’22-‘23 WINTER TOUR

16 EVENTS: WEDNESDAYS & SATURDAY’S (mostly)

(Oct.26th – March 11th)

 

We would like to begin the year by thanking everyone for their continued support of VGT in 2022 including all players, sponsors, volunteers, VGT team members and host golf courses. Our continued thanks to our Tour Title Sponsor IGA, our Order of Merit Sponsors SRIXON/CLEVELAND GOLF and our Major Sponsors for their contributions to this year’s Winter Tour Program.  We will have $5,000 in Winter Tour Bonuses at the Tour Championship in March of 2023!! See all details below!

 

Please read through the following information which outlines the guidelines of this year’s Winter Tour.    For the 22/23 fall & winter season we will offer our players 16 events to play in commencing October 26th through to the second week in March!

 

2022-23 WINTER TOUR SCHEDULE
 

Event #1 @ Golden Eagle (North):  Wednesday, Oct 26th (Open)

Event #2 @ Mayfair Lakes: Wednesday, Nov 2th (Open)

Event #3 @ Tsawwassen Springs GC: Saturday, Nov 5th (Amateurs only)

Event #4 @ Green Tee Country Club: Wednesday, Nov 9th (Open)

Event #6 @ Chilliwack Golf Club: Wednesday, Nov 16th (Open)

Event #5 @ Sandpiper Golf Resort: Sunday, Nov.20th (Amateurs only)

Event #7 @ Tsawwassen Springs: Saturday, Nov.26th (Amateurs only)

Event #8 @ Northview GC – Canal: Wednesday, Dec 7th (Open) 

+ 8 more events in 2023 from Feb.4th to March 11th (4 weekends, 4 weekdays)

 

’22-‘23 WINTER TOUR MEMBERSHIP:

 

JUNIORS (18 & under): $100+GST

 

 

PROS & AMATEURS: $125+GST   

 

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS:

 

Members receive $75 in Gifts:

    • A deluxe caddy towel ($30 value)
    • Three (3) Z-STAR or XV BALLS ($15 value)
    • Choice of One (1) Pair of 2UNDR Briefs or Three (3) Pairs of 2UNDR socks ($30)
    • Amateurs receive Member pricing on VGT Partner products (up to 25% off Srixon, Cleveland, 2UNDR, Asics, Travis Mathew, Projekt, Bushnell, Maui Jim, New Balance)
    • Pros receive wholesale pricing on all VGT partner products (up to 40% off retail)

 

*Pros must commit to signing on as a Srixon brand ambassador for the winter tour season to qualify for the Free dozen Z-Star balls.

 

 

 

 

Join by October 15th for a chance to win a 2023 SRIXON ZX5 DRIVER!!

 

 

 

 

  • All Winter Tour Members receive:
  • Preferred Member Rates for Parking at PARK N’ FLY YVR (up to 40% saving)
  • Once joined, email info@vancouvergolftour.com for VGT Member Code & Save!
  • Priority entry into VGT Winter Tour events
  • Preferred winter tour entry fees (Save $20-$25/event)
  • $25,000 in Winter Tour CASH & PRIZES*
  • Includes $5,000 in BONUS PRIZING at final event*
  • Skins Game & Hole-in-One Jackpot EVERY EVENT!! 
  • THREE x $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS AVAILABLE (as of Oct.5th)

 

ELIGIBILITY:

  • Pros: Open to all PGA Canada, PGA Tour Canada, other Tour Carded & Non-Status Professionals. 
  • Amateurs: Open to all Amateurs with Golf Canada handicap factor up to 18.0.  Amateurs will compete in 3 separate flights (0-5.0; 5.1 to 10.0 and 10.1 to 18.0) unless smaller field sizes warrant grouping Flight A/B together.

 

REGISTERING FOR VGT WINTER TOUR MEMBERSHIP:

 

REGISTER HERE

 

EVENT FEES:

  • Members: $90-$125/event (+GST)
  • Non-Members: $110-$145/event (+GST)

 

EVENT ENTRIES INCLUDE:

  • Green Fee + lunch or food credit for clubhouse
  • Small Range Bucket (in cases where driving range if available)
  • Daily Pro Purse (35% of Pro field paid out).  Top 10 Pros will earn Order of Merit points.
  • Daily Amateur prizing: $25/player goes into the prizing. The top 25% of the Amateur field earn prizing/ prize credits using alternating gross & net scores to determine prizing.
  • Prizing & OOM points will be earned by Division:
    • Professional
    • Championship (5.0 & less)
    • Division one (5.1 to 10.0)
    • Division two (10.1 to 20.0)
  • 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 flight, 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!!

 

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!

 

HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT: The pot will grow until we have a winner on the designated Hole-in-one hole for the day!!  Current Hole-in-One jackpots: TWO $5,000 jackpots!! (as of Oct.5th)

 

Gross Skins Game: Pros & Championship Division Amateurs compete together

 

Net Skins Game: Division 1 and 2 Amateurs compete together

 

VGT WINTER TOUR EVENT 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 “2022/23 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

  1. 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.

 

  1. Event Field Sizes

For a majority of Winter Tour events a full field will consist of 72 players (with exception to the Tour Championship at 100)

  • For events where Pros and Amateurs are invited, the first 20 pros and 52 amateurs to sign up for each event will make up the field.  If the host golf course has limited field sizes, the first 20 pros and balance of amateurs will make up the field. 
  • For Amateur only weekend events, the first 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.

 

Wait List Players 

Players on the waitlist 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. Purse Payouts
  • Payout is 35% of field in the Professional field and 25% of the field in Amateur Flights
  • (Amateurs will win VGT sponsor gift credits that can be accumulated to purchase any of our sponsors’ products:
    • 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

 

  1. Winter Tour Championship Field – Invitation List:
  • The top 20 Professionals will qualify to play in the Professional Winter Tour Championship at the beginning of March.  An additional 60 Amateurs will be invited to play in this event as their 2nd last event on the Winter Tour.
  • The Top 30 Amateurs in each flight (Champ, Div.1, Div.2) by end of Feb.20th will qualify for the Amateur Winter Tour Championship in mid March. Standings will be determined by cumulative points earned in VGT Winter Tour Events.
  • Eight (10) “open” spots will be held for non-exempt Amateur players who want to play on a first come, first entered and paid basis for the Amateur Winter Tour Championship.

 

  1.  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: $2,000 in BONUSES (based on min. of 14 events run)

 

  • $1,500 IN ORDER OF MERIT BONUSES!!
    • $500 in CASH & $1,000 sponsored Apparel paid out to top 3 Order of Merit winners:
      • 1st: $250 CASH + $500 in 2UNDR apparel
      • 2nd: $150 CASH + $300 in 2UNDR apparel
      • 3rd: $100 CASH + $200 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: $3,000 in BONUSES (based on min. of 14 events run)
 

  • $2,400 IN ORDER OF MERIT BONUSES!!
    • The top 5 OOM Winners in each flight (Champ, A & B) receive the following gift card bonuses:
      • 1st: $300/flight = $900
      • 2nd: $200/flight = $600
      • 3rd: $150/flight = $450
      • 4th: $100/flight = $300
      • 5th: $50/flight = $150           

 

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