2020 Eligibility Criteria and Calculations for Player Averages and Rankings
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2020 Eligibility Criteria and Calculations for Player Averages and Rankings The 2020 JNJG Ranking Events Calendar runs from 1st November 2019 through to 31st October 2020. This has changed in 2020 to line up with the Golf Australia Junior Order of Merit which concludes each year with the Jack Newton International in October. The first JNJG Tour Event of the 2020 ranking season will be the 2019 Brett Ogle Junior Masters at Goulburn GC, with the final event being the 2020 Jack Newton International at Cypress Lakes and Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley. Junior Vardon Averages The following information defines the eligibility criteria which must be met to be considered for the Junior Vardon Trophy. • Players must be a JNJG Tour Member. • Players must live and be a member of a golf club in NSW or the A.C.T • Players must play a minimum number of 20 rounds*. • Players must play a minimum of 2 JNJG Major Tournaments. • Players must play a minimum of 1 GA National Championship. • Players must play a minimum of 1 Interstate Ranking Event. • To be eligible to win the Junior Vardon Trophy, a player must participate in the minimum number of rounds before their 18th birthday. (Example – Peter turns 18 on April 23rd. If he has passed all eligibility criteria and played the minimum number of rounds by this date, he will be eligible to win the Junior Vardon. Any round played after April 23rd will not be counted). *Special Condition - Once a player has played 25 rounds, one card can be discarded. Once a player has played 30 rounds, two cards can be discarded. Once a player has played 35 rounds, three cards can be discarded, etc. JNJG Major Tournaments (Minimum of 2 JNJG Major Tournaments) • 2019 Bonville Champions Trophy (Bonville Golf Resort. 3rd – 6th December 2019) • Harvey Norman A.C.T Week of Golf (Federal Golf Club. 1st – 3rd January) • Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (Various Sydney Courses. 6th – 10th January) • NSW Junior Championship, incorporating JNJG State Age (13 – 17 Years) (Byron Bay Golf Club and Ocean Shores Country Club. 6th – 10th July) • JNJG 12 Years & Under State Age Championship (8 – 12 Years) (TBC. 13th – 17th July) • Jack Newton International Junior Classic (Cypress Lakes Golf Resort. 28th September – 2nd October) • Jack Newton International Sub Junior Classic (Hunter Valley Golf and Country Club. 28th September – 2nd October) National Championships (Minimum of 1 GA National Championship) • Australian Amateur Championship (Royal Queensland and Brisbane Golf Club, Queensland. 14th – 19th January) • Australian Boys Amateur Championship (Gungahlin Lakes Golf Club, ACT. 15th – 17th April) Interstate Ranking Events (Minimum of 1 Interstate Ranking Event) New South Wales / A.C.T • NSW Amateur (Strokeplay) (St Michaels Golf Club & The Coast Golf Club. 20th – 24th January) • Avondale Amateur (Avondale Golf Club. 28th– 31st January) Queensland • 2019 Greg Norman Junior Masters (Palmer Gold Coast & Palmer Colonial. 9th – 12th December 2019) • Queensland Boys Amateur (Bargara Golf Club. 30th June – 3rd July) • Gary Player Classic (Pacific Golf Club. 22nd – 25th September) • Keperra Bowl (Keperra Country Golf Club. 13th – 16th October) South Australia • SA Boys Amateur (Kooyonga Golf Club & The Grange Golf Club. 6th – 7th January) • SA Junior Masters (Royal Adelaide Golf Club. 9th – 10th January) • SA Amateur Classic (Glenelg Golf Club. 17th – 20th March) Tasmania • Tasmanian Junior Amateur (Launceston Golf Club. 20th – 21st January) • Tasmanian Junior Masters (Riverside Golf Club. 23rd – 24th January) • Tasmanian Open (Ulverstone Golf Club. 27th February – 2nd March) Victoria • 2019 Victorian Junior Open (Barwon Heads & Thirteenth Beach. 16th – 19th December 2019) • Australian Master of the Amateurs (Victoria Golf Club. 7th – 10th January) • Victorian Boys Championship (Cranbourne Golf Club. 13th – 16th January) • Riversdale Cup (Riversdale Golf Club. 5th – 8th March) • 2020 Victorian Junior Open (Barwon Heads & Thirteenth Beach. 21st – 24th September) Western Australia • 2019 WA Boys Amateur (Mandurah Country Club. 17th November) • Cobra Puma Junior Championship (Wanneroo Golf Club. 6th – 7th July) • Mandurah Open Amateur (Mandurah Country Club. TBC September) Northern Territory • Alice Springs Junior Open (Alice Springs Golf Club. 16th – 17th January) • Northern Territory Amateur (Darwin Golf Club. 28th – 31st May) (Dates were correct at time of publication - please check JNJG, Golf NSW, and Golf Australia websites and calendar for official tournament entry forms and dates) Calculation of Junior Vardon Scoring Average All Scores are calculated to an average par of 70. Scores returned on a course with a Daily Scratch Rating (DSR) of less than 70 will be increased by the number of strokes by which the rating is below 70. Scores returned on a course with a Daily Scratch Rating (DSR) of more than 70 will be decreased by the number of strokes by which the rating is above 70. (Example - Rory plays the JNJG International Junior Classic and shoots a scratch score of 75. The Daily Scratch Rating is 72. As the DSR is above 70 by 2 shots, Rory's score is decreased by 2 shots. Rory's adjusted score is 73). In the event of a scorecard not returned by a player, the following will apply: § A player who starts a round and does not return their scorecard will be recorded as scoring 20 shots over par. § A player who is disqualified for an incorrect score card or rule infringement will be recorded as scoring 20 shots over par. § A player who cannot complete a round due to a valid reason (eg - illness or injury), will have no score recorded. Junior Jean Derrin Averages The following information defines the eligibility criteria which must be met to be considered for the Junior Derrin Trophy. • Players must be a JNJG Tour Member. • Players must live and be a member of a golf club in NSW or the A.C.T • Players must play a minimum number of 20 rounds*. • Players must play a minimum of 2 JNJG Major Tournaments. • Players must play a minimum of 1 GA National Championship. • Players must play a minimum of 1 Interstate Ranking Event. • To be eligible to win the Junior Derrin Trophy, a player must participate in the minimum number of rounds before their 18th birthday. (Example – Sheridan turns 18 on April 23rd. If she has passed all eligibility criteria and played the minimum number of rounds by this date, she will be eligible to win the Junior Derrin. Any round played after April 23rd will not be counted). *Special Condition - Once a player has played 25 rounds, one card can be discarded. Once a player has played 30 rounds, two cards can be discarded. Once a player has played 35 rounds, three cards can be discarded, etc. JNJG Major Tournaments (Minimum of 2 JNJG Major Tournaments) • 2019 Bonville Champions Trophy (Bonville Golf Resort. 3rd – 6th December 2019) • Harvey Norman A.C.T Week of Golf (Federal Golf Club. 1st – 3rd January) • Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (Various Sydney Courses. 6th – 10th January) • NSW Junior Championship, incorporating JNJG State Age (13 – 17s) (Byron Bay Golf Club and Ocean Shores Country Club. 6th – 10th July) • JNJG 12 Years & Under State Age Championship (TBC. 13th – 17th July) • Jack Newton International Junior Classic (Cypress Lakes Golf Resort. 28th September – 2nd October) • Jack Newton International Sub Junior Classic (Hunter Valley Golf and Country Club. 28th September – 2nd October) National Championships (Minimum of 1 GA National Championship) • Australian Amateur Championship (Royal Queensland and Brisbane Golf Club, Queensland. 14th – 19th January) • Australian Girls Amateur Championship (Alice Springs Golf Club, Northern Territory. 15th– 17th April) Interstate Ranking Events (Minimum of 1 Interstate Ranking Event) New South Wales / A.C.T • NSW Amateur (Strokeplay) (St Michaels Golf Club & The Coast Golf Club. 20th – 24th January) • Avondale Amateur (Avondale Golf Club. 28th– 31st January) Queensland • 2019 Greg Norman Junior Masters (Palmer Gold Coast & Palmer Colonial. 9th – 12th December 2019) • Queensland Girls Amateur (Bargara Golf Club. 30th June – 3rd July) • Queensland Women’s Amateur (Strokeplay) (Arundel Hills Country Club. 23rd – 28th August) • Katherine Kirk Classic (Maroochy River Golf Club. 20th – 22nd September) South Australia • SA Girls Amateur (Kooyonga Golf Club & The Grange Golf Club. 6th – 7th January) • SA Junior Masters (Royal Adelaide Golf Club. 9th – 10th January) • SA 72 Hole Strokeplay (Rene Erichsen) (Glenelg Golf Club. 17th – 20th March) Tasmania • Tasmanian Junior Amateur (Launceston Golf Club. 20th – 21st January) • Tasmanian Junior Masters (Riverside Golf Club. 23rd – 24th January) • Tasmanian 72 Hole Strokeplay (Elvie Whiteside) (Ulverstone Golf Club. 27th February – 2nd March) Victoria • 2019 Victorian Junior Open (Barwon Heads & Thirteenth Beach. 16th – 19th December 2019) • Australian Master of the Amateurs (Victoria Golf Club. 7th – 10th January) • Victorian Girls Championship (Cranbourne Golf Club. 13th – 16th January) • Riversdale Cup (Riversdale Golf Club. 5th – 8th March) • Victorian Junior Open (Barwon Heads & Thirteenth Beach. 21st – 24th September) Western Australia • 2019 WA Girls Amateur (Mandurah Country Club. 17th November) • WA 72 Hole Strokeplay (Bowra & O’Dea) (Lake Karrinyup Country Club. 23rd – 25th March) • Callaway Junior Championship (Royal Perth Golf Club. 1st – 2nd July) Northern Territory • Alice Springs Junior Open (Alice Springs Golf Club. 16th – 17th January) • Northern Territory Amateur (Darwin Golf Club. 28th – 31st May) Calculation of Junior Jean Derrin Scoring Average All Scores are calculated to an average par of 72. Scores returned on a course with a Daily Scratch Rating (DSR) of less than 72 will be increased by the number of strokes by which the rating is below 72. Scores returned on a course with a Daily Scratch Rating (DSR) of more than 72 will be decreased by the number of strokes by which the rating is above 72. (Example - Sheridan plays the JNJG International Junior Classic and shoots a scratch score of 75. The Daily Scratch Rating is 74. As the DSR is above 72 by 2 shots, Sheridan's score is decreased by 2 shots.