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SANDPIPER OPEN
April 27-29th, 2023
Sandpiper Resort
54-HOLE MAJOR
(Pros, Champ Am + Sr. Am)
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2023 JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE OPEN is an Official event on the 2023 VGT VGT Summer Schedule with points counting towards the SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit.
The event is a 54-Hole Championship with a cut after 36-holes to the top 50% of the field
in all three divisions:
The ‘OPEN’ Division, the “Championship Amateur Division, and the Senior Amateur Division.
ELIGIBILITY
The 54-HOLE JOHNSTON MEIER INSURANCE OPEN is open to both Male & Female Professionals, Male & Female Championship Amateur Golfers (5.0 & less) and Male & Female Senior Golfers (55+ years of age & 10.0 & less index).
THREE DIVISIONS:
OPEN DIVISION: This division is available for both Professionals and Amateurs 5.0 or less hdcp index wanting to play for the ‘OPEN PURSE’ instead of Amateur prizing.
CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEUR DIVISION: Amateurs with handicap index of 5.0 or less who wish to play only against Amateurs for prizes & prize credits.
SENIOR DIVISION (55+ years of age & 10.0 or less handicap index).
*All Amateurs 5.0 & less will compete for OOM points within the Championship Amateur Division for year-end Cleveland / Srixon Order of Merit race.
An 18-Hole Competition will be held on DAY 1 of the Championship for Amateurs with handicap index of 5.1 to 26.0. This event has a separate registration on Golf Genius.
***PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING***
All players must create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius to be eligible to play the 2023 VGT Season.
TO CREATE OR UPDATE YOUR PROFILE HERE: CLICK HERE
By registering, you agree to adhere to all player policies and procedures outlined on the VGT website as well as the 2023 VGT Code of Conduct:
FULL FIELD SIZE:
Professionals: 48 Players
Amateurs: 48 Players
Professional Purse: $25,000*.
1st Place Cheque: $5,000*. Top 50% + ties make 36-Hole Cut. Top 33% of Pro field paid out.
Amateur Gifts & Prizing: $3,600 based on 48 players ($80/player in tee-gifts & prize pool)
Amateur Prize Payouts: Alternating Gross & Net Scores will determine prize payouts
*Purse & Prize Payouts: Based on full fields
MEMBER PRIORITY
VGT Members are given priority registration up until 2 weeks out on March 31st at midnight. After this time non-members who have registered with payment will be admitted into the field if we are not full with member registrations.
FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday, April 20th at 6PM PST.
ENTRY FEES:
PROFESSIONALS:
VGT Member: $500+GST = $525.00
Non-Members: $625+GST = $656.25
Skins Game: Add $40 to play in skins both days & qualify for 2 x $5,000 Hole-in-one jackpots/day.
AMATEUR ENTRY FEES:
VGT Member: $325+GST = $341.25 (play for Amateur Prize credits)
Non-member: $400+GST = $420.00 (play for Amateur prize credits)
ELITE AMATEURS PLAYING FOR ‘OPEN’ CASH PURSE – add $100 to entry fee:
VGT Member (Open purse): $425+GST = $446.25 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)
Non-Member (Open purse): $500+GST = $525.00 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)
The maximum allowable cash prize for Amateurs is $1,200/event in the “Open” event.
Whether Amateurs play for the ‘Am only’ or “Open’ purse, they will compete for Amateur Order of Merit points within the Championship Division.
HOW TO REGISTER FOR AN EVENT:
MEMBERS:
Members can either register with payment through 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 Fee Includes:
- Guaranteed 36-holes of Championship Golf at Sandpiper Resort
- Top 50% of each division (gross scores) make cut to play the 3rd and final round.
- $30 in Food Vouchers ($20 – Day 1. $10 – Day 2. $10 – Day 3 (for those who make cut)
- $25,000 Pro Purse (based on 48 Pros)
- $30/player allocated to Amateur Tee-Gifts
- $50/player allocated to Amateur Prizes & Awards
- Amateur prizing is calculated using alternating Gross and Net Scores
- Winner’s Awards are presented to the Gross Champions in each Division
- Opportunity to win valuable points for the 2023 SRIXON / CLEVELAND Order of Merit
- Live Leaderboard scoring and Golf Canada Officiating
- Professional Announcing of contestants on the first tee
- All credit card fees
TOURNAMENT YARDAGES:
Male Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 6,500 yards
Male Senior Division: Approximately 6,000 yards (white)
Female Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 5,800 yards (combo white/red)
Female Senior Division: Approximately 5,200 yards (red)
NEW FOR 2023: Amateurs may choose to pay an additional $100 to compete against the Pros in the ‘OPEN’ field for the Open Purse. They can win up to a $1,200 cash prize. Their $100 fee paid will go directly into the “Open Purse”.
For Example: If 10 Amateurs decide to play in the ‘Open’ field vs. the Pros, the purse will increase from $25,000 to $26,000.
Every Amateur registering in the ‘Open’ field will count for ¼ Pro when considering the overall field size and purse payout based on their contribution to the purse is $100 vs. $500 (Pros).
If 48 Pros in field. Purse payout = 35% = Top 17 paid out.
If 48 Pros + 10 Amateurs in Open field. Purse payout = 35% of Pros = 17
plus 35% of Amateurs (10) x 1/4 = top 18 paid out
For this event, Male and Female Professionals and Amateurs playing in the Open Division will compete against one another for one overall Prize Purse.
Female golfers will be provided with a shorter yardage equal to approx..85% of the Men’s yardage.
In all Amateur Divisions (Champ/Senior), if we receive 5 or more female entries in the division, we will have separate Male and Female Flights within your division.
If we do not receive 5 or more female entries in these divisions, female Amateurs will compete vs. the Male Amateurs in their division, playing from approximately 85% of the Male yardage.
OPTIONAL SKINS GAME & HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS:
If you wish to play in the skins game both days, please add $40 for the 2 days ($20/day) and this makes you eligible for a minimum of 2 x $5,000 Hole-in-one jackpots each day!
Pro & Champ Amateur (5.0 & less) Divisions are combined for the GROSS SKINS game.
All other Amateur Divisions are combined for the NET SKINS game.
- As of April 21st there are 3 X $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS up for grabs!!
PRIZING & PRIZE CREDITS:
Players will earn prize credits they can use to cash in for any of the following sponsor brands. They can be cashed shortly after the event, or they can be accumulated throughout the year and cashed at the end of the season by Oct.30th, 2023.
Here are some of the amazing partners and brands we are working with for you to cash in your prize credits in 2023:
BUSHNELL CLEVELAND GOLF SRIXON TRAVIS MATHEW
MAUI JIM ASICS GOLF SHOES NIKE GOLF NEW BALANCE GOLF
GALVIN GREEN BIG MAX CARTS 2UNDR PROJEKT LUGGAGE
CUTTER & BUCK MXM HEADCOVERS STORMTECH BIG MAX BAGS
Course Details & Location
SANDPIPER RESORT
Recent winner of the PGA of BC’s “Hidden Gem” awards, SANDPIPER RESORT is located 75 minutes East of Vancouver and is open to the public 364 days a year. This par 72 course runs 6,500 yards from the back tees, and is gently sloped, featuring four sets of tees for all playing abilities. Canadian course designer, Russ Olsen, has done an amazing job of taking advantage of the spectacular water and mountain vistas when designing this masterpiece.
Sandpiper Golf Course has played host to several Vancouver Golf Tour events, most notably the Canada Bread BC Match Play & the VGT’s Inaugural 36-Hole Major Series Event the ‘2013 VGT Sandpiper Open” that featured PGA Tour player Nick Taylor as the runner-up in the tournament.
For more information, contact:
T: 604-798-9338
Golf Shop: (604)796-1000
14282 Morris Valley Road
Harrison Mills, British Columbia
Website: https://sandpiperresort.ca/
Instagram: @sandpiperresort
Twitter: @sandpiperGC
Facebook: /sandpipergolfcourse
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!!
Points from this event will count towards the season-ending SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit Race.
The Professional Order of Merits will be based on the following point system using gross scores over 54-Holes:
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1st Place: 4500 pts |
6th Place: 1800 pts |
11th Place: 1050 pts |
16th Place: 525 pts |
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2nd Place: 3300 pts |
7th Place: 1650 pts |
12th Place: 900 pts |
17th Place: 450 pts |
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3rd Place: 3000 pts |
8th Place: 1500 pts |
13th Place: 750 pts |
18th Place: 375 pts |
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4th Place: 2400 pts |
9th Place: 1350 pts |
14th Place: 675 pts |
19th Place: 350 pts |
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5th Place: 2100 pts |
10th Place: 1200 pts |
15th Place: 600 pts |
20th Place: 300 pts |
Amateur OOM will be based on the following point system for a full field based on alternating gross and net scores. Order of Merit Points may be modified in any given event based on relative field size:
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1st Gross: 4500 pts |
6th Gross: 900 pts |
1st Net: 3300 pts |
6th Net: 750 pts |
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2nd Gross: 3000 pts |
7th Gross: 675 pts |
2nd Net: 2400 pts |
7th Net: 600 pts |
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3rd Gross: 2100 pts |
8th Gross: 525 pts |
3rd Net: 1800 pts |
8th Net: 450 pts |
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4th Gross: 1500 pts |
9th Place: 375 pts |
4th Net: 1350 pts |
9th Net: 300 pts |
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5th Gross: 1200 pts |
10th Place: 225 pts |
5th Net: 1050 pts |
10th Net: 150 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.