Presented by

Maui Jim Canada & Vancouver Parks Golf

August 26-30th

McCleery / Langara / Fraserview

 

Official WAGR event

$125,000 in TOTAL CASH & PRIZES

 

CHAMPIONSHIP DETAILS

 

AMATEUR ELIGIBILITY

The 54-Hole Vancouver Open Championship is open to Male and Female Professionals and for Amateurs with a current GOLF CANADA, USGA or World Golf Handicap index of 26.0 or less.  

 

The event will offer both WORLD AMATEUR GOLF RANKING (WAGR) POINTS, as well as points towards the 2026 SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit & RACE TO WAILEA on the Vancouver Golf Tour.

 

 AMATEUR REGISTRATION

 

  • PRIORITY REGISTRATION – OPENS SATURDAY, JUNE 20th (6am PST)
    • Given to Amateur golfers who made the cut in the 2025 Vancouver Open
    • Given to past Vancouver Open Amateur Champions
    • Given to 2026 VGT Members in good standing.
    • Given to the Top 50 Canadian Amateurs on WAGR
    • Players with priority registration have until July 5th at midnight to register with priority.
    • Registration for priority entries will be taken on a first come, first paid basis.
    • If the event is not full as of the end of the day on July 5th, Amateur entries without priority above will be accepted based on a first come, first paid basis.

 

  • NON-PRIORITY REGISTRATION – OPENS JULY 6st (6am PST)
    •  Amateurs who do not hold priority registration are asked to register as early as possible.  Their registrations will be held as ‘pending’ until the end of the day on July 5th and will be admitted into the tournament if the field is not full with priority entries.  As of July 6th, registration is open for all eligible Amateur golfers who do not have priority entry.

 

 

 

 

 

AMATEUR COMMITTEE EXEMPTIONS

The Vancouver Open Committee will extend a limited number of 8 Amateur exemptions to elite Amateur golfers who do not fit into one of the two priority registration categories above.  Elite Amateurs are asked to submit an email applying for an exemption, addressed to the Vancouver Open Tournament Committee at info@vancouvergolftour.com.  Players are asked to attach their playing history from the past 3 years.

 

PROFESSIONAL ELIGIBILITY

 

54-HOLE CHAMPIONSHIP

The 2026 Odlum Brown Vancouver Open is open to all VGT, PGA of Canada, PGA Tour America’s Professionals and “Mini-Tour” Professionals.  Non-carded Professionals or Professionals that have not played a VGT event as a Professional are required to provide prior Amateur or Mini Tour playing records to verify their playing ability.  Please email info@vancouvergolftour.com with this information at time of submitting your entry. 

 

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION

 

PRIORITY REGISTRATION - Opens Saturday, June 20th @ 6am PST

Priority registration is being given to 2025 VGT Professional Members in good standing, past Vancouver Open Champions + the top 40 Professionals in the 2025 Vancouver Open.  Players who fit into these categories have until July 5th to register with priority. After this time, the event will be open to Professionals who do not hold priority registration.  Approved entries will be taken on a first come, first paid basis.

 

COMMITTEE EXEMPTIONS

Eight (8) special exemptions for Professionals are available.  Professionals are asked to submit an email applying for an exemption, addressed to the Vancouver Open Committee at info@vancouvergolftour.com.  Players are asked to attach their playing history from the past two years.

 

ENTRIES CLOSE: Friday, Aug.14th, 2026 @ 6pm or when the event is full

 

FULL FIELD: 324 golfers (224 amateurs; 100 Professionals)

 

OPEN DIVISION PURSE: $65,000*.  First Place: $15,000*

*$65,000 Purse is based on a full field of 100 Pros. $15k first place is based on a min. of 75 Pros.

*$125,000 total Purse & Prizing includes Amateur Tee-gifting & Pro-Am Prizing (based on full field)

 

NOTE: The Pro Purse will be split between Men’s & Women’s Pro Divisions based on field size. For example, if 80 Male Pros & 20 Female Pros register, the Male Pro Purse = $44,000 & Women’s Pro Purse = $11,000 and vice versa. If less than 10 female Pros register to play in this year’s event, female Professionals will play against the male Professionals for the full Pro Purse from a tee yardage approximately 12-15% shorter than the Male Pro tee length. The top female player (Pro or Amateur) to make the cut in the Open Division will earn a minimum $1,000 cheque courtesy of Maui Jim Canada.

AMATEUR PRIZING & TEE-GIFTS TOTALLING: $60,000**

**Based on a total of $60,000 in tee-gifts & prize tables with full fields of amateurs in both the Charity Pro-am and in the 54-Hole Championship

The 54-Hole Championship includes:

  • $100,000 in Total Prizing, as follows:
    • $15,000 in Amateur Prizing / $20,000 in Amateur tee-gifts*
    • $65,000 Professional Purse*
  • Guaranteed 36-holes of Championship Golf at Vancouver Park Board’s Premier City Courses:
    • One (1) round at McCleery Golf Course
    • One (1) round at Langara Golf Couse
    • Opportunity for reduced green fee rate for practice round the week prior to the event
      • (see practice round information below)
    • 50% of the Amateur Field and 50% of the Professional field will be guaranteed to play 54-Holes of Competition including the final round at Fraserview Golf Course. 
    • If less than 324 players register, a higher % of amateurs will be included in the cut-line to play on Sunday. 
  • Bagged Lunch is provided each day you compete in the tournament (sandwich, drink, apple, cookie or

     Snack bar, bottle of water)

  • Driving range warmup is available to all competitors in the tournament field on event days.
  • Awards trophy presentation to the following winners:
    • Vancouver Open Champion
    • Women’s Open Champion
    • Men’s & Women’s Amateur Champions
    • Overall Gross & net Amateur Champion
    • Overall Men’s & Women’s Senior Gross Champion
    • All Abilities Division - Gross & Net Champion
  • Winner’s flags presented to Division 1, 2 & 3 Gross & Net Champions

    golf genius app (www.golfgenius.com)

 

Entry Deadline: Friday, Aug.14th, 2026 at 6pm PST

or when the event is full (whichever comes first).

 

36-HOLE CUT

The 54-Hole Championship will have a 36-Hole Cut for both Professionals and Amateurs.  Details of how the cut is determined in each category is outlined below.

 

PROFESSIONALS

The top 50% of the Professional field + ties will make the 36-Hole cut to play Sunday.  The top 35% of the Professional field will be paid out.

If there are 10 or more female Professionals in the field for a separate division, the top 50% of female Professionals + ties will make the cut to play Sunday. 

If there are fewer than 10 female Professionals registered, these female Professionals will compete against all male Professionals from an equitable distance (approx. 15% shorter) and qualify for the 36-hole cut in an ‘Open’ Professional field (men & women competing together).

Text Box:

The Top Female (Professional or Amateur) in the Open Division to make the cut will be guaranteed a $1,000 cheque sponsored by MAUI JIM CANADA.

AMATEURS

With a full field of 324 golfers, 50% of Amateurs + ties will make the cut to play Sunday as follows:

Women’s Championship Flt. (4.0 & less)*

The top 50% of GROSS Scores & ties make the cut

Women’s Division 1 (4.1 to 9.0)*

The top 50% of GROSS Scores & ties make the cut

Women’s Division 2 (9.1 to 26.0)*

The top 50% of NET scores & ties make the cut

Men’s Championship Flt. (4.0 & less)*

The top 50% of GROSS Scores & ties make the cut

Men’s Division 1 (4.1 to 9.0)*

The top 50% of GROSS scores & ties make the cut

Men’s Division 2 (9.1 to 14.0)*

The top 50% of NET Scores & ties make the cut

Men’s Division 3 (14.1 to 26.0)*

The top 50% of NET Scores & ties make the cut

Men’s & Women’s Senior (55+) (9.0 & less)

The top 50% of GROSS Scores & ties make the cut

All Abilities Gross Tournament

The top 50% of GROSS Scores & ties make the cut

All Abilities Net Stableford Tournament

The top 50% of NET Scores & ties make the cut

 

*Handicap Flights above are estimated.  The final makeup of handicap flights will be determined once the complete Vancouver Open field has been confirmed.    

(If there are not a minimum of 10 players registered in Women’s Division 1 or 2, female golfers will compete against male amateur golfers within their handicap division from an equitable distance (approx. 15% shorter)

 

SENIOR DIVISION: Players who have turned 55+ years of age as of August 28th (with a factor of 9.0 or less) are eligible to compete in the Senior Championship.  Players in this category wishing to compete for the Senior Championship are required to select “Senior Division” (55 years+) during the online registration process. If you choose to play in the Senior Division, you will not compete in your own flight for prizing.

If we do not receive notice of a player’s intention to play in the Senior Division at time of online registration, players will revert to their own handicap flight for determining the 54-hole cut and prizing in their own flight.

Note: If less than 10 Women’s Senior registrations are received, Senior Women will compete in the Overall Senior Division on an equitable yardage versus Male Senior Golfers.  

 

All ABILITIES GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP:

Entries for the Vancouver Open All Abilities Golf Championship are open to the first 24 golfers who are: from all disability categories with a nationally recognized golf handicap index of not more than 36.0 and who have an Access Pass or a WR4GD Pass.

Players will compete together in a pan-disability format. Only the points earned by players who have a WR4GD Pass will be added to the Ranking.

Apply for WR4GD Pass here: https://edgagolf.com/online/pass/?from=web24

 

Registrations may be submitted before a player’s Pass Application is approved, and registration will be held as “pending” until the approved EDGA pass is submitted to info@vancouvergolftour.com.

 

TEE POSITIONS:  

 

 LANGARA:    All Male Competitors (approx. 6,100 yards)

                         All Female Competitors (Approx. 5,500 yards)

 

 McCLEERY:  Male Professionals & Championship & Division 1 Amateurs (Approx. 6,400 yards)

                        Male All Abilities Golfers + Men’s Division 2, 3 and & Senior Division (Approx. 6,100 yards) 

            Female Professionals, Champ & Division 1 (Approx. 5,800 yards)

             Female Division 2, 3 & Senior Division (Approx. 5,100 yards)

 

 FRASERVIEW: Male Professionals & Championship Div. & Div. 1 (Approx. 6,700 yards)

         Male All Abilities Golfers, Men’s Senior Division (55+) + Division 2 & 3 (Approx. 6,200 yards)

         Female Professionals & Championship Amateurs (Approx. 5,800 yards)

         Female Adaptive Golfers + Flight A, B & Women’s Senior Division (Approx. 5,200 yards)

 

  54-Hole Championship           

Adam Hadwin is a 3-time Vancouver Open Winner! 

(pictured with Dave Ebner of Johnston Meier Insurance)

Text Box: Entry Fees

 

PROFESSIONALS

ENTRY FEE

VGT Member

$575 + GST ($603.75)

PGA Carded Pro

$600 + GST ($630.00)

Non-carded Pro

$700 + GST ($735.00)

AMATEURS

ENTRY FEE

VGT Members  

$400 + GST ($420.00)

Non-Members

$425 + GST ($446.25)

 

 

SKINS GAME & HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT (Day 1&2): $40/PLAYER.  PLEASE ADD TO YOUR ENTRY ONLINE.

 

Pros + Champ Division: Gross Skins (combined)

All Abilities Golfers, Division 1,2,3 & Seniors: Net Skins (combined)

 

AMATEURS COMPETING FOR THE OPEN PURSE:

Championship Division Amateurs may add $100 to their entry fee payment to compete for a share of the $65,000 ‘OPEN PURSE’ prize money (Amateurs may win up to a maximum of $1,200 cash). This entry fee will be listed as ‘Amateur – OPEN’ entry fee.  Amateurs who register in this category will not be eligible for additional Amateur prizing but will remain eligible for the Overall Amateur trophy and Order of Meri Points within the Championship Amateur Division.

 

 

TOURNAMENT WITHDRAWAL POLICY                                                   

 

All Players must provide at least 14 days’ notice at 6pm PST to qualify for a full refund of their entry. 

ALL PLAYERS must confirm their withdrawal through their golf genius player profile and follow up with an email to info@vancouvergolftour.com by the deadline.

Players who provide less than 14 days’ notice for their withdrawal, but more than 8 days notice will qualify for a refund less $100 + GST admin fee.  

Players who do not provide 8 days of notice of their withdrawal will forfeit their full entry fee.  In this scenario, if we manage to fill a player’s position in the field with a player from the waitlist, withdrawn players will receive a full refund on their entry less $100+GST admin fee.

 

Players who register for the Vancouver Open and subsequently qualify for a KORN FERRY TOUR or PGA Tour America’s event (that conflicts with the Vancouver Open) will have their entry fees fully refunded, as long as VGT is notified in writing to info@vancouvergolftour.com more than 72 hours in advance and a player receives confirmation of this email. 

Failure to notify VGT more than 72 hours in advance will result in the normal withdrawal policy applying above.

 

VOLUNTEERING                                                                       

To be a part of this year’s Vancouver Open and get an inside perspective on the next wave of PGA TOUR hopefuls, please email volunteers@vancouvergolftour.com.  All volunteers are provided with a premier Van Open Hat + 1 meal /day!  Volunteers will have the opportunity to purchase commemorative Van Open souvenirs at wholesale pricing.

 

SPECTATOR & CADDY OPPORTUNITIES                                            

Spectators and Caddies are both allowed for the 2026 Vancouver Open Championship.  Players will be asked to register their caddies in advance of the tournament.