February 2008
EGU Announce PING/EGU Order of Merit and EGU Boys' Order of Merit 2008
We are once again pleased to announce details of the PING/EGU Order of Merit, generously supported and sponsored by PING Europe for the 2008 season. 2008 will also see the launch of the EGU Boys' Order of Merit for the first time, providing a schedule of recognised national events through the course of the season.
The purpose of the PING/EGU Order of Merit and EGU Boys' Order of Merit is to provide a recognised schedule of events in which the top English amateur golfers can compete. It is important to remember that the list of players produced is not intended to form a ranking of English amateurs by ability but to identify the best player over the series of events that are included in the Order of Merit. The updates of the PING/EGU Order of Merit and EGU Boys' Order of Merit will be used as a guideline by the England Selection Committees, as are several ranking systems in existence within amateur golf, in accordance with the England Selection Policy documents, copies of which are available on the website.
2008 promises to be a very competitive year with an exciting schedule ahead. Make sure you look out for the latest PING/EGU Order of Merit and EGU Boys' Order of Merit updates on the England Teams section of www.englishgolfunion.org.
Should you have any queries or wish to discuss any of the PING/EGU Order of Merit or EGU Boys' Order of Merit details further then please do not hesitate to contact sburnett@englishgolfunion.org.
Kind regards,
Stephen J. Burnett
Assistant Director of Coaching
Schedule of Counting Events
The following schedule of events will form the basis for the PING / EGU Order of Merit 2008:
|
Event |
Dates |
Category |
Points Awarded |
|
Portuguese Amateur |
21st - 24th Feb |
C |
Top 32 |
|
Spanish Amateur |
27th Feb - 2nd Mar |
C |
Top 32 |
|
South African Amateur |
2nd - 7th Mar |
C |
Top 32 |
|
West of England Amateur |
25th - 27th Apr |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Lytham Trophy |
2nd - 4th May |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Irish Open Amateur |
9th - 11th May |
C |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Brabazon Trophy |
16th - 18th May |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Lagonda Trophy |
28th - 29th May |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Welsh Open Amateur |
23rd - 25th May |
C |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Scottish Open Amateur |
30th May - 1st Jun |
C |
Top 32 & ties |
|
St. Andrews Links Trophy |
6th - 8th Jun |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
EGU Group Qualifying |
Various |
E |
Top 16 & ties |
|
British Amateur Championship |
16th - 21st Jun |
A |
Top 64 |
|
Berkshire Trophy |
21st - 22nd Jun |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Midland Open Amateur |
27th - 38th Jun |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
The Open Local Qualifying |
2nd Jul |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Tillman Trophy |
16th - 17th Jul |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
The Open Championship |
17th - 20th Jul |
A |
Top 64 & ties |
|
South of England Amateur |
22nd - 24th Jul |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
English Amateur |
28th Jul - 2nd Aug |
C |
Top 64 |
|
Parman Cup (formerly St. Mellion Int.) |
5th - 7th Aug |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
European Amateur |
20th - 23rd Aug |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Lee Westwood Trophy |
27th - 29th Aug |
D |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Italian Amateur |
19th - 21st Sep |
C |
Top 32 |
|
Champion of Champions |
20th Sep |
D |
Top 16 & ties |
Events Category Table
|
Category |
Event |
Weighting |
|
A |
British Amateur & The Open Championships |
X 5 |
|
B |
International Level Amateur Championships |
X 4 |
|
C |
National Championships |
X 3 |
|
D |
National Level Championships |
X 2 |
|
E |
Standard Level Championships |
X 1 |
Points Breakdown Table
|
Pos. |
Top 64 |
Top 32 |
Top 16 |
|
1 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
2 |
90.00 |
81.00 |
65.61 |
|
3 |
81.00 |
65.61 |
43.05 |
|
4 |
72.90 |
53.14 |
28.24 |
|
5 |
65.61 |
43.05 |
18.53 |
|
6 |
59.05 |
34.87 |
12.16 |
|
7 |
53.14 |
28.24 |
7.98 |
|
8 |
47.83 |
22.88 |
5.23 |
|
9 |
43.05 |
18.53 |
3.43 |
|
10 |
38.74 |
15.01 |
2.25 |
|
11 |
34.87 |
12.16 |
1.48 |
|
12 |
31.38 |
9.85 |
0.97 |
|
13 |
28.24 |
7.98 |
0.64 |
|
14 |
25.42 |
6.46 |
0.42 |
|
15 |
22.88 |
5.23 |
0.27 |
|
16 |
20.59 |
4.24 |
0.18 |
|
17 |
18.53 |
3.43 |
- |
|
18 |
16.68 |
2.78 |
- |
|
19 |
15.01 |
2.25 |
- |
|
20 |
13.51 |
1.82 |
- |
|
21 |
12.16 |
1.48 |
- |
|
22 |
10.94 |
1.20 |
- |
|
23 |
9.85 |
0.97 |
- |
|
24 |
8.86 |
0.79 |
- |
|
25 |
7.98 |
0.64 |
- |
|
26 |
7.18 |
0.52 |
- |
|
27 |
6.46 |
0.42 |
- |
|
28 |
5.81 |
0.34 |
- |
|
29 |
5.23 |
0.27 |
- |
|
30 |
4.71 |
0.22 |
- |
|
31 |
4.24 |
0.18 |
- |
|
32 |
3.82 |
0.15 |
- |
|
Pos. |
Top 64 |
Top 32 |
Top 16 |
|
33 |
3.43 |
- |
- |
|
34 |
3.09 |
- |
- |
|
35 |
2.78 |
- |
- |
|
36 |
2.50 |
- |
- |
|
37 |
2.25 |
- |
- |
|
38 |
2.03 |
- |
- |
|
39 |
1.82 |
- |
- |
|
40 |
1.64 |
- |
- |
|
41 |
1.48 |
- |
- |
|
42 |
1.33 |
- |
- |
|
43 |
1.20 |
- |
- |
|
44 |
1.08 |
- |
- |
|
45 |
0.97 |
- |
- |
|
46 |
0.87 |
- |
- |
|
47 |
0.79 |
- |
- |
|
48 |
0.71 |
- |
- |
|
49 |
0.64 |
- |
- |
|
50 |
0.57 |
- |
- |
|
51 |
0.52 |
- |
- |
|
52 |
0.46 |
- |
- |
|
53 |
0.42 |
- |
- |
|
54 |
0.38 |
- |
- |
|
55 |
0.34 |
- |
- |
|
56 |
0.30 |
- |
- |
|
57 |
0.27 |
- |
- |
|
58 |
0.25 |
- |
- |
|
59 |
0.22 |
- |
- |
|
60 |
0.20 |
- |
- |
|
61 |
0.18 |
- |
- |
|
62 |
0.16 |
- |
- |
|
63 |
0.15 |
- |
- |
|
64 |
0.13 |
- |
- |
Schedule of Counting Events
The following schedule of events will form the basis for the EGU Boys' Order of Merit 2008:
|
Event |
Dates |
Category |
Points Awarded |
|
McEvoy Trophy |
16th - 17th April |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Fairhaven Trophy |
2nd - 4th May |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
EGU Midland Boys |
28th - 29th May |
C |
Top 16 & ties |
|
EGU South East Boys |
30th May |
C |
Top 16 & ties |
|
Sir Henry Cooper Junior Masters |
27th - 29th June |
B |
Top 32 & ties |
|
EGU North Boys |
16th July |
C |
Top 16 & ties |
|
EGU South West Boys |
16th July |
C |
Top 16 & ties |
|
Carris Trophy |
22nd - 24th July |
A |
Top 32 & ties |
|
Boys Amateur Championship |
11th - 16th August |
A |
Top 32 |
|
Faldo Series Final (U18, U17 & U16) |
TBC |
B |
Top 16 & ties |
Events Category Table
|
Category |
Event |
Weighting |
|
A |
International Level Championship |
X 3 |
|
B |
National Level Boys Championships |
X 2 |
|
C |
Regional Championships |
X 1 |
Points Breakdown Table
|
Pos. |
Top 32 |
Top 16 |
|
1 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
|
2 |
81.00 |
65.61 |
|
3 |
65.61 |
43.05 |
|
4 |
53.14 |
28.24 |
|
5 |
43.05 |
18.53 |
|
6 |
34.87 |
12.16 |
|
7 |
28.24 |
7.98 |
|
8 |
22.88 |
5.23 |
|
9 |
18.53 |
3.43 |
|
10 |
15.01 |
2.25 |
|
11 |
12.16 |
1.48 |
|
12 |
9.85 |
0.97 |
|
13 |
7.98 |
0.64 |
|
14 |
6.46 |
0.42 |
|
15 |
5.23 |
0.27 |
|
16 |
4.24 |
0.18 |
|
Pos. |
Top 32 |
Top 16 |
|
17 |
3.43 |
- |
|
18 |
2.78 |
- |
|
19 |
2.25 |
- |
|
20 |
1.82 |
- |
|
21 |
1.48 |
- |
|
22 |
1.20 |
- |
|
23 |
0.97 |
- |
|
24 |
0.79 |
- |
|
25 |
0.64 |
- |
|
26 |
0.52 |
- |
|
27 |
0.42 |
- |
|
28 |
0.34 |
- |
|
29 |
0.27 |
- |
|
30 |
0.22 |
- |
|
31 |
0.18 |
- |
|
32 |
0.15 |
- |
PRESS RELEASE
EGU ANNOUNCE 2008 PING/EGU ORDER OF MERIT AND EGU BOYS' ORDER OF MERIT SCHEDULES
The EGU have announced an unchanged schedule of tournaments and championships that will form the basis for the 2008 PING/EGU Order of Merit and for the first time will be running a parallel programme of recognised events for English boy golfers. The EGU Boys' Order of Merit will commence with the McEvoy Trophy in April and conclude with the Faldo Series Grand Final in September while taking into account several of the leading under 18 events that take place throughout the season.
Chris Wood will be defending the PING/EGU Order of Merit title he won in 2007 after a series of consistent performances throughout the domestic schedule but 2008 will mark the first year the title of EGU Boys' Order of Merit winner will be up for grabs.
EGU Director of Coaching Peter Mattsson commented, “We have been trialling an EGU Boys' Order of Merit for the last two years and we now feel we are in a position to introduce it into boys' amateur golf in England. We're aiming to replicate the success of the PING/EGU Order of Merit in men's golf by encouraging youngsters to compete in a recognised schedule of events and accumulate points throughout the domestic season.”
Previous PING/EGU Order of Merit winners include Gary Wolstenholme, who last year was awarded an MBE for Services to Sport, Ross McGowan who has made a fantastic start to his European Tour career, and Gary Lockerbie and Matthew Richardson, currently competing on the Challenge Tour. |
