2021 VANCOUVER ISLAND OPEN

36-Hole Championship

Storey Creek Golf Club (Campbell River, BC)

NEW DATE

Sat-Sun., Sept. 25-26th   

 

$17,500 in Cash & Prizes!

 

***PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING***

 

BEFORE YOU REGISTER:

All players must establish or update their VGT player profile on Golf Genius before they play in a 2021 event.  If you are new to VGT, you can create your profile by CLICKING HERE

 

If you are having troubles establishing a VGT profile, please email info@vancouvergolftour.com.

 

BY REGISTERING, YOU AGREE TO ADHERE TO VGT’S 2021 POLICIES & PROCEDURES INCLUDING THE COVID-19 SAFETY PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN THE FOLLOWING LINKS HERE:

 

VGT COVID-19 SAFETY PROCEDURES

STOREY CREEK GOLF CLUB – COVID-19 ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Please note that your entry is subject to BC Covid-19 guidelines at the time of registration.

 

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

The 2021 VANCOUVER ISLAND OPEN is an official 36-Hole Stroke-Play Event on the Vancouver Golf Tour with points counting for the 2021 SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit. 

 

ELIGIBILITY

The Vancouver Island Open is open to male and female Professionals and male and female Amateurs (18.0 & less – men and 22.0 & less – women).  The Open is contested at Storey Creek Golf Club in Campbell River, BC.

The event will crown an Overall Champion, a Women’s Champion, an Amateur Champion and a Senior Amateur Champion, along with multiple Divisional Champions.

 

START TIMES: 

Round 1: 8:30am-2:30pm. 

Round 2: 8:00am – 2:00pm. Leaders off last.

 

TOURNAMENT DIVISIONS:

Professional (Men’s & Women’s)          

Men’s Amateur Championship: (5.0 & less)

Women’s Amateur Championship: (5.0 & less)

Men’s Flight A: (5.1 to 10.0)

Men’s Flight B: (10.1 to 18.0)

Women’s Handicap Flight (5.1 to 22.0)

Senior Divisions (55+): (8.0 & less) (8.1 to 18.0) (limited field size for registration purposes only)

Full Field Size: 160 players (40 Pros & 120 Amateurs)
Professional Purse: $11,000*. 

First place:  $2,500*. Top 35% of Professional field will be paid out. 

Amateur Prizing: $7,200* ($60/player in prizing & tee-gifts). 

  • The top 30% of the Amateur field in each flight will win prizing.

 

*(based on full field in each division)

 

Women’s Divisions*: Both Female Pros & Female Amateurs will compete in their own Division as long as there are a minimum of 5 women registered in each Division.

If there are less than 5 players registered in the Women’s Professional or Championship Flight, female golfers will compete against male golfers within their own Division.   

 

Where this is the case, female golfers will play off an equitable yardage (approx. 15% shorter than men).

 

The top 30% of the Amateur Field in each flight will earn Prize Credits that can be cashed in for the following premium brands:

 

SRIXON

CLEVELAND GOLF

BUSHNELL

TRAVIS MATHEW

NIKE GOLF

2UNDR Apparel

MAUI JIM

NEW BALANCE GOLF

GALVIN GREEN

ASICS GOLF SHOES

BIG MAX BAGS & CARTS

PROJEKT LUGGAGE

 

(Players have until Oct.30th, 2021 to cash in their credits)

 

Entry Fee Includes:

  • 36-Holes of Championship Golf at Storey Creek Golf Club 
  • Lunch both days of the competition
  • Welcome gift for Amateurs
  • Range Warm-up both days
  • $11,000 Professional Purse (based on 40 Pros)
  • $7,200 in Amateur Prizing & Tee-gifts (based on 120 Amateurs)
  • Players qualify for valuable points in the Cleveland/Srixon Order of Merit Race for a chance to share in 20,000 in Year-end Awards & Prizing!!
  • Optional Skins game & $5,000 Hole-in-one Jackpot Contest!!
  • Live Leaderboard Scoring from our player app.
  • Unparalleled Professional Tournament Experience
  • First Tee Announcing and Golf Canada Rules Officials


Priority Entry
Priority entry will be given to VGT Members and Storey Creek (SC) Members until April 1st, 2021. SC members must send email to info@vancouvergolftour.com indicating that they are SC members and once verified, will be instructed how to register and pay their preferred rate. 

2021 VGT Professionals who were in the top 20 of last year’s Order of Merit will be guaranteed entry into this event until April 1st, 2021.

Non-Members are eligible to play if the tournament field is not full as of April 15th at 6pm.

 

TEES:

Male Professionals & Championship Golfers (approx. 6,700 yards)

Female Professionals & Championship Golfers (approx. 5,900 yards)

Male Flight A, B & Seniors (approx. 6,200 yards)

Female Flight A, B & Seniors (approx. 5,400 yards)

 

 

ENTRY FEES:

 

AMATEUR

Storey Creek Member                         $175 + GST = $183.75

VGT Member                                      $225 + GST = $236.25

Non – Member                                    $250 + GST = $262.50

 

PROFESSIONAL

VGT Member                                    $300 + GST = $315.00

Non – Member                                   $350 + GST = $367.50

 

 

OPTIONAL SKINS GAME & HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT: $20 per day = $40 total.

  • Entering the skins game qualifies you for any of the $5,000 Hole-in-Jackpots on course!

 

Practice Rounds:

 

Practice round times have been blocked from 11:30am-2:00pm on Friday, September 24th for Vancouver Island Open contestants.  All players are being offered a reduced green fee rate of $50+GST which will include a warm-up basket.  To book into this limited block of tee-times, players are asked to call the Pro-Shop at 250.923.3673 or email proshop@storeycreek.ca.

This block of tee-times will be released on Monday, Sept. 20th, so please book your practice Sept. 24th round by Sept. 19th end of the day.

If you would like to play a practice round on another day leading up to the tournament, Vancouver Island Open contestants will be extended a $50 practice round rate on ANY DAY between Sept 10th -Sept 24th.  This round will also include a warm-up basket.  Please call the golf shop to book your tee-time.

Registration Deadline
Saturday, Sept. 10th, 2021 at 6pm PST or when event is full (whichever comes first).

 

Players are reminded to review the Policies and Procedures of VGT outlining all cancellation and no-show fees HERE.
 

Golf Course Details

 

Storey Creek Golf Club

300 McGimpsey Road

Campbell River, BC

V9H 1K8

 

Email: proshop@storeycreek.ca

 

Phone: 250.923.3673

 

                                                                        

Thanks to our Order of Merit Sponsors at Srixon/Cleveland Golf Canada, and our partners at Maui Jim Canada and Gatekeeper Systems, VGT players are competing for over $20,000 in season-ending Awards & prizes!

 

Order of Merit (OOM) points will be awarded in each category of membership as follows:

 

Professional – Gross                                   

Amateur Flights – Alternating Gross & Net                   

 

The Professional OOM is based on the following point system for this 36-Hole Event:

 

1st Place:  3,000 pts          2nd Place: 2,200 pts           3rd Place:  1,800 pts

4th Place:  1,500 pts           5th Place: 1,300 pts            6th Place: 1,100 pts

7th Place:  1,000 pts           8th Place: 900 pts               9th Place: 800 pts

10th Place:  700 pts            11th Place: 600 pts             12th Place: 500 pts

13th Place: 450 pts             14th Place: 400 pts             15th Place: 350 pts

16th Place: 300 pts             17th Place: 250 pts             18th place: 200 pts                   

19th Place: 150 pts             20th Place: 100 pts

 

The Amateur OOM is based on the following point system for this event for each flight based on a full field:

 

1st Place Gross:  3,000 pts          1st Place Net: 2,200 pts

2nd Place Gross:  1,800 pts                     2nd Place Net: 1,500 pts

3rd Place Gross:  1,300 pts           3rd Place Net: 1,100 pts

4th Place Gross: 1,000 pts            4th Place Net:   900 pts

5th Place Gross: 800 pts               5th Place Net:  700 pts

6th Place Gross: 600 pts               6th Place Net: 500 pts

7th Place Gross: 450 pts               7th Place Net: 400 pts

8th Place Gross: 350 pts               8th Place Net: 300 pts

9th Place Gross: 250 pts               9th Place Net: 200 pts

10th Place Gross: 150 pts             10th Place Net: 100 pts

 

PROGRESSIVE HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT RULES

  1. 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. 
  2. 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.  As of March 22nd, we have 2 x $5,000 Hole-in-One Jackpot prizes up for grabs!! If we have a winner of the 1st $5,000 Jackpot, then then the eligible person to score a hole-in-one in the event would win the 2nd $5,000 Prize.  Any additional hole-in-ones at this event would not qualify for prizing since both prizes would have been won already.
  3. Due to the skill difference of Pros versus the Amateurs in the field, we level the playing field for the JACKPOT two ways:
    1. By allowing the A & B amateurs to tee-off a shorter designated tee-box at various times compared to Professionals and Championship Amateurs.
    2. VGT hosts numerous Amateur only events where Amateurs have a chance to win the JACKPOT without Pros in the field.