Order of Merit
The Mark Brooker Medal (Order of Merit) is awarded to the best, most consistent golfer within the golfing year. The rules were changed for the 2023 season following a decision made by the golf committee and will continue to be the following:
Men’s Order of Merit:
Players MUST play in 30 or more competitions to qualify.
Points will be awarded to the top 50 golfers in the field of every finalised Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Public Holiday competition.
The player with the best score receives 50 points, second best 49 points, etc, down to the 50th place receiving 1 point.
The winner of the Order of Merit will have the best average of the awarded points across all rounds they have played.
NB If less than 50 players in a completed competition, points will be awarded to the entire field.
Women’s Order of Merit:
Players MUST play in 30 or more competitions to qualify.
Points will be awarded to the top 10 golfers in the field of every finalised Saturday, Sunday, Wednesday and Public Holiday competition.
The player with the best score receives 10 points, second best 9 points, etc, down to the 10th place receiving 1 point.
The winner of the Order of Merit will have the best average of the awarded points across all rounds they have played.
NB If less than 10 players in a completed competition, points will be awarded to the entire field.
The reason for the change is that the previous method of awarding points resulted in an advantage for members that played more games.
For example, under the previous method:
Player A accumulates 1125 points over 30 rounds.
Player B accumulates 1320 points over 120 rounds.
Player B has accumulated more points, however Player A’s average is 37.5 points and Player B’s average is 11 points, resulting in player A having a better average.