NEWLANDS OPEN
Presented by Nike Golf & Srixon
May 28-29th, 2022
36-Hole Championship
*Part of the Canada Cup Qualifying Series
(Open to all Pros & Amateurs with an official Golf Canada or USGA index of 20.0 or less)
NOTE: All players are asked to create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius before they play the 2022 VGT Season.
If you have not set-up a player profile yet, please CLICK HERE
TOURNAMENT DETAILS & ELIGIBILITY
The 2022 NEWLANDS OPEN Presented by SRIXON & NIKE GOLF 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 Golf Canada or USGA index of 20.0 or less
- Male and Female Senior Championship Golfers (55 & older with an index of 8.0 & less)
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
The top VGT Professional at the conclusion of this event will earn an exemption into the 2022 SANI MARC / FENERGIC CANADA CUP ($125,000 purse).
VGT has negotiated a total of 16 exemptions (1 Amateur, 15 Pros) to play the 2022 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 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 Professional who is either a VGT Member or PGA of BC Member in good standing.
**Exemption spot is open for VGT Members only. Any female Professionals that earns an exemption into the Canada Cup, will play from the same set of tee yardage as male Professionals in the Canada Cup (approx. 6,600 yards).
PRIORITY ENTRY TO VGT & NEWLANDS MEMBERS – UP UNTIL 14 DAYS PRIOR
VGT Members and Newlands Golf Club Members receive priority registration until May 14th 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 may register in advance to secure priority positioning for non-member entries. Their entries will remain ‘pending’ until we can verify the event is not full with members 14 days out.
Non-members’ entries will move from pending to registered on golf genius, and only then will payment for the entry bee processed on their credit card.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE:
Wednesday, May 18th at 6pm PST
DIVISIONS & YARDAGE:
TEES:
All Male Golfers (approx. 6,100 yards)
All Female Golfers (approx. 5,600 yards)
|
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: $11,000* (over $90/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 Newlands Golf & Country Club
- Amateur tee-gift ($60 value)
- Lunch & refreshments provided both days ($40 value)
- $11,000 in Amateur prizing & tee-gifts (over $90/player)
- $13,000 Professional Purse*
- KP and Long Drive Contests (sponsored by NIKE GOLF)
- $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE CONTEST both days – All Players eligible!!
- Top VGT Pro* receives an exemption into $125,000 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).
Official Practice Rounds (May 23-27th – Details TBA)
All Newlands Open participants are being offered a special practice round rate (TBA) on the week of May 23-27th (times TBA).
Players are to contact the Newlands Golf & Country Club Pro-shop at 604.533.3288 by May 16th to arrange a practice round at this special rate and they must confirm they are entered in the Newlands Open field upon booking.
After May 16th any unclaimed practice round slots will be released to the public and/or Newlands Golf Club Membership and players will be on their own to book their practice rounds at the standard green fee rates posted at online.
TEE-TIMES
7:00AM-2:00PM 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:
AMATEURS
Newlands Golf & CC Member: $190+GST = $199.50
VGT Member: $250+GST = $262.50*
Non-member: $300+GST = $315.00*
PROFESSIONALS
VGT Members: $350 + GST = $367.50
PGA of Canada Members: $400 + GST = $420.00 (pros send details of this membership to info@vancouvergolftour.com and refund will be made to this rate)
All other Pros: $450 + GST = $472.50
OPTIONAL SKINS GAME: $20/day.
Please add at time of registration.
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)
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.
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 May 13th 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.