2023-24 VGT WINTER TOUR

Presented by

ELITE GOLF FITNESS ACADEMY

 

Dear VGT Golfers:

 

We are proud to welcome our newest partner sponsor, ELITE GOLF FITNESS ACADEMY as our 2023-24 VGT Winter Tour Presenting Sponsor!  ELITE GOLF is putting up $5,000 in event and season-ending prizes for our winter tour events and offering a few additional benefits for our 2023-24 Winter Tour Members!  Thank-you ELITE GOLF!!

 

ELITE GOLF opened its first doors in January of 2022, and they are proudly opening their second location in Richmond this October.  The Academy has an elite group of skilled PGA of Canada Professionals and Fitness Coaches with state-of-the-art technology, and they are ready to work with our members to take their golf to new heights through the off-season. 

 

Check them out at https://elitegolfclub.ca/

             

EVENT #1 – MEADOW GARDENS GC

Sunday, Oct.22nd - 11am start

 

EVENT ELIGIBILITY:

  • Amateurs: Open to all Amateurs with Golf Canada handicap factor up to 26.0. 
    • Amateurs compete in 3 separate flights (0-5.0; 5.1 to 10.0 and 10.1 to 26.0) with gross & net prizing. 

 

ENTRY FEES:

 

AMATEUR DIVISION:

  • Member: $110+GST             Non-Member: $140+GST

 

ENTRY FEES INCLUDE:

  • Golf Course Green Fee, driving range warm-up, lunch at the turn + prizing
  • Daily Pro Purse (35% of Pro field paid out).  Top 10 Pros will earn Order of Merit points!
  • $25 per player goes into the Amateur prizing. The top 25% of the Amateur field earn VGT Gift Cards to use on the VGT Store at www.myvgt.com.
  • Amateur Prizing is calculated using alternating gross & net scores in each division.
  • Prizing & OOM points will also be earned by Division:
    • Professional – Gross scores
    • Championship (5.0 & less) – alternating gross & net
    • Division one (5.1 to 10.0) – alternating gross & net
    • Division two (10.1 to 26.0) – alternating gross & net
  • If we have less than 5 players in either Division 1 or 2, these flights will be grouped together, and the top 1 gross in each division, plus remaining net prizes will win earn prizing. However, points will still be won within their own division.
  • Due to limited field sizes, all male and female golfers will compete against each other in the same division and all Senior golfers will compete in their own division vs. non-senior players (see tee-box accommodations below)
    • Senior Championship Golfers (5.0 & less) and Female golfers (all) who are playing vs. Male golfers will be allowed to tee-off approximately 12-15% shorter distances to make play equitable. 
    • Our Division 1 and Division 2 tee length is at around 6,000-6,200 yards in winter, and so Senior players in Div.1 and 2 will play same tee length as non-senior Div.1 & 2 players.
  • A chance to qualify for Winter Tour Order of Merit points where we will give away $5,000 in BONUS Year-end Prizing! (see below**)
  • A chance to qualify for Winter Tour Championship that offers bonus event prizing!!

 

WINTER TOUR TEE YARDAGES (Approximate)

 

MALE PROFESSIONALS & CHAMP DIVISION: 6,400-6,600 yards

MALE FLIGHT 1, 2 & SENIORS: 6,000-6,200 yards

FEMALE GOLFERS: Will play 10-15% shorter distance vs. men in their own flight.

 

SKINS GAME & PROGRESSIVE HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT:          $20.00 entry (optional)

  • $15.00 is paid into skins game.
  • $5.00 is paid into an escalating Hole-in-one pot! (2 x $5,000 H-I-O’s as of Oct.1st)

 

HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT: The Hole-in-one jackpot will grow until we have a winner on the designated Hole-in-one hole for the day!!

 

Gross Skins Game: Pros & Championship Amateurs compete for gross skins in one division

Net Skins Game: Division 1 and 2 Amateurs compete together for net skins game

 

WHY JOIN THE WINTER TOUR?

 

AFFORDABLE MEMBERSHIP RATES!

 

JUNIORS (18 & under): $100+GST   PROFESSIONALS & AMATEURS: $125+GST   

 

GREAT MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

 

$125 IN WELCOME GIFTS!

 

    • A deluxe caddy towel ($30)
    • Choice of a VGT Headcover or valuables pouch ($30)
    • Three (3) SRIXON Z-STAR, XV or Z-STAR DIAMOND balls ($15 value)
    • $50 Maui Jim Gift Card
    •  ELITE GOLF Fitness Academy Offers:
      • One-week Free Membership Trial for all members
      • 25% off monthly memberships
      • 10% off 6-month & Annual membership prices

 

ENTRY FEE SAVINGS & PRIORITY BOOKING!

 

    • Members save $30/event = up to $480 in potential savings!!!
    • Members have PRIORITY ENTRY up to 8 days in advance!

 

MEMBER PRICING ON PARTNER BRANDS!!

    • Amateurs – receive up to 25% off VGT partner brands:
      • Srixon, Cleveland, 2UNDR, Asics, Travis Mathew,
      • Projekt, Bushnell, Maui Jim, New Balance
      • Galvin Green, Cutter & Buck, Big Max
    • Professionals Receive Pro pricing (up to 40% off) on partner products
    • Member Rates for PARK N’ FLY YVR (up to 40% saving).
    • Skins Game & Hole-in-One Jackpot EVERY EVENT!! 
    • Currently 2 x $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS AVAILABLE!!

 

VGT WINTER TOUR POLICIES AND PROCEDURES:

 

PAYMENT OPTIONS

All players will be required to pay for events in advance online through their golf genius profile.  Please register through your golf genius profile, click on Event Calendar, and click on the event you wish to play in.  Hit the registration button and confirm online payment.

The registration deadline for each event may vary from course to course, but generally our registration deadline will be 8 days in advance.

If you see an event listed as ‘CLOSED’, and you wish to play, please email info@vancouvergolftour.com with your intent to play and our team will reply if space is available and will open up registration for you to register through your profile.

If you are querying whether you are confirmed from an event, please click on ‘TEE-TIMES’ on the event portal and click “2023/24 Winter Tour” and select the event you are querying about.  If your name appears on the Player Roster, you are confirmed in the field!

 

PLAYER NOTES

Please note that a $10 charge for Professionals may be in effect for some of our winter tour events for some of the courses that require a $10 donation to their Junior Program in lieu of a green fee.  This amount is included in your Professional Entry Fees and will reflect in the purse reducing by that amount per player.

 

Event Field Sizes

For a majority of Winter Tour events a full field will consist of 48 to 64 players

  • For events where Pros and Amateurs are invited, the first 16 pros and 44 amateurs to sign up for each event will make up the field.  If the host golf course has limited field sizes, the first 16 pros and balance of amateurs will make up the field. 
  • For Amateur only weekend events, the first 48-72 Amateur members to register will make up the field.
  • If by the deadline (8 days out), the field is not filled with either pros or amateurs, we will allow the balance of the field to consist of any amateurs or pros waiting.
  • For all events, members will have priority registration until 8 days out.  Non-members are always welcome and will be admitted into the field as long as the events are not full with members as of 8 days out.

 

Tournament Withdrawal Policy

  1. All Players must provide at least 8 days notice to qualify for a full refund of their entry. All players must withdraw through their Golf Genius profile (click ‘unregister’ on the app) and send an email to info@vancouvergolftour.com at least 8 days in advance to qualify for a full refund.
  2. Players who provide less than 8 days notice for their withdrawal but more than 5 days notice (from first tee time start) will qualify for a refund less $50 + GST admin fee.   Players who do not provide 5 days notice of their withdrawal, will forfeit their full entry fee.

 

Pending List Players 

Players on the pending list will not be charged for the event fee until they are officially accepted into the field.  The pending payment for the event will not be processed on your credit card until you make it into the event.  If you fail to get into the field, your pending payment for this event will disappear. 

 

  • IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the member’s responsibility to ensure that our email server @golfgenius.com and @vancouvergolftour.com are on their safe senders list and not landing in their junk folder.

 

Tournament Cancellations Due to Inclement Weather

  • VGT will be responsible for determining if the event will be cancelled due to inclement weather and golf course conditions.
  • VGT will email all players as soon as we have determined the golf course is not suitable for play.
  • We will attempt to re-schedule any tournament that is cancelled to a suitable date that works for both the Winter Tour Schedule as well as for the golf course.  If we cannot find a date in our winter tour to re-schedule an event, all players will be refunded their entry fees in full.

 

Purse Payouts

  • Payout is 35% of field in the Professional field and 25% of the field in Amateur Flights
  • (Amateurs will win VGT Gift Cards that can be accumulated to purchase any of our sponsors’ products by visiting our store at www.myvgt.com.

 

    • Srixon & Cleveland Golf     Galvin Green           Maui Jim Sunglasses
    • Travis Mathew                     Nike Golf                  2UNDR briefs
    • Projekt Luggage                  Bushnell Golf           Asics Golf Shoes
    • New Balance Golf Shoes   Big Max Carts          Big Max Bags

 

Winter Tour Championship Field – Invitation List:

  • The top 16 Professionals will qualify to play in the Professional Winter Tour Championship at the beginning of March.  An additional 44 Amateurs will be invited to play in this event.  
  • The Top 20 Amateurs in each flight (Champ, Div.1, Div.2) by end of Feb.21st will qualify for the Amateur Winter Tour Championship on March 9th. Standings will be determined by cumulative points earned in VGT Winter Tour Events.
  • Eight (8) “open” spots will be held for non-exempt Amateur members who want to play on a first come, first entered and paid basis for the Amateur Winter Tour Championship.

 

 Winter Tour Championship: $5,000 in bonus payouts**:

  • **Based on full fields, VGT will guarantee year-end bonuses of $5,000 divided between the PRO field and AMATEUR field at the WINTER TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP as follows:

 

 

PROFESSIONALS: $2,500 in SEASON-ENDING BONUSES (based on 16 events)

 

  • $2,000 IN ORDER OF MERIT BONUSES!!
      • 1st: $1,000 PRIZE – SPONSORED BY ELITE GOLF ($500 CASH + $500 in 2UNDR apparel)
      • 2nd: $550 PRIZE: $300 CASH + $250 in 2UNDR apparel
      • 3rd: $450 PRIZE: $200 CASH + $250 in 2UNDR apparel

 

  • $500 IN TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP BONUSES (only Winter Tour members qualify for bonuses)
    • $500 in Cash paid out in addition to the regularly budgeted Winter Tour Championship Purse:
      • 1st: $250
      • 2nd: $150
      • 3rd: $100             

 

AMATEURS: $4,500 in SEASON-ENDING BONUSES (based on 16 events)
 

  • $3,900 IN ORDER OF MERIT BONUSES!!
    • The top 5 OOM Winners in each flight (Champ, Div.1 & Div.2) receive VGT gift card bonuses:
      • 1st: $300 VGT Gift Card + $500 ELITE GOLF Membership package / flight
      • 2nd: $200 VGT Gift Card /flight
      • 3rd: $150 VGT Gift Card / flight
      • 4th: $100 VGT Gift Card /flight
      • 5th: $50 VGT Gift Card /flight

 

  • $600 IN TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP BONUS PRIZING!! (Only Winter Tour members are eligible for bonuses)
    • 1st: $100/flight
    • 2nd: $60/flight
    • 3rd: $40/flight

 

*Must be a 23/24 winter tour member to qualify for OOM bonuses, & Tour Championship bonus pool.