Provincial Rankings

The Limpopo Golf Union sends provincial teams to the following events.

• Senior Inter Provincial Tournament (Men over 50 years)
• Super-Senior Inter Provincial Tournament ( Men over 60 years)
• Country Districts Inter Provincial Tournament
• Premier Inter Provincial Tournament
• Mid-Amateur Inter Provincial Tournament
• Junior Inter Provincial Tournament (Boys U/19)

These teams are selected from the ranking set out. For a player to feature on these rankings he has to take part in the Open Tournaments held at all the various clubs around the province.

The Junior rankings are also used to select the top 5 players for the following events. 

• SA Boys U/19 – Stroke Play & Match Play
• SA Boys U/17
• SA Boys U/15
• SA Boys U/13
• All Golf RSA Inland National Order of Merit events
• All Golf RSA Coastal National Order of Merit events
• Tshwane  Junior Open
• Joburg Junior Open
• Dimension Data U/15 & U/19
• Gowrie Farms U/15
• Sun City U/13 & U/15

To feature on these rankings juniors have to take part in the junior tournaments run by the Limpopo Golf Union

OoM Criteria’s as from 2020

Seniors

4 Months

• IPT 20 – 24 April 2020
• Team selection 20 February 2020
• OoM Cycle – 20 October – 20 February
  • Bielie of the Bushveld
  • Limpopo Senior Open
  • Polokwane Open
  • Soutpansberg Open
  • Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Limpopo Closed Foursomes
• Criteria
  • Have to play Limpopo Senior Open
  • Have to Play Limpopo Closed Foursomes
  • Have to play 2 more counting tournaments
  • Min total of 4 tournaments
  • Best 80% will count
  • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0
  • 3 wild cards will be picked – managers discretion
    • Min of 2 Events
    • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0

Countries

6 months

• IPT 11 – 15 May 2020
• 12 player Team Selection – 11 February 2020
• 8 player Team Selection – 11 March 2020
• OoM Cycle – 11 August – 11 February
  • Elebula Open
  • Amandelbult Open
  • Sesambos Open
  • Chrome Open
  • Chrome Foursomes
  • Bielie of the Bushveld
  • Polokwane Open
  • Soutpansberg Open
  • Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Limpopo Closed Foursomes

• Criteria
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed or Chrome Foursomes
  • Have to play 4 other Open events
  • Min Total of 6 tournaments
  • Best 80% will count
  • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0
  • 1 player of color will be selected
  • 3 wild cards will be picked – managers discretion
    • Min of 3 Events
    • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0

Premier

5 months

• IPT 14 – 18 September 2020
• 12 Player Team Selection – 14 June 2020
• 8 Player Team selection – 14 July 2020 after Limpopo Open
• OoM Cycle – 14 January – 14 July
  • Soutpansberg Open
  • Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Limpopo Closed Foursomes
  • Tzaneen Open
  • Messina Open
  • Groblersdal Open
  • Koro Creek Open
  • Limpopo Closed Match Play
  • Kameeldoring Open
  • Drakensig Open
  • Hans Merensky Open
  • Hans Merensky Foursomes
  • Limpopo Open

• Criteria
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed Foursomes or Hans Merensky Foursomes
  • Have to Play Limpopo Closed Match Play
  • Have to Play Limpopo Open
  • Have to play 4 other Open events
  • Min Total of 8 tournaments
  • Best 80% will count
  • Max Stroke Differential of 5.0
  • 1 Player of color will be selected
  • 2 wild cards will be picked – managers discretion
    • Min of 5 Events
    • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0

Mid-Am

6 months

• IPT 5 – 10 October
• 12 Player Team Selection – 5 July 2020
• 8 Player Team Selection – 5 August 2020
• OoM Cycle – 5 January – 5 July
  • Soutpansberg Open
  • Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Limpopo Closed Foursomes
  • Tzaneen Open
  • Messina Open
  • Groblersdal Open
  • Koro Creek Open
  • Limpopo Closed Match Play
  • Kameeldoring Open
  • Drakensig Open
  • Limpopo Mid-Am Open
  • Hans Merensky Open
  • Hans Merensky Foursomes

• Criteria
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed Stroke Play or Limpopo Mid-Am Open
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed or Hans Merensky Foursomes
  • Have to Play Limpopo Closed Match Play
  • Have to play 4 other Open events
  • Min Total of 7 tournaments
  • Best 80% will count
  • Max Stroke Differential of 5.0
  • 1 Player of Color will be selected
  • 3 wild cards will be picked – managers discretion
    • Min of 4 Events
    • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0

Junior

4 months

• IPT 7 – 11 December 2020
• 12 Player Team Selection – 31 August 2020
• 8 Player Team Selection – 7 October 2020 after Limpopo Junior Open
• OoM Cycle – 7 June – 7 October 2020
  • Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Limpopo Closed Foursomes
  • Limpopo Closed Match Play
  • Limpopo Junior OoM Tournament 1 – June/July Holidays
  • Limpopo Junior OoM Tournament 2 – June/July Holidays
  • Limpopo Junior OoM Tournament 3 – June/July Holidays
  • Limpopo Junior OoM Tournament 4 – June/July Holidays
  • Limpopo Junior OoM Tournament 5 – June/July Holidays
  • Limpopo Junior OoM Tournament 6 – June/July Holidays
  • Limpopo Junior Open

• Criteria
  • Have to play Limpopo Closed Stroke Play
  • Have to Play Limpopo Closed Foursomes
  • Have to Play Limpopo Closed Match Play
  • Have to play Limpopo Junior Open
  • Have to play 3 other Junior Open events
  • Min Total of 6 tournaments
  • Best 80% will count
  • Max Stroke Differential of 6.0
  • 2 players of color will be selected
  • 2 wild cards will be picked – managers discretion
    • Min of 4 Events

Conditions if Criteria is not met

• If not a sufficient amount of players qualify according to the qualifying criteria, the Limpopo Golf Union Executive will decide which one of the following to allow.

1. Not sending an IPT Team to Tournament
2. Allow Manager to select more wild cards