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2023 CHILLIWACK CHAMPIONSHIP
$11,000 Total Prize Purse*
Thursday, May 11th
Chilliwack Golf Club
9:00am Start
Order of Play: Pros, Champ Div., Senior Div., Div.1-3
WELCOME NOTE
A very special thanks to the Chilliwack Golf Club for continuing to partner with the VGT and allowing us to host another premier event at their Championship layout.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2023 CHILLIWACK CHAMPIONSHIP is an 18-Hole Stroke play Championship on the 2023 VGT Spring/Summer Championship Season with official points counting towards the 2023 SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit.
Eligibility
This event is open to Male & Female Professionals as well as Amateur Golfers with official hcp. Index of 26.0 & less. For this event, players will be entered into the appropriate division based on their current handicap index as follows:
Championship Division: Hcp index of 5.0 & under
Division 1: Hcp index of 5.1 to 10.0
Division 2: Hcp factor of 10.1 to 16.0
Division 3: Hcp index of 16.1 to 26.0
Senior Division: Players 55+ years of age at time of the event and a Hcp index of 10.0 & under.
Entry Fee includes:
- 18 holes of tournament golf at Chilliwack Golf Club
- Choice of Sandwich or hot dog plus drink + snack at the turn
- $50/PLAYER in Amateur Tee-Gifts & Prizes = $4,200 based on Full Field of 84 players
- Divisional prizing using alternating Gross and Net Scores
- Winner’s Flags presented to the Gross Champions in each Division
- Opportunity to win valuable points for a chance to win part of the $20,000 in season ending SRIXON / CLEVELAND Order of Merit Prizing!
- Live Leaderboard scoring and Golf Canada Officiating
- Professional Announcing on the first tee
- All credit card fees
*Prize Purse based on full field of 124 players
***PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING***
All players must create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius to be eligible to play the 2023 VGT Season.
If you have not set-up a player profile, or have not updated it through one of our recent emails, please CLICK HERE
By registering, you agree to adhere to all VGT policies and procedures outlining all cancellation and no show fees here:
https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/
Full Field Size: 124 Players (40 Pros; 84 Amateurs)
Pro Purse: $7,500 (based on 40 pros)
Amateur Tee-Gift: 3 Srixon Z-star balls
Amateur Prizing: $40/player in prize pool ($3,360 in total)
Prize Payouts: The top 25% of each handicap division will qualify for prize pool with alternating Gross & Net Scores determining prize payouts as follows:
Championship Division Hcp. Index of 5.0 & under
Division 1 Hcp index of 5.1 to 10.0
Division 2 Hcp factor of 10.1 to 16.0
Division 3 Hcp index of 16.1 to 26.0
Senior Division Hcp 10.0 & under and 55+ years of age
For Pro Purse and Amateur prize purposes, Male and Female golfers will compete against one another within the same handicap division. Female golfers will be provided with an equitable yardage equal to approx..85% of the Men’s yardage.
NOTE: Female Championship Division Amateur players will earn points towards their own season-long Women’s Championship Division race to determine Female Golfer of the Year and year-long Order of Merit Standings.
Member Priority – 14 days out
VGT Members receive priority registration until April 27th at midnight.
After this time non-members who have registered with payment will be admitted into the field as long as the event is not full with members.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: 7 days out
Thursday, May 4th at 6PM PST.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR AN EVENT:
All players must establish or update their VGT player profile on Golf Genius.
If you have not done so already, PLEASE UPDATE OR CREATE YOUR VGT PROFILE HERE: https://www.golfleaguegenius.com/pages/3450203
MEMBERS:
Members can either register with payment through the 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’.
Players are reminded to review the Policies and Procedures of VGT outlining all cancellation and no-show fees HERE: https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/
ENTRY FEES:
PROFESSIONALS:
VGT Member: $200+GST ($210.00)
Non-Member: $275+GST ($288.75)
AMATEURS:
VGT Member: $150+GST ($157.50)
Non-member: $200+GST ($210.00)
For any Championship Amateurs wishing to play in the ‘OPEN’ field against the PROS for the CASH PURSE, they need to pay an additional $50 by selecting “Add $50 for OPEN” field. This qualifies an Amateur to win a portion of the Pro Purse (up to $1,200 cash).
As per 2022 USGA guidelines, Amateurs are now eligible to win a maximum cash prize of $1,200 in ‘Open’ field events vs. Pros. This $50 will be added directly into the “Open Purse” for each Amateur player who makes this choice.
For Example: If 10 Amateurs decide to play in the ‘Open’ field vs. the Pros, the purse will increase from $7,500 to approximately $8,000 (for this event = $50/player).
Every Amateur registering in the ‘Open’ field will count for 1/4 of a Pro when considering the OPEN field size and distribution of purse payout.
For Example:
If 40 Pros in field. Purse payout = 35% = Top 14 paid out.
If 40 Pros + 10 Amateurs in Open field. Purse payout = 35% of Pros = 14, plus 35% of Amateurs (in this case 10 amateurs x 1/4 counting) = 1 additional player paid. Thus, the top 15 will be paid out.
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OPTIONAL SKINS GAME: $20/player (please add to your entry fee online)
*Entering the skins game qualifies you for all Progressive Hole-In-One Jackpots for the day! (see below)
GROSS SKINS
Pros & Championship Division players will compete together in one combined gross skins game.
NET SKINS
All other divisions will be combined and compete together in one net skins game
SPONSOR BRANDS & PRIZE CREDITS:
Top 25% in each division will earn prize credits for the following sponsor brands that can be cashed in shortly after the event, or they can be saved and cashed in at the end of the season by Oct.30th, 2023.
BUSHNELL CLEVELAND GOLF SRIXON TRAVIS MATHEW
MAUI JIM ASICS GOLF SHOES NIKE GOLF NEW BALANCE GOLF
GALVIN GREEN BIG MAX CARTS/BAGS 2UNDR PROJEKT LUGGAGE
CUTTER & BUCK STORMTECH
Winning players will receive an email summarizing the prize results and outlining how to cash in their prize credits through our new online member storefront.
Approximate Yardages:
Male Pros & Championship Division: 6,600 yards
Male Senior, Div.1,2 & 3: 6,200 yards
Female Pros & Championship Division: 5,800 yards
Female Seniors & Division 1, 2 & 3: 5,200 yards
Course Details & Location
CHILLIWACK GOLF CLUB
The Chilliwack Golf Club, established in 1958, is a semi-private facility located between Chilliwack and Abbotsford, only 45 minutes from Vancouver. It features magnificent tree lined fairways, a creek that meanders through the back nine and breathtaking mountain vistas in every direction. Members and non-members have enjoyed the Fraser Valley’s most popular golf course for over 50 years. With a reputation for year-round world class conditioning, Chilliwack has played host to every major Provincial Championship – and always to rave reviews.
Set against the stunning backdrop of the Cascade and Coastal Mountains, the Chilliwack Golf Club promises you a relaxing and enjoyable golf experience. In additional our fully stocked pro shop can accommodate all of your golfing needs, and our staff is dedicated to providing a warm and friendly atmosphere.
Contact Details
41894 Yale Road West, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4J3
Phone: (604) 823-6521
Email: info@chilliwackgolf.com
Web: http://chilliwackgolf.com
SRIXON / CLEVELAND
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!!
Order of Merit (OOM) points will be awarded in each category of membership:
Professionals: Gross
Championship Division, Division 1, 2 and 3 & Senior Division – Alternating Gross & Net
The Amateur OOM will be based on the following point system for a full field. Order of Merit Points may be modified in any given event based on relative field size:
PROFESSIONAL DIVISION:
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1st Gross: 1500 pts |
6th Gross: 600 pts |
11th Place: 300 pts |
16th Place: 150 pts |
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2nd Gross: 1,100 pts |
7th Gross: 500 pts |
12th Place: 250 pts |
17th Place: 125 pts |
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3rd Gross: 1,000 pts |
8th Gross: 450 pts |
13th Place: 225 pts |
18th Place: 100 pts |
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4th Gross: 800 pts |
9th Place: 400 pts |
14th Place: 200 pts |
19th Place: 75 pts |
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5th Gross: 700 pts |
10th Place: 350 pts |
15th Place: 175 pts |
20th Place: 50 pts |
ALL AMATEUR DIVISIONS:
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1st Gross: 1500 pts |
6th Gross: 300 pts |
1st Net: 1,100 pts |
6th Net: 250 pts |
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2nd Gross: 1,000 pts |
7th Gross: 225 pts |
2nd Net: 800 pts |
7th Net: 200 pts |
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3rd Gross: 700 pts |
8th Gross: 175 pts |
3rd Net: 600 pts |
8th Net: 150 pts |
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4th Gross: 500 pts |
9th Place: 125 pts |
4th Net: 450 pts |
9th Net: 100 pts |
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5th Gross: 400 pts |
10th Place: 75 pts |
5th Net: 350 pts |
10th Net: 50 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.