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2024 GREEN TEE OPEN

Green Tee Country Club

April 19-20^th

36-Hole Championship

Over $20,000 in cash & prizes*

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

The 2024 GREEN TEE OPEN is a 36-hole stroke play championship on the IGA sponsored 2024 Vancouver Golf Tour with points counting towards the 2024 SRIXON/CLEVELAND ORDER OF MERIT.

*The event offers over $20,000 in cash & prizes based on a full field of 40 Pros & 120 Amateurs.

TEE-TIMES: 9:00am-3:00pm both days

$2,000 BONUS + EXEMPTION TO 2024 RBC CANADIAN OPEN FINAL QUALIFYING!

The VGT Member (Professional or Amateur) with the most total points accumulated in the OPEN DIVISION from the following four VGT events will earn an exemption into final stage of qualifying for the 2024 RBC Canadian Open & $2,000 CASH Bonus:

Event 1: Gatekeeper Systems Open (April 4-5th)

Event 2: Green Tee Open (April 19-20th)

Event 3: Johnston Meier Insurance Open (April 25-27th)

Event 4: Surrey Open (May 3-4th)

The member with the most points accumulated thru four events will bypass regional qualifying and be exempt to final qualifying on Monday, May 27th at TPC Toronto. They will also win a $2,000 CASH BONUS courtesy of Harvey Peters!

$2,000 BONUS TO EXEMPTION WINNER!!

The winner of the exemption to final stage will win a $2,000 cash bonus* to assist with entry fees and travel to the final stage of RBC CDN Open qualifying. This $2,000 BONUS is kindly provided a long-time supporter, Harvey Peters! Thank-you Harvey!

*The winning player must register and compete in RBC CDN Open final qualifying in order to receive the $2,000 bonus. If the same player registers and plays in regional qualifying and wins that event, earning an exemption straight into the RBC CDN Open, they will still qualify for the $2,000 bonus.

ELIGIBILITY

Open to both Male & Female Professionals and Male & Female Amateur Golfers with a registered handicap index of 26.0 or less. Priority will be given to VGT members until 2 weeks out.

OPEN DIVISION: Open for both Professionals and Amateurs with a 5.0 or less hdcp. index looking to compete for the ‘OPEN PURSE’ against Pros & Amateurs instead of the Amateur prize pool. All “Open” Amateurs will compete for OOM points in the Championship Amateur Division for year-end race.

CHAMPIONSHIP AMATEUR DIVISION: Amateurs 5.0 index & less who register to play against Amateurs only for prizes & gift cards (not competing against Pros for prizing).

SENIOR DIVISION (55+ years of age & 5.0 or less handicap index).

THREE AMATEUR FLIGHTS: Open to Male & Female Amateurs with registered handicap index 5.1 to 26.0. Players will compete for their title as well as gross and net prizing as follows:

Flight One: 5.1 to 10.0

Flight Two: 10.1 to 16.0

Flight Three: 16.1 to 26.0

***PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING***

All players must create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius to be eligible to play the 2024 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 2024 VGT Code of Conduct: https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/

FULL FIELD SIZE:

Professionals: 40 Players

Amateurs: 120 Players

Professional Purse: $15,500*.

1^st Place Cheque: $4,000*. Top 35% of Pro field paid out.

Amateur Gifts & Prizing: $14,000 based on 100 players ($140/player in tee-gifts & prize pool)

Amateur Prize Payouts: Alternating Gross & Net Scores will determine prize payouts

*Purse & Prize Payouts: Based on full fields

OPEN DIVISION FOR ELITE AMATEURS

Amateurs may choose to pay an additional $100 to compete against the Pros in the ‘OPEN’ division for a share of the CASH Purse. Elite Amateurs 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 $15,500 to $16,500.

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. $425 (Pros).

If 40 Pros in field. Purse payout = 35% = Top 14 paid out.

If 40 Pros + 10 Amateurs in Open field. Purse payout = 35% of Pros = 14 plus 35% of Amateurs (10) x 1/4 = top 15 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/Flight 1/2/3), 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.

MEMBER PRIORITY – 2 WEEKS OUT

VGT Members are given priority registration up until 2 weeks out on Thursday April 4^th @ Midnight. After this time non-members who have registered with payment will be admitted into the field if the event is not full with members.

FINAL REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, April 12^th @ 6PM PST.

ENTRY FEES:

PROFESSIONALS:

VGT Member: $425+GST = $446.25

Non-Members: $550+GST = $577.50

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: $310+GST = $325.50

Non-member: $360+GST = $378.00

ELITE AMATEURS (PLAYING FOR ‘OPEN’ CASH PURSE) CLICK “add $100” to entry.

VGT Member (Open purse): $410+GST = $430.50 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)

Non-Member (Open purse): $460+GST = $483.00 (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 season-long 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.

NON-MEMBERS:

Non-members are suggested to register at their earliest convenience for all VGT events. This prioritizes their registration in the event we do not fill with members. Your entry will show as ‘pending’ until we can determine the event is 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’. Credit cards will not be processed until your entry is confirmed in the field.

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

Tournament Entry includes:

36-holes of Championship Golf at Green Tee Country Club (Langley)
$90 Amateur Tee-Gift (Level wear pullover or vest)
$50/player allocated to Amateur Prizes & Awards
$20 Food Voucher per day for the 9^th hole snack hut
$15,500 Pro Purse (based on 40 Pros)

Gross & Net prizing in all Amateur Flights
Winner’s Flags presented to Gross Champions in each Flight
Opportunity to win valuable points for the 2024 SRIXON / CLEVELAND Order of Merit, offering $20,000 in cash & prizes for top players at end of season.
VGT Members receive 15% off rack rate for practice rounds.
- - Show your VGT Membership coin to save 15% all season!!
Live Leaderboard scoring and Golf Canada Officiating
Professional Announcing of contestants on the first tee
All credit card admin fees

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 Feb.20^th, there are 2 X $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS up for grabs!!

VGT GIFT CARD PRIZING:

Amateur Players will win $$ in VGT GIFT CARDS for placing in the top 25% of their flight. They can be cashed in at any time by shopping on our online store at www.myvgt.com.

Players have until October 30, 2024 to cash in their VGT GIFT CARDS if they wish to bundle them up for larger purchases throughout the season! Inventory will continually be uploaded to the store throughout the year. For any Srixon & Cleveland Golf club orders, or Asics Shoe orders, special orders are gladly accepted!

Here are some of the amazing partners and brands we are working with for you to cash in your prize credits in 2024:

ANTICIPATED TEE YARDAGES:

Male Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 6,700 yards

Male Flight 1,2, 3 Senior Golfers: 6,200 yards (combo tees)

Female Professionals & Female Championship Amateurs: Approx. 5,900 yards (white)

Female Senior Champ Flight & Flight 1-3 Golfers: Approximately 5,200 yards (green)

Course Details & Location

Green Tee Country Club Langley

7887 264th Street Langley, B.C

604-856-0929

info@gtcclangley.com

www.greenteecountryclub.com

The Golf course

With 18 different holes, GreenTee Country Club Langley is a golf course unlike any other course in the lower mainland. At Par 72 and stretching to almost 7000 yards from the tips, our course is a challenge for every golfer.

With four par 5’s, four par 3’s and 10 unique par 4’s, GreenTee Country Club Langley is not your ordinary golf course. From the short finishing 18th hole to the long 10th with the great wall, this is a great test for your game!

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 Merit will be based on the following point system using gross scores over 36-Holes:

1st Place: 3000 pts	6^th Place: 1200 pts	11^th Place: 700 pts	16^th Place: 350 pts
2^nd Place: 2200 pts	7^th Place: 1100 pts	12^th Place: 600 pts	17^th Place: 300 pts
3^rd Place: 2000 pts	8th Place: 1000 pts	13^th Place: 500 pts	18^th Place: 250 pts
4^th Place: 1600 pts	9th Place: 900 pts	14^th Place: 450 pts	19th Place: 225 pts
5^th Place: 1400 pts	10th Place: 800 pts	15^th Place: 400 pts	20th Place: 200 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:

1st Gross: 3000 pts	6^th Gross: 600 pts	1^stNet: 2200 pts	6th Net: 500 pts
2^nd Gross: 2000 pts	7^th Gross: 450 pts	2^nd Net: 1600 pts	7th Net: 400 pts
3^rd Gross: 1400 pts	8th Gross: 350 pts	3^rd Net: 1200 pts	8th Net: 300 pts
4^th Gross: 1000 pts	9th Place: 250 pts	4^th Net: 900 pts	9th Net: 200 pts
5^th Gross: 800 pts	10th Place: 150 pts	5^th Net: 700 pts	10th Net: 100 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:
1. 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.
2. VGT hosts numerous Amateur only events where Amateurs have a chance to win the JACKPOT without Pros in the field.