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$23,000 TSAWWASSEN
SPRINGS OPEN
Presented by
TONY DAVIS / THE VINE GROUP
Tsawwassen Springs Golf & CC
May 21-22nd, 2022
*A Canada Cup Qualifying
Series Event
*A Srixon/Cleveland
Order of Merit Event
Open to all Pros & Amateurs with an official Golf Canada or USGA index of 20.0 or less.
All players must create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius to be eligible to play the 2022 VGT Season.
If you have not set-up a player profile yet, please CLICK HERE
If you need help setting up your VGT player profile, please email info@vancouvergolftour.com.
TOURNAMENT DETAILS & ELIGIBILITY
The 2022 TSAWWASSEN SPRINGS OPEN is a 36-Hole Stroke Play event open to the following category of players:
- Male and Female Professionals
- Male and Female Amateurs with an official index of 20.0 or less
- Male and Female Senior Championship Golfers (55 & older with an index of 8.0 & less)
- Points earned from this event for all players will count towards the 2022 SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit - $20,000 in year-end prizes.
GATEKEEPER SERIES QUALIFYING EVENT
Points from this event for the Professionals will count towards the race for the 2022 Gatekeeper Series Final - A $5,000 event in October
for six qualifying VGT Professionals. The top 2 VGT Professionals on the Order of Merit at the end of the Summer Schedule will qualify for this event.
SANI MARC / FENERGIC CANADA CUP QUALIFYING
VGT has negotiated a total of 16 exemptions (1 Amateur, 15 Pros) to play the $125,000 SANI MARC / FENERGIC CANADA CUP presented by the City of Victoriaville - Aug.7-14th, 2022.
The 16 VGT exemptions will be determined through play on the VGT as follows:
One Amateur Exemption:
The top VGT Member on the Srixon/Cleveland Order of Merit – Championship Division as of July 18th will earn an exemption to play in the 2022 CANADA CUP.
Professional Exemptions:
The top Professional* in each of the following 8 events will earn an exemption into the 2022 SANI MARC / FENERGIC CANADA CUP:
Qualifying Event #1: Gatekeeper Systems Open – April 5-6th
Qualifying Event #2: Chilliwack Championship – April 21-22nd
Qualifying Event #3: JM Media Island Open – May 2-3rd
Qualifying Event #4: Tsawwassen Springs Open – May 21-22nd
Qualifying Event #5: Newlands Open – May 28-29th
Qualifying Event #6: Faria Mechanical Open – June 8-9th
Qualifying Event #7: ME-N-ED’s Pizza Golden Eagle Open – June 25-26th
Qualifying Event #8: Meadow Gardens Open – July 16-17th
Plus the top 7 VGT Professionals** on the Srixon/Cleveland Order of Merit as of July 18th (not already exempt) will earn an exemption into the 2022 CANADA CUP.
*The exemption will be awarded to the top male VGT Professional Member in each of the above events not already exempt, except in the case of the JM Media Island Open where the exemption will be awarded to the top male Professional who is either a VGT Member or PGA of BC Member in good standing.
**Exemption spot is open for VGT Members only
PRIORITY ENTRY TO MEMBERS – UP UNTIL 14 DAYS PRIOR
VGT Members receive priority registration until May 4th at 6pm PST. After this time non-members that have registered with payment will be admitted into the field as long as the event is not full with members.
Non-members are asked to register in advance to secure priority positioning. Their entries will remain ‘pending’ until we can verify the event is not full with members 14 days out. Non-members will be admitted into the field in the order of registration being received. Their entry will move from pending to registered on golf genius, and only then will payment for the entry been processed.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Wednesday, May 11th at 6pm PST
DIVISIONS & YARDAGE:
|
DIVISION |
HCP. INDEX RANGE |
APPROX. YARDAGE |
|
Professional (mixed) |
PRO |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
|
Men’s Championship |
4.0 & less |
5,500 yards |
|
Women’s Championship |
4.0 & less |
4,800 yards |
|
Division 1 (mixed) |
4.1 to 9.0 |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
|
Division 2 (mixed) |
9.1 to 14.0 |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
|
Division 3 (mixed) |
14.1 to 20.0 |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
|
Senior (55+ years, mixed) |
8.0 & less |
5,500 (m) 4,800 (w) |
Full Field Size: 160 players (40 Pros & 120 Amateurs)
Professional Purse: $13,000*.
First place: $3,000*. Top 35% of Professionals will be paid out.
Amateur Prize Purse: $10,000* (over $80/player in prizing & tee-gifts).
- The top 25% of the Amateur field within each Division will win a share of the prizing.
*based on full field in each division
Women’s Divisions*: Female Championship Division Amateurs will compete in their own Division by gender so long as there are a minimum of 5 women registered in that Division.
If there are less than 5 women registered in the Championship Division, then female golfers will compete against male Championship Division golfers in their appropriate division.
In this case, female golfers will play off an equitable yardage (approx. 15% shorter than men).
Top Amateur results will earn VGT Prize Credits that can be cashed in for the following premium brands:
|
BUSHNELL |
SRIXON |
CLEVELAND GOLF |
NIKE GOLF |
|
MAUI JIM |
TRAVIS MATHEW |
ASICS GOLF SHOES |
BIG MAX CARTS/BAGS |
|
GALVIN GREEN |
2UNDR |
PROJEKT LUGGAGE |
NEW BALANCE GOLF |
|
CUTTER & BUCK |
QUIK FLIP HOODIES |
STORMTECH |
DISRUPTIVE DRINKWEAR |
|
MXM HEADCOVERS |
BARRINGTON |
XXIO |
|
(Players have until Oct.30th, 2022 to cash in their credits)
Entry Fee includes:
- 36-hole stroke play tournament at Tsawwassen Springs Golf & C.C.
- Amateur tee-gift ($40 value)
- Boxed lunch both days ($25 value)
- $10,000 in Amateur prizing & tee-gifts (over $80/player)
- $13,000 Professional Purse*
- Top Professional* receives an exemption into the $125K SANI MARC / FENERGIC CANADA CUP
(Aug.11-14th,2022 – Victoriaville, Quebec)
- Live Leaderboard mobile scoring from your phone!
- Counting event for the 2022 SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit – $20,000 in year-end cash & prizing
- Golf Canada officiating and announcing off tee both days
- Six Amateur Divisions:
- Senior (55+ years of age and 8.0 & under)
- Women’s Championship (4.0 & less)
- Men’s Championship (4.0 & less)
- Division 1 (4.1 to 9.0) – mixed**
- Division 2 (9.1 to 14.0) - mixed
- Division 3 (14.1 to 20.0) – mixed
*Exemption spot goes to the top Pro who is a VGT Member in good standing. The $13,000 Purse is based on full field of 40 Pros + 120 Amateurs.
**For Senior Division, Division 1,2 and 3, Men & women will compete in the same Division, Men from Men’s tees and Women from Women’s tees (approx. 15% shorter).
TEE-TIMES
7:00AM-1:00PM both days.
If you have a request for an early or late tee-time on day one, please send your request via ‘message the manager’ link upon registration, or by emailing operations@vancouvergolftour.com no later than one week out.
Round two tee-times will be based on round one gross scores with the leaders in each division tee-ing off last within their division.
ENTRY FEES:
PROFESSIONALS
VGT Members: $350 + GST = $367.50
PGA of Canada Members: $400 + GST = $420.00 (pay non-member rate and once verified, will be refunded)
All other Pros: $450 + GST = $472.50
AMATEURS
VGT Member: $250+GST = $262.50*
Non-member: $300+GST = $315.00*
NEW FOR ELITE AMATEURS IN 2022:
Champ Division Amateurs have the option to add $100 to their entry fee to compete against the Professionals for the “Open Purse”. The maximum allowable cash prize for Amateurs is $1,200/event.
VGT Member (Open purse): $350+GST = $367.50
Non-Member (Open purse): $400+GST = $420.00
Whether Amateurs play for the ‘Am only’ prizing or against the Pros for the “Open’ purse, they will compete for Order of Merit points within the Championship Amateur Division and the Amateur trophy.
Their $100 fee paid will go directly into the “Open Purse” along with a $40/pp amount that would have been allocated to the amateur prize pool.
For Example: If 10 Amateurs decide to play in the ‘Open’ field vs. the Pros, the purse will increase from $13,000 to $14,400.
Every Amateur registering in the ‘Open’ field will count for 1/3 Pro when considering the overall field size and purse payout.
For example:
If 40 Pros in field. Purse payout = 35% = Top 21 will be paid out a share of the $13,000 purse
If 40 Pros + 10 Amateurs in Open field. = 22 paid out share of $14,400 purse
BREAKDOWN AS FOLLOWS:
Purse payout = 35% of Pros = 21
plus 35% of Amateurs (in this case 10) x 1/3 = one more spot. So in this scenario, the top 22 will be paid out a share of the $14,400 purse.
OPTIONAL SKINS GAME & HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT:
$20 per day = $40 total.
Entering the skins game qualifies you for any Hole-in-Jackpots on course!
GROSS SKINS: Pros + Champ Division Amateurs (combined)
NET SKINS: Senior Division + Flight One, two and three (combined skins game)
NOTE: All entry fees must be paid online through your golf genius profile by the registration deadline.
Players are reminded to review the Policies and Procedures of VGT outlining all cancellation and no-show fees HERE
SRIXON / CLEVELAND ORDER OF MERIT
Thanks to our Order of Merit Sponsors at Srixon/Cleveland Golf Canada, and our partners at Maui Jim Canada and Gatekeeper Systems, VGT players will be competing for over $20,000 in season-ending cash & prizes!
Order of Merit (OOM) points will be awarded in each category of membership as follows:
Professional – Gross
All 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
For All Amateur Divisions the OOM is based on the following point system for this event 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
3 x $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE PRIZES!! (As of April 3rd)
- 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 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 19th, we have 3 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 and if a 3rd person scored a hole-in-one during this event they would win the 3rd $5,000 Prize. Any additional hole-in-ones at this event would not qualify for prizing since all 3 prizes would have been won already.
- 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 Senior Division 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.
THE COURSE
Golf course architect Ted Locke has taken advantage of modern water management techniques to enhance playability in wet conditions. The result is great playing conditions at any time of the year.
The course naturally divides into a more mature south side and a wilder north side.
The south side consists of 10 brand new holes, with all holes completely renovated from the original course. Most of the large and beautiful trees of the original course, including striking pines, willows, firs and cedars have either been retained in place or have been transplanted to new locations. Many of these trees stand out when playing alongside the bluff at the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th holes. A large pond – one of six on the entire course – defines the shape of many holes, especially the 7th and 8th. Adjacent to the 9th is Gordy’s Bridge, retained from the original course. Except for this bridge and the many trees retained, the south side is a brand new course. Golfers of the original course will be happy to hear that all the charm of the old course is still there, but the drainage has been vastly improved!
There are eight holes on the north side, where a serpentine watercourse provides a wildlife habitat giving character to the 14th, 15th, 17th and 18th holes. Golfers will often see a Great Blue Heron – inspiration for the Tsawwassen Springs logo – scouring for fish here. The 18th comes home to an exciting peninsular green, continuing the water theme of the entire course. In general, the north side is more contoured than the south side, while showing off great expanses of natural areas. Building on the beauty and playability of the natural landscape, the design of the north side maximizes wildlife habitat while providing many varied golfing challenges. While playing the north side, don’t forget to look up – there are great views to the North Shore mountains at every turn.
LOCATION & DIRECTIONS
Tsawwassen Springs is located just 30 minutes away from downtown Vancouver—and only 15 minutes from Richmond.
Pat Quinn’s Restaurant & Bar, Springs Ballroom, Pro Shop & Administration/Catering Office are all located at:
5133 Springs Boulevard, Tsawwassen, BC, V4M 0A6
The Pro Shop
proshop@tsawwassensprings.ca
604.948.GOLF(4653)