ORDER OF MERIT 2025
Thanks to our Order of Merit Sponsor CLEVELAND GOLF / SRIXON, and our Major Sponsors MAUI JIM CANADA and GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS, VGT Members are playing for over $25,000 in Year-End Bonus Awards, Cash & Prizes!!
PROFESSIONAL ORDER OF MERIT (OOM)
The Professional Order of Merit (OOM) will be based on the following point system using gross scores:
54-HOLE EVENTS
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1st Place: 4500 pts |
6th Place: 1800 pts |
11th Place: 1050 pts |
16th Place: 525 pts |
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2nd Place: 3300 pts |
7th Place: 1650 pts |
12th Place: 900 pts |
17th Place: 450 pts |
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3rd Place: 3000 pts |
8th Place: 1500 pts |
13th Place: 750 pts |
18th Place: 375 pts |
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4th Place: 2400 pts |
9th Place: 1350 pts |
14th Place: 675 pts |
19th Place: 350 pts |
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5th Place: 2100 pts |
10th Place: 1200 pts |
15th Place: 600 pts |
20th Place: 300 pts |
36-HOLE EVENTS
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1st Place: 3000 pts |
6th Place: 1200 pts |
11th Place: 700 pts |
16th Place: 350 pts |
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2nd Place: 2200 pts |
7th Place: 1100 pts |
12th Place: 600 pts |
17th Place: 300 pts |
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3rd Place: 2000 pts |
8th Place: 1000 pts |
13th Place: 500 pts |
18th Place: 250 pts |
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4th Place: 1600 pts |
9th Place: 900 pts |
14th Place: 450 pts |
19th Place: 225 pts |
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5th Place: 1400 pts |
10th Place: 800 pts |
15th Place: 400 pts |
20th Place: 200 pts |
18-HOLE EVENTS
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1st Gross: 1500 pts |
6th Gross: 600 pts |
11th Gross: 350 pts |
16th Gross: 175 pts |
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2nd Gross: 1,100 pts |
7th Gross: 550 pts |
12th Gross: 300 pts |
17th Gross: 150 pts |
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3rd Gross: 1,000 pts |
8th Gross: 500 pts |
13th Gross: 250 pts |
18th Gross: 125 pts |
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4th Gross: 800 pts |
9th Place: 450 pts |
14th Gross: 225 pts |
19th Gross: 110 pts |
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5th Gross: 700 pts |
10th Place: 400 pts |
15th Gross: 200 pts |
20th Gross: 100 pts |
Order of Merit points may be modified in any given event based on relative field size.
AMATEUR ORDER OF MERIT (OOM)
In 2025, Amateur players will continue to earn Order of Merit points within the handicap flight they play within for each event.
The one small difference this year is to determine prizing. This year, rather than prizing be based on points per handicap division, a player’s points will accumulate into one OVERALL ORDER OF MERIT standings. The player’s BEST 8 results by points will determine their Order of Merit points standing.
And the TOP 30 VGT Members in the OVERALL ORDER OF MERIT for the 2025 season will win some fabulous prizing!!
With a number of members bouncing between handicap divisions last few years, we have determined this is the fairest system to determine the year-end prizing. Those players who bounced back and forth between handicap divisions had no chance of winning their division (or even prizing out).
In summary, in 2025, a player’s points will accumulate into one Overall Amateur Order of Merit Title, no matter if the player bounces from one handicap division to another.
ORDER OF MERIT TITLES BY DIVISION
We will continue to track OOM points within the four traditional handicap divisions so we can declare an Order of Merit Champion within each division.
Handicap Divisions will be broken down as we have in the past:
Championship Division: 5.0 index & under.
Division One: 5.1 to 9.0
Division Two: 9.1 to 14.0
Division Three: 14.1 to 26.0
A player that bounces between handicap divisions will earn ALL of their OOM points regardless of which division they played in for an event. Their points will accumulate for prizing purposes within the “master” Order of Merit standings. And their points will be allocated to the handicap division that they played most often in the season in order to determine the Order of Merit Champion in each division.
For Example:
Player A plays in Division 1 a total of 5 events. Earns 7,000 points total.
Player A plays in Division 2 a total of 3 events. Earns 4,000 points total
Player A’s total points = 11,000 allocated to Division 1 for Player of the Year purposes.
The Amateur Order of Merit will be based on the following point system using alternating gross and net scores:
54-HOLE EVENTS
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1st Gross: 4500 pts |
6th Gross: 1050 pts |
1st Net: 3300 pts |
6th Net: 900 pts |
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2nd Gross: 3000 pts |
7th Gross: 750 pts |
2nd Net: 2400 pts |
7th Net: 675 pts |
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3rd Gross: 2100 pts |
8th Gross: 600 pts |
3rd Net: 1800 pts |
8th Net: 525 pts |
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4th Gross: 1650 pts |
9th Place: 450 pts |
4th Net: 1500 pts |
9th Net: 375 pts |
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5th Gross: 1350 pts |
10th Place: 350 pts |
5th Net: 1200 pts |
10th Net: 300 pts |
36-HOLE EVENTS
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1st Gross: 3000 pts |
6th Gross: 700 pts |
1st Net: 2200 pts |
6th Net: 600 pts |
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2nd Gross: 2000 pts |
7th Gross: 500 pts |
2nd Net: 1600 pts |
7th Net: 450 pts |
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3rd Gross: 1400 pts |
8th Gross: 400 pts |
3rd Net: 1200 pts |
8th Net: 350 pts |
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4th Gross: 1100 pts |
9th Place: 300 pts |
4th Net: 1000 pts |
9th Net: 250 pts |
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5th Gross: 900 pts |
10th Place: 225 pts |
5th Net: 800 pts |
10th Net: 200 pts |
18-HOLE EVENTS
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1st Gross: 1500 pts |
6th Gross: 350 pts |
1st Net: 1,100 pts |
6th Net: 300 pts |
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2nd Gross: 1,000 pts |
7th Gross: 250 pts |
2nd Net: 800 pts |
7th Net: 225 pts |
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3rd Gross: 700 pts |
8th Gross: 200 pts |
3rd Net: 600 pts |
8th Net: 175 pts |
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4th Gross: 550 pts |
9th Place: 150 pts |
4th Net: 500 pts |
9th Net: 125 pts |
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5th Gross: 400 pts |
10th Place: 112.5 pts |
5th Net: 400 pts |
10th Net: 100 pts |
Order of Merit Points may be modified in any given event based on relative field size:
PROGRESSIVE HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS
(As of Feb.1st, we have 2 x $5,000 Hole-in-one Jackpots and
1 x $2,500 Jackpot ready to be won!!)
RULES
- In order to qualify for the Hole-in-one (H.I.O) JACKPOT offered at a VGT event, a player must be entered into the $20 skins game/hole-in-one pot for that event. If there is no winner of the hole-in-one at VGT event, the current hole-in-one pot will carry over to the next event until we have a winner of the jackpot. If by the end of the Winter Tour the jackpot has not been won, the current jackpot will be carried over into the Summer Tour schedule.
- If the jackpot accumulates to $5,000, it will be cut-off at $5,000 and the first eligible person (see above) to score a hole-in-one on an eligible jackpot hole will receive the $5,000 payout. A secondary Hole-in-one purse will be started as soon as the original jackpot reaches $5,000. From the time the original purse reaches $5,000, moneys collected for the H.I.O purse will accumulate in this secondary pot while the first pot remains at $5,000. The secondary pot will continue to grow until the next eligible player scores a hole-in-one on the designated jackpot hole at a VGT event. The maximum H.I.O purse paid out at any time will be $5,000, and once the pot has reached $5,000, a 3rd and 4th purse (and so on) will be established for future winners.
- Due to the skill difference of Pros versus the Amateurs in the field, we level the playing field for the JACKPOT two ways:
- By allowing the Division 1,2 and 3 amateurs to tee-off a shorter designated tee-box at various times compared to Professionals and Championship Amateurs.
- VGT hosts numerous Amateur only events where Amateurs have a chance to win the JACKPOT without Pros in the field.