’25 VGT MASTERS 2-BALL

Thursday, April 10th

Chilliwack Golf Club

10am-2pm tee-times

 

TOURNAMENT DETAILS

 

EVENT FORMAT

 

The VGT MASTERS 2-BALL is an 18-hole, two-player team event based on best ball medal score. The event has 2 divisions: Open (scratch) & Net (using 75% of handicaps).

 

OPEN DIVISION

The Open Division format is an 18-hole, two-player team event based on best ball medal gross score (best gross score between you and your partner on each hole).

 

Eligibility: Open to all Pros, Amateurs and Juniors (14+years) with a valid Golf Canada or USGA registered handicap of 5.0 or less. Females & male senior Pros & Amateurs will play from a shorter tee-length, approximately 10-15% shorter than male Pros & Amateurs.

 

NET DIVISION (75% of handicaps used)

The Net Division format is an 18-hole, two-player team event based on best ball medal net score (best net score between you and your partner on each hole using 75% of each player’s handicap).

 

Eligibility: Open to all Amateurs and Juniors (14+ years) with a valid Golf Canada or USGA handicap index of 26.0 & under.

 

*FULL FIELD OF 24 TEAMS PER DIVISION:

 

PRIORITY REGISTRATION:

Members have priority registration over non-members until March 26th @ 6PM PST

Members may invite a non-member to play as their partner and still receive priority registration.

Non-members are welcome to enter at any time and will be moved from the pending list to confirmed on March 27th if the event is not filled with members.

 

FINAL DEADLINE TO REGISTER: Thursday, April 3rd @ Midnight.

 

 

CONFIRMING YOUR REGISTRATION:

 

TEAM ENTRIES

  • Please have each player complete their registration separately in Golf Genius
  • Please ensure to fill out the mandatory field to state your partner's name so we can create your team

 

SINGLE PLAYER ENTRIES LOOKING FOR A PARTNER:

  • To register as a single, please register yourself as a single through golf genius and select “OPEN” or “NET” event.   
  • Single players will be paired randomly based on the date of their entry being received.
  • Your Team entry will be confirmed when we have received 2 x single entries in the same Division.
  • Please put "N/A"  in the mandatory field when stating your partner's name

 

*Please contact info@vancouvergolftour.com if you have any questions**

 

ENTRY FEES:

 

PROFESSIONALS:

VGT & CHILLIWACK GOLF CLUB PROS: $220+GST ($231.00)     

NON-MEMBERS: $250+GST ($262.50)

 

AMATEURS:

VGT & CHILLIWACK MEMBERS: $170+GST ($178.50)

NON-MEMBERS: $200+GST ($210)

 

Amateurs playing in the Open Division who wish to be paid out in cash versus gift cards, please click “Add $50” to your entry fee to the same rate as the Professional fee.

 

ENTRY FEE INCLUDES:

  • An 18-Hole 2-person best ball team tournament (stableford points)
  • Amateurs receive a $120 Cutter & Buck “VGT Masters” limited edition pullover
  • A $20 gift card for Chilliwack Golf Club kiosk or in the clubhouse
  • Driving range warm-up
  • Winners flags for OPEN & NET Division wining teams
  • Cash Purse for Pros & Gift Cards for Amateurs in each division as follows:

 

PRIZING:

 

Based on 24 teams per division, the top 25% of each division will be paid

out as follows:

 

OPEN DIVISION

1st Place Team: $1500 ($750/player)

2nd Place Team: $1,100 ($550/player)

3rd Place Team: $800 ($400/player)

4th Place Team: $700 ($350/player)

5th Place Team: $600 ($300/player)

6th Place Team: $500 ($250/player)

 

Amateurs who topped up their entry to the same fee as the Pros be paid out in cash. 

Otherwise, they will be paid out in VGT gift cards.

 

 

 

NET DIVISION

1st Place Team: $600 ($300/player)

2nd Place Team: $500 ($250/player)

3rd Place Team: $400 ($200/player)

4th Place Team: $300 ($150/player)

5th Place Team: $200 ($100/player)

6th Place Team: $100 ($50/player)

 

VGT Gift Cards can be cashed in at any time by shopping on our online store at www.myvgt.com.  Players have until October 30, 2025 to cash in their VGT GIFT CARDS if they wish to bundle them up for larger purchases thru the season!

 

Here are some of the amazing partners and brands we are working with for you to cash in your prize credits in 2025:

 

BUSHNELL

SRIXON

TRAVIS MATHEW

NIKE GOLF

MAUI JIM

CLEVELAND GOLF

NEW BALANCE GOLF

QUIKFLIP HOODIES

GALVIN GREEN    

2UNDR

PROJEKT LUGGAGE

LEVELWEAR

CUTTER & BUCK

ASICS GOLF SHOES

STORMTECH

BIG MAX BAGS

Special orders are possible for a number of our brand partners:

  • Srixon                 Cleveland Golf             Asics Golf shoes
  • Maui Jim             Galvin Green               Projekt luggage

 

Approximate Tee-Yardages:

 

MALES IN OPEN DIVISION: Approx. 6,500 yards. FEMALES IN OPEN DIVISION: Approx. 5,700 yards. MALES IN NET DIVISION: Approx. 6,000 yards.  FEMALES IN NET DIVISION: Approximately 5,300 yards

SENIORS (55+) IN ALL DIVISIONS: Approximately 6,000 yards.

 

SRIXON / CLEVELAND 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 Awards, Cash & Prizes!!

 

All players in the Open & Net Division will receive Order of Merit points for the 2025 Srixon / Cleveland Order of Merit

 

For Amateur Divisions, a players best 8 results from the 2025 season will determine their position in the 2025 Srixon / Cleveland Order of Merit. For the Professional Division, all results will count towards the 2025 OOM.

 

Order of Merit (OOM) points will be awarded per flight as follows:

 

1st Place: 1500 pts

6th Place: 600 pts

11th Place: 300 pts

16th Net: 90 pts

2nd Place: 1,100 pts

7th Place: 500 pts

12th Place: 250 pts

17th Net: 80 pts

3rd Place: 1,000 pts

8th Place: 450 pts

13th Place: 200 pts

18th Net: 70 pts

4th Place: 800 pts

9th Place: 400 pts

14th Place: 150 pts

19th Net: 60 pts

5th Place: 700 pts

10th Place: 350 pts

15th Place 100 pts

20th Net: 50 pts

 

In 2025, Amateur players will continue to earn Order of Merit points within the handicap flight they play within for each event. 

This year, rather than prizing be based on points per handicap division, a player’s points will accumulate into one OVERALL ORDER OF MERIT standings.  The player’s BEST 8 results by points will determine their Order of Merit points standing.

 And the TOP 30 VGT Members in the OVERALL ORDER OF MERIT for the 2025 season will win some fabulous prizing!!

 With a number of members bouncing between handicap divisions last few years, we have determined this is the fairest system to determine the year-end prizing. Those players who bounced back and forth between handicap divisions had no chance of winning their division (or even prizing out). 

 In summary, in 2025, a player’s points will accumulate into one Overall Amateur Order of Merit Title, no matter if the player bounces from one handicap division to another.

 

ORDER OF MERIT TITLES BY DIVISION

 We will continue to track OOM points within the four traditional handicap divisions so we can declare an Order of Merit Champion within each division. 

 Handicap Divisions will be broken down as we have in the past:

 Championship Division: 5.0 index & under. 

Division One: 5.1 to 10.0

Division Two: 10.1 to 16.0

Division Three: 16.1 to 26.0

 

A player that bounces between handicap divisions will earn ALL of their OOM points regardless of which division they played in for an event.  Their points will accumulate for prizing purposes within the “master” Order of Merit standings.  And their points will be allocated to the handicap division that they played most often in the season in order to determine the Order of Merit Champion in each division.

 

For Example:

 

Player A plays in Division 1 a total of 5 events.  Earns 7,000 points total.

Player A plays in Division 2 a total of 3 events.  Earns 4,000 points total

Player A’s total points = 11,000 allocated to Division 1 for Player of the Year purposes.

 

PROGRESSIVE HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOT RULES

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.