79th Annual

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOURNAMENT WELCOME

 

On behalf of the Vancouver Golf Tour and our team of committee members and volunteers, we want to wish you all an incredible experience at the 79th Annual JM MEDIA BC MATCH PLAY Championship!!   

 

We wish to thank our event Title Sponsor JM MEDIA GROUP and Presenting Sponsor GLOBAL BC for their support of the 79th annual BC Match Play event.  And of course, a huge shout-out to our host clubs for welcoming the 79th annual BC Match Play to their golf club. 

A very special thank you goes out to the prestigious Vancouver Golf Club (est. 1910) for hosting the Quarterfinals, Semi-Finals and Finals Matches for the 2nd straight year!

 

What an experience this will be for teams who qualify through!!

 

YOU ARE REGISTERING FOR THE SEPT.20TH

GREEN TEE QUALIFYING SITE ON THIS PAGE!!

 

Tee Times: 10:12AM to 1:30PM

 

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

 

TOTAL PRIZE PURSE: $35,000*

  • OPEN PURSE: $18,000.
    • First Place Team: $6,000/Team* ($3,000/ea.). 
    • Runners-Up: $4,000/Team* ($2,000/ea.)

 

  • NET PURSE: $8,000.
    • First Place Team: $2,000/Team* ($1,000/ea.)
    • Runners-Up: $1,400/Team* ($700/ea.)

 

  • AMATEUR TEE-GIFTING: $9,000 ($70/player)

 

NOTE: All teams that make it to the Quarter finals will share in the prize purse!

 

*Purses, tee-gifts and payouts are based on a full-field of 124 teams (62 OPEN & 62 NET).

 

 

18-HOLE QUALIFYING

All registered teams will select one of three qualifying sites below to gain entry into the Match Play rounds:

 

Qualifying Site #1: Sept.20th @ GreenTee Country Club:

  • With max 23 Teams per division Qualifying, the top 10 teams qualify per division.

Qualifying Site #2: Sept.21st at Langara Golf Course:

  • With max 17 Teams per division qualifying, the top 10 teams qualify per division.

Qualifying Site #3: Sept.22nd @ Golden Eagle North:

  • With max 22 Teams per division qualifying, the top 11 teams qualify per division.

 

The top 31 teams out of a maximum of 62 in each Division (Open & Net) will qualify to play in the Match Play Rounds commencing Sept.29th!

The 2023 Champions in each division are exempt from qualifying and will go straight into the Match Play as the #1 seed. (tournament entry is still required)

 

 

MATCH PLAY ROUNDS

 

ROUND OF 32: Sunday, Sept.29th @ Sandpiper Golf Resort (8:30am start)

 

ROUND OF 16: Saturday, Oct.5th @ Chilliwack Golf Course (11am start)

 

QUARTER-FINALS: Sunday, Oct.6th @ Vancouver Golf Club

 

SEMI-FINALS: Saturday, Oct.12th @ Vancouver Golf Club

 

FINALS: Sunday, Oct.13th @ Vancouver Golf Club

 

 

ELIGIBILITY    

OPEN DIVISION                                                                                                     

The BC Match Play OPEN Championship is a 2-player “Scratch” team event open to all Professionals and Amateurs (or Juniors) with a registered GOLF CANADA handicap of 5.0 or less. No strokes are given. 

 

NET DIVISION

The BC Match Play NET Championship is a 2-player NET team event (using 75% of handicaps) and is open to all Amateurs and Juniors (14+years) with a valid Golf Canada, USGA or World handicap index of 26.0 & under.

 

EVENT FORMAT

 

OPEN DIVISION

The Open Division Qualifying format is an 18-hole, two-player team event based on best ball medal gross score. The top 31 teams out of a maximum 60 teams will qualify to play in the OPEN Match Play Draw commencing Sept.27th at Sandpiper Golf Resort. 

Our 2023 Open Champions are exempt from qualifying and will enter the Match Play draw as the #1 seed.

All other teams that qualify will be seeded #2 to #32 for the Match Play draw based on their best ball gross score.

 

NET DIVISION

The Net Division Qualifying format is an 18-hole, two player team event based on best ball medal

NET SCORE (using 75% of each player’s handicap). 

The top 31 teams out of a maximum of 60 teams will qualify to play in the NET DIVISION Match Play Draw commencing on Sept.27th at Sandpiper Golf Resort.

Our 2023 Open Champions are exempt from qualifying and will enter the Match Play draw as the #1 seed.

All other teams that qualify will be seeded #2 to #32 for the Match Play draw based on their best ball gross score.

 

NOTE: We will make all attempts to even out the playing field at each qualifying venue so there are 20 OPEN & 20 NET teams qualifying at each of the 3 qualifying sites.  

If we cannot make the split an even split between Open & Net teams at both sites, the # of teams advancing from each qualifying site will be based on the total # of teams in each (open & net) division qualifying at each site versus the total qualifying field size per division. 

 

TIES & PLAYOFFS

In case of a tie for the final qualifying spot at any site, a playoff will commence immediately to determine the final team(s) entered in the OPEN or NET tournament.

 

REGISTRATION DEADLINE:

Friday, Sept.13th @ 8:00PM.

 

 

*Amateurs who choose to play for the OPEN PURSE are entitled to pay the same entry fee as the Pros and win a maximum CASH PRIZE value of $1,200 per person.  

Amateurs playing for AMATEUR PRIZES ONLY will pay the standard Amateur entry fee and are entitled to a Maximum VGT gift certificate value of $1,000 (for prizing only).  

If the winning team in the OPEN DIVISION consists of one Pro and one Amateur, the Professional would win a maximum $2,500 cash prize and his/her amateur partner will win either a $1,200 CASH PRIZE (Open Div. player) or a $1,000 VGT Prize voucher (Amateur Div. player). 

The balance of the 1st prize would then be dispersed and shared between the Runners-up and Semi-Finalists.

 

CONFIRMING YOUR TEAM REGISTRATION:

 

FULL TEAM Entry Fees must be paid before your team is confirmed in the tournament.  

 

TEAM ENTRIES

  • Please have one player on your team register for the Qualifying Site of their choice through Golf Genius.
  • Please have one player on the team pay the full team entry fee through Golf Genius and make arrangements to have your playing partner e-transfer you their share of the entry.
  • Qualifying Sites will be filled on a first-come-first serve basis. 
    • Max Qualifying Field on Site #1: 23 Open, 23 Net Teams (46 teams total)
    • Max Qualifying Field on Site #2: 17 Open; 17 Net Teams (34 teams total)
    • Max Qualifying Field on Site $3: 22 Open; 22 Net teams (44 teams total)

 

SINGLE PLAYERS LOOKING TO REGISTER:

  • Please send an email to info@vancouvergolftour.com with your name, handicap, NET or OPEN event, and your preferred qualifier site.
  • Pairings will be done randomly based on date of their entry being received.
  • Your Team entry will be confirmed when we have received 2 x single entries in the same Division.

 

QUALIFYING FEES:

 

AMATEURS: $175+GST/pp ($183.75) 

PROFESSIONALS: $200+GST/pp ($210.00)

 

*AMATEURS wanting to compete for the Open Division Cash Purse: Click the $25 “Open Purse” fee.

 

QUALIFYING FEES INCLUDE:

  • Qualifying round green fees
  • A $20 lunch voucher per player
  • Amateurs receive a Dozen Srixon Z-star, XV or Diamond balls ($70 value)

 

MATCH PLAY ROUND FEES:

Once qualified, teams are required to pay the following Match Play round fees:

 

ROUND ONE: SANDPIPER GOLF RESORT (Sept.29th)

PROFESSIONAL: $100+GST/PLAYER       AMATEUR:  $100+GST/PLAYER

  • Amateur fee includes green fee & a $20 meal voucher per player.
  • Pro fee includes $20 meal voucher and the balance of Pro fee is contributed directly to the Open Purse.

 

ROUND TWO: CHILLIWACK GOLF CLUB (Oct.5th)

PROFESSIONAL: $20+GST/PLAYER                     AMATEUR: TBC /PLAYER

  • Amateur fee includes their green fee, range warm-up & lunch at the turn.
  • Pro fee includes range warm-up & lunch at the turn

 

QUARTER-FINALS: VANCOUVER GOLF CLUB (Oct.6th)

PROFESSIONAL: $25+GST/PLAYER                     AMATEUR: $75+GST/PLAYER

  • Amateur fee includes their green fee, range warm-up + lunch before play.
  • Pro fee includes range warm-up & lunch before play

 

SEMI-FINALS: VANCOUVER GOLF CLUB (Oct.12th)

PROFESSIONAL: $25+GST/PLAYER                      AMATEUR: $25+GST/PLAYER

  • All green fees are covered.  $25+GST fee includes range warm-up + lunch before play.

 

FINALS: VANCOUVER GOLF CLUB (Oct.13th)

  • No Fees for finalists  
  • All Green fees, range warm-up & lunch are covered for all players

 

 

TOURNAMENT HISTORY (www.BCMatchplay.com)

The BC Match Play was conceived in 1946 by some of Vancouver’s legendary golfers - Stan Leonard, Fred Wood, Ernie Brown and Jock McKinnon.  The event has been played as both an individual competition and a team competition throughout its seventy-eight-year history. Since 1985, the event has remained a 2-person team competition. 

The event is a one-of-a-kind competition in North America due to its four distinguishing characteristics:

  1. It is the longest surviving annual match play event in BC
  2. As a team competition it is a best ball score format
  3. It gives amateurs the opportunity to play Match Play against Professionals for the title
  4. The competition is stretched over four weekends.

 

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