Keep your eyes on the ball, not just on the prize

Even though they're really great prizes

Competition and Prizing

We would like to thank ALL of the Tour sponsors for their support of The Tour. We would also like to extend a VERY special thank you to Ecco, TaylorMade and Mill Street Brewery for providing the prizing for the 2012 Season. Trophies are awarded to the first place finisher in each of the 4 Flights. The per Flight prizing will be as follows:

1st - One pair of Ecco golf shoes (Comfort Classic, Biom Hybrid or Golf Street)

2nd - One of either a TaylorMade Wedge or Putter

3rd - One dozen TaylorMade golf balls and one case (24) of Mill Street beer

Low Net - One dozen TaylorMade golf balls and one case (24) of Mill Street beer

The 2012 Order of Merit is being sponsored by Dell Canada!! The top three DELL Order of Merit winners in each Flight will receive Dell products!!

The GTA AM Tour also features a season long DELL Order of Merit competition in which points are awarded to every player, based on the order of finish in each event (see chart below). Overall Champions in each Division will be crowned at the Tour Championship (October 2, 2012) and will be based on the player's BEST 8 of 22 EVENTS. Points awarded at the season Majors will be increased by 50% and will be doubled for the Tour Championship. In the event of a tie, DELL Order of Merit places will be decided by the player's 9th BEST EVENT. If still tied, the player who has competed in most events will be awarded the place.

Qualifying for the Tour Championship

The top 20 players from each Flight (after the last regular season event on September 24, 2012) in the DELL Order of Merit are guaranteed entry in the 2-day Tour Championship at Devil's Pulpit. The remaining 20 available spots will be offered on a first registered, first in basis.

Per Event Draw Prizing
Even if you do not score well there is still a great opportunity to walk away with some first class sponsor product. There will be a draw at every Tour event for a Mill Street Brew Pub $50 certificate!!

Net Score
Net score is the player's score after handicap strokes have been subtracted from the player's gross score. At each Tour event, using your net score, players will have the opportunity to compete against players in their own Flight. This means that, even if you don't place in the top three of your Flight in gross score, you can still do well relative to your own handicap against players in your Flight. Another of the many ways to win by playing on Tour!

eg: At the start of the Coppinwood event, a B Flight player's Handicap Factor is 12.4. The player's course handicap, from the blue tees is 14: 12.4 [factor] x 126 [slope] /113 [average slope].

The player's gross score at the event is 87. The player's net score for the event is 73: 87 [gross score] – 14 [course handicap] = 73 [net score].

Most Improved Player Award
A player's season will start from their first Tour event of the season and end at their last Tour event of the season.

The formula for calculating the most improved player has been established by Golf Canada as equitable in gauging the improvement of players encompassing the entire spectrum of handicaps and is calculated as follows:

Start of Season Handicap Factor + 12 divided by End of Season Handicap Factor + 12

eg. A player's season starts at Coppinwood when their Handicap Factor is 5.8. At the Tour Championship, the player's last event of the season, their Handicap Factor has gone down to 4.5. The player's Improvement Factor is 1.079.