The Emirates Golf Federation (EGF) has announced its new 2024-2025 Order of Merit structure focusing on mixed and junior opens.
Over the summer, the EGF and UAE golf clubs have been working hard to expand their traditional open calendars and formats, and the EGF has now released 20 Men’s and Ladies’ Mixed Open Events and 12 Junior Open Events.
The EGF Junior Order of Merit will kick off on October 15th with the Tommy Fleetwood International Series presented by DP World affiliated with the American Junior Golf Association (AGJA) and EGF. This event will be on Junior Order of Merit. It will be one of four ‘majors’ (in the Junior Divisions) that will receive invites to an EGF-sanctioned premier event (i.e. Challenge Tour, CLUTCH Tour, Ladies European Tour, and/or Access Tour).
In the Men’s and Ladies’ Divisions, the first event will take place at the Sharjah Golf & Shooting Club Open Amateur on October 19-20. This event’s field will be 80/20 split where the field allocation ensures that at least 20% of the field is reserved for female participants.
The new conditions and format will also include a 100% Mixed Split where the best golfers, regardless of gender, compete for the same Open event prize. The EGF has also selected four ‘majors’ for the Men’s and Ladies’ Divisions receiving the premier event invites.
To be eligible for the EGF Order of Merit players must be citizens/residents of the UAE and must have a valid EGF handicap. Points will be allocated as per the EGF Order of Merit points table which is found on the EGF website. Points will be aggregated (averaged) throughout the season for each player within their respective division and to be eligible for the season-ending Order of Merit Championship a players must play a minimum of 50% of events in a category.
To see a full breakdown of the EGF Order of Merit events, majors, and new guidelines visit the EGF website at www.egfgolf.ae
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