2023 Tour Championship
Sun/Mon August 27-28, 2023
D1 - Mt Vernon CC - Shotgun Start 830a/2p
D2 - Westfield South - Shotgun Start 11a
Entry $330
EVENT OVERVIEW
Welcome to the Capital City Amateur Tour! The most popular Amateur Tour in the greater Columbus and central Ohio area!
Mt Vernon CC and Westfield CC will feature as our 2-day Tour Championship and the 5th and final "local major. Points are quadruple per Capital City point system.
Players will be competing in an unlimited gross stroke play flighted event. Players will compete against similar ability level golfers based on their most current handicap.
AWARD of EOY TROPHY, POINTS & PRIZE FUND
ALL players will compete in their home flight regardless of the # of players.
No points splitting and the award of points, CGOY Trophy and prize fund will be based on the final points standings
AWARD of TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE FUND - NET CONTEST
The tournament prize fund is included in the entry fee and varies each tournament ranging between $20-$50 per player. For award of the tournament prize fund, players will be divided into 2 "divisions":
-One division will consist of players with 5+ or more tournament rounds on Capital City Am Tour since 9/9/2022 based on playing handicaps from a formula using 80% of the player(s) Capital City Am Tour handicap index, which is adjusted based on tee assignments
-One division will consist of players with 4- or less tournament rounds on Capital City Am Tour since 9/9/2022, combining "All" players and using 70% of the handicap (new player) or rounds posted on the Capital City Am Tour
All payouts are in the form of a gift card or Capital City Am Tour certificate in accordance with USGA rules of Amateur Status. Award amounts of either prize can be applied towards, but not limited to, future tournament entry, credits for practice rounds or purchases in the Capital City Am Tour store, etc.
FORMAT
Day 1 - Shotgun start at 830a/2p
Day 2 - Shotgun start at 11a
3-somes
Carts: n/a
Field max: 80
Capital City Points: QUADRUPLE (4x)
Tour Reward EOY Rebate: $25
DAY 1 - Mt Vernon Country Club
PROJECTED TEE ASSIGNMENTS - Par 72
Nicklaus, Woods, Hogan = BLUE (~6,493; 71.0/131)
Sr Nicklaus, Sr Woods, Sr Hogan / SS Woods = BLUE/WHITE (~6,318; 70.1/129)
Player, Jones, Watson / Sr Player, Sr Watson / SS Hogan, SS Player = WHITE (~6,141; 69.4/127)
SS Watson = GOLD (~5,228; 65.0/111)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:30 a.m wave
6:30 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. - Arrival / Practice Area Open
8:00 a.m. - 8:10 a.m. - Cart Ready / Players report to their carts
8:10 a.m. - 8:20 a.m. - Announcements
8:20 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. - Players report to their starting holes
8:30 a.m. - Shotgun start (players will receive a text for signal to start of play)
12:45 p.m. - 1:15 p.m. - Round is complete
2:00 p.m. wave
12:15 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. - Arrival / Practice Area Open
1:30 p.m. - 1:40 p.m. - Cart Ready / Players report to their carts
1:40 p.m. - 1:50 p.m. - Announcements
1:50 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Players report to their starting holes
2:00 p.m. - Shotgun start (players will receive a text for signal to start of play)
6:15 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. - Round is complete
DAY 2 - Westfield Country Club (South)
PROJECTED TEE ASSIGNMENTS - Par 71
Nicklaus, Woods = I (~6,774; 72.6/128)
Hogan, Player / Sr Nicklaus, Sr Woods = I & II (~6,443)
Sr Hogan, Sr Player / SS Woods, SS Hogan = II (~6,280; 69.9/126)
Jones, Watson / Sr Watson / SS Player = II & III (~6,060)
SS Watson = III (~5,712; 67.2/120)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. Check-in / Practice Area Open
10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. Cart Ready
10:40 a.m. - 10:50 a.m. Announcements
10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Players report to their starting holes
11:00 a.m. Shotgun Start
3:30 p.m. Round is completed.
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Scoring & Award ceremony.
TOURNAMENT ENTRY FEE ($330)
Tournament entry fee of $330 includes green fees, cart fees, taxes, access and use of course facility, flight prize fund, trophy to the winner of each flight, EOY trophy & player prize fund and scoring. All entries are on a first come, first served basis.
TO ENTER
Players may self-register by using their Golf Genius account followed by sending entry fee <or> send entry fee and tour director can perform registration for you.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
After registration is completed, send payment using the following options:
- ZELLE to 614-746-3079
- GOOGLE PAY to 614-746-3079
- VENMO to @capitalcityamtour
- PayPal to "jbridges985@gmail.com" <<< select "Friends & Family" option
When making payment, please include NAME, TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Once payment is received, you will be sent a confirmation of payment to the tournament and marked as "PAID" on the registered players list.
ENTRY DEADLINE
Tuesday, August 22 at 4 p.m. EST
CANCELLATION POLICY
Cancel any time up to close of registration with no penalty.
After registration closes, courses require 'hard' number. If you request cancellation AFTER registration closes, a refund may not be available.