CGI Tour - Order of Merit

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Order of Merit Events

Category	Events	Counting
Women	8	4 (reduced to 4 with no points awarded at the Russley Open or Otago Stroke Play due to insufficent number).
Women's Masters	5	3
Men	11	6 (reduced to 6 events counting due to cancellation of the Templeton Open)
Men's Masters	11	5

Tour Championship

The top 8 ranked Women & Men along with the top 4 ranked Men's & Women's Masters will be invited to play in the Tour Championship which is the final event of the CGI Tour - Order of Merit.

Development Funds

The development funds will be administered by Canterbury Golf and can be used for professional coaching services or tournament assistance.
Women's Order of Merit Winner $700
Women's Order of Merit Runner Up $500
Women's Masters Order of Merit - $500
Men's Order of Merit Winner $700
Men's Order of Merit Runner Up $500
Men's Order of Merit - Third Place $300
Men's Masters Order of Merit - $500

Events & Points Table

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Category 1 - points awarded to the top 12 men and 8 women. The top 8 masters men and masters women will receive ranking points.
Category 2 - points awarded for quarter finalists, semi finalists, runner up and winner.

If players are tied the points will be shared, no countback. Points will be rounded to two decimal points.

Order of Merit Conditions

All players are eligible to play on the CGI Tour - Order of Merit, provided they are eligible and available to play for Canterbury under the regulations laid down by Canterbury Golf for the 2016/17 representative season.
To be eligible to win a development fund, players must play in the Tour Championship unless granted by Canterbury Golf in extenuating circumstances.
For points to be allocated a minimum of four eligible players in the section must play in the event.
Should any Order of Merit winner move out of the province or become unavailable to play for Canterbury after a development fund has been issued the balance of the unused fund will be retained by Canterbury Golf to use at their discretion.
Players will be awarded points for the Masters categories if they are 40 years + as at the first day of the tournament.