13.
Junior Order of Merit
There are both Scratch & Net competitions (handicap limit 28). Points are awarded for
the top six Surrey affiliated players in the Surrey Club Junior Opens in both disciplines,
6pts for top placed Surrey boy down to 1pt for sixth placed Surrey boy, the best 5 scores
of each player over all the qualifying opens will count, with no limit to the number of
opens entered. (Maximum qualifying score is 30pts).
In the event of ties on points, those that entered the most opens will qualify.
Non-Surrey players’ positions are excluded when assessing points.
The top six boys in the Scratch & Handicap lists after the last Club open will qualify to
play in the Surrey Junior Masters. The Junior Masters itself will count as the final qualifier
to determine the Order of Merit winners.
14.
Surrey Junior Masters
This will be a Scratch event played over 18 holes.
The five age group Junior County Champions U18, U16, U15, U14 & U13, the Handicap
Knock Out winner and the Surrey Schools Scratch Champion (normal junior age limit to
apply) along with the 12 Order of Merit finalists (6 scratch and 6 handicap) will qualify
to play.
This event will also act as the final qualifying event for the Junior Order of Merit. The
Junior Order of Merit handicap event will run concurrently.
Points will be awarded to the top six players in each of the scratch and handicap order
of merits and these will be added to the order of merit tables to determine the winners
of those events.
Caddies are not allowed in this event.
15.
Junior Club Team Knock Out – The Christies Cup
The Competition shall be open to all Clubs who are affiliated to the Union. Each team will
consist of 3 players (boys or girls). Teams may change in each round but he or she may
only play for their home club. Handicap limits are: boys 28, girls 36. If a Club with a SSS
of less than 65 enters the competition it shall make arrangements with a neighbouring
Club with an acceptable SSS to hos t it’s home matches or else it may play all games away
from home.
The format is singles Stableford over 18 holes, played in 2 balls, each player is to receive
full handicap allowance. The away player in each game will be allowed one extra shot
added to their handicap. If the away player is also a playing member of the home club,
this does not apply. (Current handicap certificates should be available). Boys will play off
the medal competition tees. Girls will play from the LGU tees and their handicaps will be
adjusted in accordance with the CONGU Unified Handicapping System. All Stableford
points will then be calculated from the mens par.
The total of the best 2 cards of each team will count. If there is a tie the 3rd score will
then count. If there is still a tie after the 3rd score then a sudden death Stableford score
play off between the first named player in each team will decide the winning team.
The winning team will be invited to go forward to represent the County in the EG Club
Junior Team Tournament.
Caddies are not allowed in this event.
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