Leinster Order of Merit 2017
Qualifying Events and Conditions
Placings - Stroke Play Events
1st
2nd
3rd – 4th
5th – 8th
9th – 16th
Points
awarded
50
40
30
20
10
Placings - Match Play
Winner
Runner up
Semi Finalists
Quarter Finalists
Last 16
Points
awarded
50
40
30
20
10
NOTE
20 points will be awarded to a player who is unable to compete in a counting event because
of a clash with National team duties excluding Scratch Cups.
The Order of Merit is split into five categories, as follows:
Senior (Over 21)
Youths (Under 21)
Boys Under 18
Boys Under 16
Boys Under 14
The Counting Events to determine the winner in each category are as follows:Senior (Over 21)
West of Ireland
Irish Amateur Open
East of Ireland
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Irish Amateur Close
Youths (Under 21)
Munster Students Open
West of Ireland
Irish Amateur Open
East of Ireland
Leinster Students Open
North of Ireland
South of Ireland
Ulster Students Open
Irish Amateur Close
Irish Students Championship
contd….
Boys (Under 18)
Scratch Cups (See condition 2)
Munster Students Open
Bunclody Scratch Cup
West of Ireland
Killeen Scratch Cup
Leinster Boys Open
Headfort Scratch Cup
Munster Strokeplay
Lucan Scratch Cup
Irish Amateur Open
Westmanstown Scratch Cup
East of Ireland
Leinster Students Open
Irish Boys Open
Munster Boys Open
North of Ireland
Ulster Boys Open
South of Ireland
Ulster Students Open
Irish Amateur Close
Irish Students Open
Connacht Boys Open
*Mullingar Scratch Cup – 54 holes - only 50% of the points awarded for this competition
Boys (Under 16)
Munster U16 Open
Leinster Boys Open
Ulster U16 Open
Irish Boys Open
Munster Boys Open
Leinster U16 Close
Ulster Boys Open
Connacht U16 Open
Leinster U16 Open
Irish U16 Open
Connacht Boys Open
Boys (Under 14)
Connacht U14 Open
Leinster U14 Open
Munster U14 Open
Irish U14 Open
Ulster U14 Open
(Double points awarded for Leinster U14 Open and Irish U14 Open)
Conditions 2017
1. Open to any player whose Home Club is affiliated to Leinster Golf and who make themselves
available for selection for Leinster.
2. Points will be awarded to players who finish in the top 16 of the Championship and the last 16 in
Match Play Championships.
In the U18 Category, points will be awarded to those finishing in the top 16 of the listed Scratch Cups as
follows:- 1st place – 16 points; 16th place – 1 point.
3. No player may win more than one category.
4. In the event of a tie in any category the winner shall be decided by the player with the highest points
in any one counting event. If still a tie there will be joint winners.
Note: The results of the Leinster Order of Merit will be used when considering Leinster
Coaching Panels for the following Coaching Season.