2018 National Order of Merit - Mens Canada's National Men's Golf Ranking System (See below for important criteria explaining the calculation of points, eligiblity and other changes related to the Order of Merit) TOURNAMENT LISTING OF COUNTING EVENTS Event Name Venue City Province Event Dates Starting Point Value GOLF CANADA Canadian Univerisity / College Championship Chilliwack Golf Club Chilliwack BC May 28-June 1 3000 Canadian Men's Amateur Championship Duncan Meadows/ Pheasant Glen Duncan/Qualicum Beach BC August 6-9 7000 Canadian Men's Mid-Amateur Championship Victoria Golf Club Victoria BC August 20-24 4000 PROVINCIAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Manitoba Men's Match Play Championship Teulon G&CC/Pine Ridge GC Teulon MB June 2-10 2000 Quebec Men's Match Play Championship Royal Bromont Bromont QC June 5-7 2000 Ontario Men's Match Play Championship The Lake Joseph Club Port Carling ON June 12-15 3000 U25 Championship (Golf Quebec) Elm Ridge Golf Course Ile Bizard QC June 26-29 1000 Alexander of Tunis (Golf Quebec) The Royal Ottawa Golf Club Gatineau QC July 3-4 1000 Nova Scotia Men's Amateur Championship River Hills Golf Club Clyde River NS July 5-8 3000 Newfoundland & Labrador Men's Amateur Championship Bally Haly G&CC St. John's NL July 8-11 2000 Duke of Kent (Golf Quebec) Royal Quebec Golf Course Boischatel QC July 9-10 1000 British Columbia Amateur Championship Rivershore Golf Links Kamloops BC July 9-13 5000 Investors Group Ontario Men's Amateur Championship St. Thomas Golf & Country Club Union ON July 10-13 5000 New Brunswick Men's Amateur Championship The Riverside Country Club Rothesay NB July 12-15 3000 Alberta Men's Amateur Championship RedTail Landing Golf Club Nisku AB July 16-19 4000 Manitoba Men's Amateur Championship Quarry Oaks / TBD Steinbach MB July 16-19 3000 Quebec Men's Amateur Championship Windmill Heights Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot QC July 16-19 4000 Saskatchewan Men's Amateur Championship Dakota Dunes Golf Links Saskatoon SK July 16-20 3000 Prince Edward Island Men's Amateur Championship Green Gables Golf Club Hunter River PE July 6-8 2000 UNITED STATES GOLF ASSOCIATION (USGA) U.S. Men's Mid-Amateur - Regional Qualifying (2017) Various Various Various Various 2000 U.S. Men's Mid-Amateur (Match Play only) (2017) Capital City Club/Atlanta National GC Atlanta/Milton Georgia October 7-13 6000 U.S. Men's Open (PGA Tour) - Regionional Qualifying Various Various Various Various 4000 U.S. Men's Open (PGA Tour) Shinnecock Hills Golf Club Southampton New York June 14-17 10000 U.S. Men's Amateur - Regional Qualifying Various Various Various Various 3000 U.S. Men's Amateur (Match Play only) Pebble Beach / Spyglass Hill Pebble Beach California August 13-19 9000 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION (NCAA) NCAA Divison 2 Regionals Various Various Various May 7-9 4000 NCAA Division 1 Regionals Various Various Various May 13-16 8000 NAIA Finals TPC Deere Run Silvis Illinois May 15-18 5000 NCAA Division 3 Finals - Stroke Play Grandover Resort Greensboro North Carolina May 15-18 3000 NJCAA Finals Rawls Course Lubbock Texas May 15-18 3000 NCAA Division 2 Finals - Stroke Play The Shoals - Fighting Joe Muscle Shoals Alabama May 21-25 6000 NCAA Division 1 Finals - Stroke Play Karsten Creek Golf Club Stillwater Oklahoma May 25-30 9000 Other Category "A" WAGR Ranked NCAA Events Various Various Various Various 8000 Other Category "B" WAGR Ranked NCAA Events Various Various Various Various 7000 Other Category "C" WAGR Ranked NCAA Events Various Various Various Various 6000 OTHER NORTH AMERICAN EVENTS RSEQ University Provincial Championship (2017) Beaconsfield Golf Club Beaconsfield QC October 1-3 1000 OUA Golf Championship (2017) Loch March Golf and Country Club Kanata ON October 14-15 1000 Victoria Vike's Shootout (2017) Cordova Bay Golf Course Victoria BC October 16-17 1000 PING CCAA Golf National Championship (2017) Royal Ashburn Golf Club Ashburn ON October 17-20 1000 South Beach International Amateur Championship (2017) Miami Beach/Normandy Shores Miami Beach Florida December 19-22 8000 Dixie Amateur Championship (2017) TPC Eagle Trace / Heron Bay GC Coral Springs Florida December 19-22 5000 New Year's Invitational St. Petersburg Country Club St. Petersburg Florida January 3-7 5000 Jones Cup Invitational Ocean Forest Golf Club Sea Island Georgia January 26-28 8000 Azalea Invitational Country Club of Charleston Charleston South Carolina March 21-25 5000 Terra Cotta Invitational Naples National Golf Club Naples Florida April 13-15 7000 Mexican Amateur Club de Golf Mexico Mexico City Mexico June 07-10 6000 The Dogwood Invitational Druid Hills Golf Club Atlanta Georgia June 6-9 7000 Palmetto Amateur Palmetto Golf Club Aiken South Carolina June 6-9 7000 The Monroe Invitational Championship Monroe Golf Club Pittsford New York June 13-16 7000 Sunnehanna Amateur Championship Sunnehanna Country Club Johnstown Pennsylvania June 13-16 8000 Southwestern Amateur The Desert Mountain Club Scottsdale Arizona June 13-16 6000 Southeastern Amateur Country Club of Columbus Columbus Georgia June 13-16 6000 Glencoe Invitational The Glencoe G&CC Calgary AB June 14-16 5000 Northeast Amateur Championship Wannamoisett Country Club Rumford Rhode Island June 19-23 8000 The Rice Planters Amateur Snee Farm Country Club Mt. Pleasant South Carolina June 19-23 6000 North & South Amateur Championship Pinehurst No. 2 Pinehurst North Carolina June 25-29 7000 Sahalee Players Championship Sahalee Country Club Sammamish Washington July 2-4 7000 Trans-Mississippi Amateur Brookside Golf & Country Club Columbus Ohio July 9-13 8000 Pacific Northwest Golf Association Amateur The Home Course DuPont Washington July 9-14 5000 The Players Amateur Berkeley Hall Club Okatie South Carolina July 10-15 8000 Southern Amateur Championship The Club at Olde Stone Bowling Green Kentucky July 18-21 8000 Porter Cup Niagara Falls Country Club Lewiston New York July 18-21 7000 The Cardinal Amateur Sedgefield Country Club Greensboro North Carolina July 26-29 6000 Pacific Coast Amateur Championship The Olympic Club San Francisco California July 24-27 8000 Western Amateur Championship Sunset Ridge Country Club Northfield Illinois July 30-August 4 8000 RBC Cordova Bay Invitational Cordova Bay Golf Course Victoria BC August 15-17 1000 Atlantic Golf Championship (counted towards 2019 OOM) TBD TBD NS September 7-9 2000 TOURNAMENT LISTING OF COUNTING EVENTS cont. Event Name Venue City Province Event Dates Starting Point Value OTHER INTERNATIONAL EVENTS Asia-Pacific Amateur Championship (2017) Royal Wellington Golf Club Upper Hutt New Zealand October 26-29 9000 Copa Juan Carlos Tailhade (2017) Los Lagaritos Country Club Buenos Aires Argentina November 2-5 6000 Argentina Amateur (2017) Golf Club Argentino Buenos Aires Argentina November 8-11 6000 Australian Master of the Amateurs Royal Melbourne Golf Club Melbourne Australia January 9-12 8000 South American Amateur Championship Martindale Country Club Buenos Aires Argentina January 12-16 6000 Australian Amateur (Match Play only) Lake Karrinyup CC/Waneroo GC Perth Australia January 16-21 8000 Avondale Medal Avondale Golf Club Pymble Australia January 23-26 6000 Riversdale Cup Riversdale Golf Club Melbourne Australia March 8-11 7000 British Men's Amateur Championship Royal Aberdeen/Murcar Links Aberdeen Scotland June 18-23 9000 World Amateur (counted towards 2019 OOM) Carton House Maynooth Ireland September 5-8 9000 Other Category "A" WAGR Ranked International Events Various Various Various Various 8000 Other Category "B" WAGR Ranked International Events Various Various Various Various 7000 Other Category "C" WAGR Ranked International Events Various Various Various Various 6000 PROFESSIONAL EVENTS Olympic Games (2020) Not being played in 2018 10000 Pan American Games (2019) Not being played in 2018 7000 Alberta Open (Pro) TBD Calgary AB June 19-21 4000 RBC Canadian Open Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville ON July 23-29 10000 PGA Tour Events Various Various Various Various 10000 Web.com Tour Events Various Various Various Various 9000 Mackenzie Tour Events Various Various Various Various 8000 ELIGIBILTY & GENERAL NOTES General Notes: 1) Please refer to the Point Grid for the breakdown of points by referring to the starting value of each event & by the number of players in the field. Points awarded are now tied to the size of the field. 2) A maximum of ten (10) tournaments from the period from September 1, 2017 to August 31, 2018 will count for points on the National Men's Order of Merit. 3) A player may play in more than ten (10) events on the tournament listing but only the best ten (10) events will count for points. 4) If two or more players tie for a position,other than first, points will be shared. For example, two players tieing for 2nd will share 2nd and 3rd place points. 5) If an event has a cut in the field to a number of players less than the number of places on the point grid, points will only be awarded to players in the final standings (Ie; Cut to low 40 & ties - then only those players earn points). 6) Sanctioned events and their relative weighting will be reviewed annually based on the number of participants and strength/depth of field. 7) Qualifying points (eg. for USGA Events) will be awarded only to those players that earn a spot in the championship field through a regional qualifying event. Qualifying points will not be awarded to players who receive an exemption (of any kind) into a tournament. 8) The committee may add / delete events or edit the starting point value in the above tournament listing based on strength and depth of field that may come to their attention throughout the 2018 golf season. 9) For NCAA and International WAGR ranked events, the event starting value for OOM points will be dictated by event strength value (eg.