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OPEN

36-Hole Championship

May 5&6th, 2023

Surrey Golf Club

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

The 2023 SPORT SURREY OPEN is an Official Event on the 2023

Vancouver Golf Tour with points counting towards the season-long

SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit.

FULL FIELD SIZE:

PROFESSIONALS: 60 Players

AMATEURS: 100 Players (handicap 26.0 or less)

Professional Purse: $24,000*.

1st Place Cheque: $4,500*. Top 35% of Pro field paid out.

Amateur Prizing: $50/player allocated to prizing.

Alternating Gross & Net Scores will determine prize pay-outs.

*Purse & Prize Payouts are based on full fields.

ELIGIBILITY

This event is open to both Male & Female Professionals & Male & Female Amateur Golfers with an official handicap index of 26.0 or less.

PLAYER DIVISIONS:

OPEN DIVISION: Open for Professionals and Amateurs 5.0 or less hdcp index playing for the ‘OPEN PURSE’. Amateurs will compete against the Professionals in the field instead of for Amateur prizing.

CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEUR DIVISION: Amateurs 5.0 index & less (play against Amateurs only for prizes & prize credits)

NOTE: All Amateurs 5.0 & less will compete for OOM points in the Championship Amateur Division for year-end race.

ADAPTIVE GOLFER DIVISION:

Conditions of the Competition will be outlined by the following information based on rules and regulations posted on the USGA's Adaptive Golfer Championship:

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/4167492

SENIOR DIVISION (55+ years of age & 10.0 or less handicap index).

THREE AMATEUR FLIGHTS: Open to Male & Female Amateurs with a registered Golf Canada or USGA handicap index of 5.1 to 26.0.

Anticipated Flight Breakdowns:

Flight One: 5.1 to 10.0 index.

Flight Two: 10.1 to 16.0 index

Flight Three: 16.1 to 26.0 index

***PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING***

All players must create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius to be eligible to play the 2023 VGT Season.

TO CREATE OR UPDATE YOUR PROFILE HERE: CLICK HERE

By registering, you agree to adhere to all player policies and procedures outlined on the VGT website as well as the 2023 VGT Code of Conduct: https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 28th at 6PM PST.

MEMBER PRIORITY

VGT Members are given priority registration up until 2 weeks out on April 21st at midnight. After this time non-members who have registered with payment will be admitted into the field if we are not full with member registrations.

ENTRY FEE INCLUDES:

36-holes of Championship Golf at Surrey Golf Club
Friday night sit-down buffet dinner
Saturday boxed lunch
$24,000 Pro Purse (based on 60 Pros)

$30/Player in Amateur Tee-Gift
$50/Player in Amateur prizing
Amateur prizing is calculated using alternating Gross and Net Scores in all divisions.
Winner’s Awards are presented to the Gross Champions in each Division
Opportunity to win valuable points for the 2023 SRIXON / CLEVELAND Order of Merit
Live Leaderboard scoring and Golf Canada Officiating
Professional Announcing on the first tee
All credit card admin fees

Optional Skins Game:

$20/day Skins Games also qualifies you for all Hole-in-one Jackpots!
As of March 5th there are 3 X $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS up for grabs!!
GROSS SKINS GAME – For Professionals + Championship Flight (5.0 & less) combined
NET SKINS GAME – For All other flights, combined

ENTRY FEES:

PROFESSIONALS:

VGT Member: $425+GST = $446.25

Non-Members: $550+GST = $577.50

AMATEURS:

VGT Member (Am only prizes): $275+GST = $288.75* (play for Amateur Prize credits only)

Non-member (Am only prizes): $325+GST = $341.25 (play for Amateur prize credits only)

VGT Member (Open purse): $375+GST = $393.75 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)

Non-Member (Open purse): $425+GST = $446.25 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)

ELITE AMATEURS MAY PLAY FOR THE ‘OPEN PURSE’.

Amateurs have the option to register and play for Amateur prize credits only (regular fee) or add $100 to their entry to compete against the Pros for the “Open Purse” for up to $1,200 in cash earnings per event.

NOTE: Whether Amateurs play for the ‘Am only’ or “Open’ purse, they will compete for SRIXON Order of Merit points within the Championship Amateur Division.

OPTIONAL SKINS GAME:

If you wish to play in the skins game both days, please add $40 for the 2 days ($20/day) and this makes you eligible for a minimum of 2 x $5,000 Hole-in-one jackpots each day!

Pro & Champ Amateur (5.0 & less) Divisions are combined for the GROSS SKINS game.

All other Amateur Divisions are combined for the NET SKINS game.

HOW TO REGISTER:

MEMBERS:

Members can either register with payment through Golf Genius portal (SEE REGISTER BUTTON ON LEFT) or they can choose to accept the email invite for that event and confirm their payment through Golf Genius.

Once your payment is received, your entry will be confirmed, and your name will show on the confirmed player’s list. With respect to invitational events, players may be placed on a pending list until we can determine you are confirmed in the field.

NON-MEMBERS:

Non-members may register for VGT events at any time through the Golf Genius portal (see details above for log-in details).

Non-member registration will show as ‘pending’ until we can determine we are not full with Members 2 weeks out. If the event is not full, non-member entries will be accepted in priority of their registration being received, and their status will move from ‘pending’ to ‘registered’.

Players are reminded to review the Policies and Procedures of VGT outlining all cancellation and no-show fees HERE: https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/

OPEN CASH PURSE CALCULATIONS (re: elite Amateur involvement)

As noted above, elite Amateurs may choose to pay an additional $100 to compete against the Pros in the ‘OPEN’ field for the Open Purse. They can win up to a $1,200 cash prize. Their $100 fee paid will go directly into the “Open Purse”.

For Example: If 10 Amateurs decide to play in the ‘Open’ field vs. the Pros, the purse will increase from $24,000 to $25,000.

Every Amateur registering in the ‘Open’ field will count for ¼ Pro when considering the overall field size and purse payout.

For example:

If 60 Pros in field. Purse payout = 35% = Top 21 paid out.

If 60 Pros + 10 Amateurs in Open field. Purse payout = 35% of Pros = 21

plus 35% of Amateurs (10) x 1/4 = top 22 paid out

For this event, Male and Female Professionals and Amateurs playing in the Open Division will compete against one another for one overall Prize Purse. Female golfers will be provided with a shorter yardage equal to approx..85% of the Men’s yardage.

In all other Amateur Divisions (Champ/Senior/Div.1-3), if we receive 5 or more female entries in the division, we will have separate Male and Female Flights within your division. If we do not receive 5 or more female entries in these divisions, female Amateurs will compete vs. the Male Amateurs in their division, playing from approximately 85% of the Male yardage.

PRIZING & PRIZE CREDITS:

Players will earn prize credits they can use to cash in for any of the following sponsor brands. They can be cashed shortly after the event, or they can be accumulated throughout the year and cashed at the end of the season by Oct.30th, 2023.

Here are some of the amazing partners and brands we are working with for you to cash in your prize credits in 2023:

BUSHNELL CLEVELAND GOLF SRIXON TRAVIS MATHEW

MAUI JIM ASICS GOLF SHOES NIKE GOLF NEW BALANCE GOLF

GALVIN GREEN BIG MAX CARTS 2UNDR PROJEKT LUGGAGE

CUTTER & BUCK MXM HEADCOVERS STORMTECH BIG MAX BAGS

ANTICIPATED TEE YARDAGES:

Male Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 6,800 yards

Male Senior, Adaptive & Flight 1-3 Golfers: Approximately 6,200 yards

Female Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 5,900 yards

Female Senior, Adaptive & Flight 1-3 Golfers: Approximately 5,300 yards

COURSE DETAILS & LOCATION

SURREY GOLF CLUB

The championship Main Course at Surrey Golf Course measures in excess of 6,800 yards from the blue tees, 6400 yards from the white tees and 5,900 yards from the red tees. The course features a beautiful variety of mature trees, and combined with strategically placed water hazards and bunkers, will challenge all golfers. However, the generous fairways and trimmed rough, makes it enjoyable for golfers of all levels. Tournaments played on the Main Course normally involve participants who are familiar with the game of golf, including course etiquette and being able to complete 18 holes of golf in 4 ¼ hours.

In deciding on what tees to play, keep in mind the ability of the majority of your participants. Speed of play, which affects the enjoyment of your participants, will be seriously affected by which tees you choose. All tournaments are monitored by Surrey Golf Club staff. Players assistants will help participants maintain a enjoyable pace of play.

Website: www.surreygolf.com

Address: 7700 – 168 St, Surrey, British Columbia,

Email: info@surreygolf.com

Telephone: (604) 576-8224
Tee Times and Pro Shop – ext. 1
Revs Taphouse and Grill – ext. 2
Tournaments – ext. 229
Banquets and Weddings – ext. 4
Administration: (604) 576-8253

SRIXON / CLEVELAND

VGT ORDER OF MERIT

Thanks to our Order of Merit Sponsor CLEVELAND GOLF / SRIXON, and our Major Sponsors MAUI JIM CANADA and GATEKEEPER SYSTEMS, players are playing for over $20,000 in Year-End Cash & Prizes!!

Points from this event will count towards the season-ending SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit Race.

Professional Order of Merit

The Professional Order of merit will be based on the following point system using gross scores over 36-Holes:

1st Place: 3000 pts	6th Place: 1200 pts	11th Place: 700 pts	16th Place: 350 pts
2nd Place: 2200 pts	7th Place: 1100 pts	12th Place: 600 pts	17th Place: 300 pts
3rd Place: 2000 pts	8th Place: 1000 pts	13th Place: 500 pts	18th Place: 250 pts
4th Place: 1600 pts	9th Place: 900 pts	14th Place: 450 pts	19th Place: 225 pts
5th Place: 1400 pts	10th Place: 800 pts	15th Place: 400 pts	20th Place: 200 pts

AMATEUR ORDER OF MERIT

The Amateur OOM will be based on the following point system for a full field based on alternating gross and net scores. Order of Merit Points may be modified in any given event based on relative field size:

1st Gross: 3000 pts	6th Gross: 600 pts	1st Net: 2200 pts	6th Net: 500 pts
2nd Gross: 2000 pts	7th Gross: 450 pts	2nd Net: 1600 pts	7th Net: 400 pts
3rd Gross: 1400 pts	8th Gross: 350 pts	3rd Net: 1200 pts	8th Net: 300 pts
4th Gross: 1000 pts	9th Place: 250 pts	4th Net: 900 pts	9th Net: 200 pts
5th Gross: 800 pts	10th Place: 150 pts	5th Net: 700 pts	10th Net: 100 pts

PROGRESSIVE HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT 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:
1. 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.
2. VGT hosts numerous Amateur only events where Amateurs have a chance to win the JACKPOT without Pros in the field.