competition rounds are being played.

 

All events will be played in a stableford format with calculations made to convert to nett and scratch scores. Clubs may apply to Golf Queensland to run the event as a stroke event, but please keep in mind that speed of play is important when running all events.

 

All clubs staging designated Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit events are required to:

 

·       Agree to the conditions of the Srixon QSOOM and have signed an event agreement

·       Return an alphabetical listing of all players that completed in the designated event together with entry form, handicap, stableford score details for each respective player.

·       In accordance with the Australian Handicapping System, all clubs hosting designated events are also required to either directly enter all competition scores on Golflink or provide a summary of all scores and relevant ACR to the home clubs of all competing players. It would be appreciated if this could be undertaken immediately upon the conclusion of the event.

 

Any club desiring to stage a QSOOM Event must initially submit a formal approach to the Golf Queensland. All events which are part of the Srixon QSOOM will be published on the Golf Queensland website – www.golfqueensland.org.au  

               

Eligibility

 

The Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit competition is open to amateur golfer 55 years and over, up to a maximum handicap of 27(men) and 45 (women), who are members of clubs registered with Golf Queensland, or of golf clubs registered with such State or Overseas Associations as are affiliated with or recognized by Golf Queensland.

 

To accrue points in a Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit event, a player must have reached their 55^th birthday by the first scheduled day of the event and be registered in the Srixon QSOOM. Eligible players will additionally conform in all respects to the Rules of Amateur Status as approved by R&A Rules Limited.

 

A minimum of 15 players is required for the event to count towards the Srixon QSOOM.

 

Registration

A player will be automatically registered in the Srixon QSOOM once they have played in a Srixon QSOOM event. 

 

Points Allocation

 

The Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit will recognise performances for both scratch and nett (handicap reduced) scoring.

 

A players final Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit points total for both scratch and nett will comprise all points accrued from his best eight performances in designated events during that calendar year. Once a player plays more than eight designated events, his worst performance (e.g. lowest points total from a designated event) drops off for each additional event he plays.

 

The player that accrues the highest total of points for scratch performances in the designated events over the calendar year will win the Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit Trophy and shall also receive an individual trophy. The runner-up and third place-getter shall also receive a trophy.

 

The player that accrues the highest total of points for nett performances in designated events over the calendar year will win the Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit Handicap Trophy and shall also receive an individual trophy. The runner-up and third place-getter shall also receive a trophy.

 

The 65 and over player that accrues the highest total of points for scratch performances in designated events over the calendar year will win the Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit 65 and over Trophy and shall also receive an individual trophy. The runner-up and third place-getter shall also receive a trophy.

 

Eligible players completing a Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit event will be awarded points for that tournament as follows:

 

Place QLD Senior 54 Hole Senior 36 Hole Senior 18 Hole Senior 1 450 400 200 150 2 400 350 175 125 3 370 320 160 110 4 340 290 150 100 5 310 260 145 95 6 290 240 135 90 7 270 220 125 85 8 250 200 120 80 9 230 180 115 75 10 215 170 110 70 11 200 160 105 67 12 185 150 100 64 13 170 140 95 61 14 155 130 90 58 15 140 120 85 55 16 130 110 80 52 17 120 100 75 49 18 110 90 70 46 19 100 80 65 43 20 90 70 60 40 21 85 65 55 37 22 80 60 50 34 23 75 55 45 31 24 70 50 40 28 25 65 45 35 25 26 60 40 30 22 27 55 35 25 19 28 50 30 20 16 29 45 25 18 13 30 40 20 16 10 31 38 18 14 7 32 36 16 12 6 33 34 14 10 3 34 32 12 8 1 35 30 10 6   36 28 8 4   37 26 6 2   38 24 4 1   39 22 2     40 20 1     41 18       42 16       43 14       44 12       45 10       46 8       47 6       48 4       49 2       50 1

 

Notes:

 

During a designated Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit event, any ties in either the gross, nett or 65+ competitions will see relevant points add and split by the number of competitors tying on the same score. Points for each competitor will then be ‘rounded up. to the nearest whole number.

 

Every eligible player completing a Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit event will be awarded a minimum of 1 points.

 

In the event of a tie for final finishing position for either the Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit Trophy, Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit 65+ Trophy or the Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit Handicap Trophy, a count-back based on the respective player finishing position in the Queensland Senior Amateur Championship (stroke or nett section as applicable) shall be applied. If this count-back procedure does not resolve the tie, the matter shall be referred to the Golf Queensland Match Committee whose decision shall be final.

 

Motorised Transport

 

Unless otherwise specified within a designated event’s conditions and subject to the approval of the respective host club, during a Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit event, players are permitted to ride in or on motorised vehicle. Individual players must contact the specific Club(s) hosting designated events to finalise cart hire/usage.

 

The Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit will be administered by the Golf Queensland. Golf Queensland reserves the right to vary any condition of this competition.

 

In the event of bad weather, or for any other reason, Golf Queensland may appoint another day or days for the completion or, may transfer play to another course for any designated event.

Protest must be made to Golf Queensland not later than 24 hours after the conclusion of the final designated event. The decision of Golf Queensland will be final in all matters relating to the Srixon Queensland Senior Order of Merit.