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COLONY
CONSTRUCTION
2023 OPEN
Tsawwassen Springs
May 20-21st
36-Hole Championship Proudly Supported by
$20,000 PRO PURSE*
Tee-Times: 7:00am-2:00pm
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2023 COLONY CONSTRUCTION OPEN at Tsawwassen Springs
is an official event on the 2023 VGT Summer Schedule with points Global BC Weekend Tee
counting towards the 2023 SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit. with "Double Jay" May 20th @ 8:30am
ELIGIBILITY
Open to both Male & Female Professionals and Male & Female Amateur Golfers with a registered handicap index of 26.0 or less, using the following divisions and handicap flights:
OPEN DIVISION:
All Professionals and any Amateurs (5.0 or less hdcp. index) looking to play for the ‘OPEN PURSE’ instead of Amateur prizing. All Amateurs 5.0 & less will compete for OOM points in the Championship Amateur Division for year-end race.
CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEUR DIVISION
Amateurs 5.0 index & less who will compete for the overall title, but will play against Amateurs only for prizes & prize credits (not eligible for Pro purse).
SENIOR DIVISION
Male and Female golfers 55+ years of age & 10.0 or less handicap index.
THREE AMATEUR FLIGHTS
Open to Male & Female Amateurs with handicap index 5.1 to 26.0.
***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, including all cancellation and no-show fees, as well as the 2023 VGT Code of Conduct: https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/
FULL FIELD SIZE:
Professionals: 50 Players
Amateurs: 110 Players
HOW TO REGISTER?
MEMBERS:
Members can either register with payment through Golf Genius portal 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. Their 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’.
Professional Purse: $20,000*
1st Place Cheque: $5,000*. Top 35% of Pro field paid out.
Amateur Gifts & Prizing: $12,000 (based on 110 players)
Entry Fee includes:
- 36-holes of Championship Golf at Tsawwassen Springs
- $20,000 Pro Purse (based on 50 Pros)
- 1 dozen Srixon Z-star balls for all Amateurs
- $50/player allocated to Amateur Prizes & Awards
- $30 in food vouchers (to be used at turn or inside clubhouse)
- Driving range warm-up both days
- Amateur prizing is calculated using alternating Gross and Net Scores
- Winner’s Awards are presented to the Gross Champions in each Division & Hdcp flight.
- Opportunity to win valuable points for the 2023 SRIXON / CLEVELAND Order of Merit offering $20,000 in year-end cash & prizes
- Live Leaderboard scoring and Golf Canada Officiating
- Professional Announcing of contestants on the first tee
- All credit card admin fees
*Pro Purse & Amateur Prize purse based on full field
MEMBERS HAVE 2-WEEK PRIORITY
VGT Members are given priority registration up until 2 weeks out on May 6th 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.
FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Saturday, May 13th at 6PM PST.
ENTRY FEES:
PROFESSIONALS:
VGT Member: $425+GST = $446.25
Non-Members: $550+GST = $577.50
Skins Game: Add $40 to play in skins both days & qualify for the $5,000 Hole-in-one jackpots. As of Mar.18th, there are 3 x $5,000 Hole-in-one jackpots available.
AMATEUR ENTRY FEES:
VGT Member: $275+GST = $288.75 (play for Amateur Prize credits)
Non-member: $350+GST = $367.50 (play for Amateur prize credits)
ELITE AMATEURS COMPETING FOR A SHARE OF ‘OPEN’ PURSE – add $100!
VGT Member (Open purse): $375+GST = $393.75 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)
Non-Member (Open purse): $450+GST = $472.50 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)
NOTE: 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”.
Whether Amateurs play for the ‘Am only’ or “Open’ purse, they will compete for Amateur Order of Merit points within the Championship Division.
OPEN PURSE CALCULATIONS WITH AMATEURS IN OPEN FIELD:
If 10 Amateurs decide to play in the ‘Open’ field vs. the Pros, the purse will increase from $20,000 to $21,000.
Every Amateur registering in the ‘Open’ field will count for ¼ Pro when considering the overall field size and purse payout based on their contribution to the purse is $100 vs. $425 (Pros).
If 50 Pros in field. Purse payout = 35% = Top 18 paid out.
If 50 Pros + 10 Amateurs in Open field. Purse payout = 35% of Pros = 18
plus 35% of Amateurs (10) x 1/4 = top 19 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 Amateur Divisions (Champ/Senior/Flight 1/2/3), 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.
OPTIONAL SKINS GAME & HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS:
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.
- As of March18th there are 3 X $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS up for grabs!!
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:
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BUSHNELL |
SRIXON |
CLEVELAND GOLF |
NIKE GOLF |
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MAUI JIM |
TRAVIS MATHEW |
ASICS GOLF SHOES |
BIG MAX CARTS/BAGS |
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GALVIN GREEN |
2UNDR |
PROJEKT LUGGAGE |
NEW BALANCE GOLF |
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CUTTER & BUCK |
QUIK FLIP HOODIES |
STORMTECH |
DISRUPTIVE DRINKWEAR |
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MXM HEADCOVERS |
BARRINGTON |
XXIO |
AHEAD |
DIVISIONS & YARDAGE:
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DIVISION |
HCP. INDEX RANGE |
APPROX. YARDAGE |
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Professional (mixed) |
PRO |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
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Men’s Championship |
5.0 & less |
5,500 yards |
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Women’s Championship |
5.0 & less |
4,800 yards |
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Division 1 (mixed) |
5.1 to 10.0 |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
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Division 2 (mixed) |
10.1 to 16.0 |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
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Division 3 (mixed) |
16.1 to 26.0 |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
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Senior (55+ years, mixed) |
10.0 & less |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
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.
The Professional Order of Merit will be based on the following point system using gross scores over 36-Holes:
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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 |
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:
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1st Gross: 3000 pts |
6th Gross: 600 pts |
1st Net: 2200 pts |
6th Net: 500 pts |
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2nd Gross: 2000 pts |
7th Gross: 450 pts |
2nd Net: 1600 pts |
7th Net: 400 pts |
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3rd Gross: 1400 pts |
8th Gross: 350 pts |
3rd Net: 1200 pts |
8th Net: 300 pts |
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4th Gross: 1000 pts |
9th Place: 250 pts |
4th Net: 900 pts |
9th Net: 200 pts |
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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:
- 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.