2025 SURREY OPEN
Presented by SRIXON
36-Hole Stroke Play Championship
May 2 & 3rd
Surrey Golf Club
Open to Pros & All Amateurs 26.0 or less index!!
TOURNAMENT DETAILS
The 2025 BOYD AUTOBODY & GLASS SURREY OPEN is a 36-Hole Stroke Play Championship and an official event on the 2025 Vancouver Golf Tour.
Points will be earned for the season-long SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit. A total of $20,000 in year-end cash & prizes will be awarded based on finishes on the OOM.
FULL FIELD SIZE:
PROFESSIONALS: 60 Players
AMATEURS: 100 Players (handicap 26.0 or less)
Professional Purse: $24,000*.
1st Place Cheque: $5,000*. The top 35% of the Open Division field paid out.
Amateur Prizing: $50/player allocated to prizing.
- Alternating Gross & Net Scores will determine prize pay-outs.
*Purse & Prize Payouts are based on full fields.
ELIGIBILITY
This event is open to both Male & Female Professionals & Male & Female Amateur Golfers with an official handicap index of 26.0 or less. This event has an All Abilities Championship for adaptive golfers.
PLAYER DIVISIONS:
OPEN DIVISION: Open for Professionals and Amateurs 5.0 or less hdcp index playing for the ‘OPEN PURSE’. Amateurs will compete against the Professionals in the field instead of for Amateur prizing.
ALL ABILITIES CHAMPIONSHIP:
This championship will have a separate All abilities Championship for adaptive golfers.
Entries for the Surrey Open All Abilities Championship are open to the first 24 golfers who
Are access pass holders or WR4GD Pass Holders registered with EDGA (European Disabled
Golf Association).
EDGA applications can be obtained here: https://edgagolf.com/online/pass/index.php
Registrations may be submitted before a player’s EDGA Pass Application is approved, and registration will be held as “pending” until the approved EDGA pass is submitted to info@vancouvergolftour.com
SENIOR DIVISION (55+ years of age & 5.0 or less handicap index). If we have less than 5 Senior Championship division golfers (5.0 & under), they will play one tee shorter than non-senior Championship golfers.
FOUR AMATEUR FLIGHTS: Open to Male & Female Amateurs with a registered Golf Canada or USGA handicap index of 26.0 or less.
Amateur Flight Breakdowns:
Championship Flight: 5.0 & less
Flight One: 5.1 to 10.0 index.
Flight Two: 10.1 to 16.0 index
Flight Three: 16.1 to 26.0 index
ANTICIPATED TEE YARDAGES:
Male Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 6,800 yards
Female Professionals & Championship Amateurs: Approximately 5,900 yards
Male Senior (55+), Adaptive Golfers & Flight 1-3 Golfers: Approximately 6,200 yards
Male Super Senior (70+) Amateurs: Approximately 5,900 yards
Female Senior, Adaptive Golfers & Flight 1-3 Golfers: Approximately 5,300 yards
***PLEASE READ BEFORE REGISTERING***
All players must create a VGT Player Profile in Golf Genius.
TO CREATE OR UPDATE YOUR PROFILE HERE: CLICK HERE
By registering, you agree to adhere to all player policies and procedures outlined on the VGT website as well as the 2025 VGT Code of Conduct: https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Sunday, April 27th at 6PM PST.
MEMBER PRIORITY
VGT Members are given priority registration up until 2 weeks out on April 18th at midnight. After this time non-members who have registered with payment will be admitted into the field if we are not full with member registrations.
ENTRY FEE INCLUDES:
- 36-hole Stroke Play Championship at Surrey Golf Club
- Friday night buffet dinner, refreshment and draw prizes provided for all players!!
- Saturday boxed lunch
- All Amateurs receive a premium Cutter & Buck polo as a tee gift ($90 value)
- $50/Player in Amateur prizing
- Gross and Net Prizing awarded in all divisions.
- Winner’s Awards are presented to the Gross Champions in each Division
- $24,000 Open Purse (based on 60 Pros).
- First Place Cheque = $5,000 (based on full field)
- $100/Amateur will be added to the Open purse for any Amateur registering for the Open division.
- Top 35% of the Open Division will be paid out regardless of the ratio of Pros vs. Amateurs.
- Opportunity to win valuable points for the 2025 SRIXON / CLEVELAND Order of Merit
- ($20k in year-end Pro & Amateur prizing – see details below)
- Live Leaderboard scoring and Golf Canada Officiating
- Professional Announcing on the first tee
- All credit card admin fees
EXEMPTION INTO 2025 RBC CANADIAN OPEN FINAL QUALIFYING BEING OFFERED TO THE TOP VGT MEMBER THRU THE SURREY OPEN - INCLUDES $2,000 CASH BONUS!
The VGT Member (Professional or Amateur) with the most total points accumulated in the OPEN DIVISION from the following six VGT events will earn an exemption into final stage of qualifying for the 2025 RBC Canadian Open PLUS a $2,000 CASH PRIZE to help pay for travel expenses & qualifying entry fees:
Event 1: VGT Opening Event (March 24-25th)
Event 2: VGT Mayfair Lakes Open (April 3-4th)
Event 3: VGT Masters 2-Ball (April 10th)
Event 4: GreenTee Open (April 18-19th)
Event 5: Johnston Meier Insurance Open (April 25-26th)
Event 6: Surrey Open (May 2-3rd)
The member with the most points accumulated thru four events will bypass regional qualifying and be exempt to final qualifying on Monday, May 26th at TPC Toronto. They will also win a $2,000 CASH BONUS courtesy of Harvey Peters!
*The winning player must register and compete in RBC CDN Open final qualifying in order to receive the $2,000 bonus.
Optional Skins Game:
- $20/day Skins Games also qualifies you for all available Hole-in-one Jackpots!
- As of Feb.19th there are 2 X $5,000 HOLE-IN-ONE JACKPOTS offered!!
- GROSS SKINS GAME – For Professionals + Championship Flight (5.0 & less) combined.
- NET SKINS GAME – For All other flights (combined)
- To play in skins game, click the $40 for 2-days of skins button when registering.
ENTRY FEES:
PROFESSIONALS:
VGT Member: $425+GST = $446.25
Non-Members: $550+GST = $577.50
AMATEURS:
VGT Member: $310+GST = $325.50 (play for Amateur Gift Cards only)
Non-member: $360+GST = $378.00 (play for Amateur Gift Cards only)
ELITE AMATEURS COMPETING FOR CASH IN THE ‘OPEN PURSE’.
VGT Member: $410+GST = $430.50 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)
Non-Member: $460+GST = $483.00 (play in ‘Open’ field for cash purse)
Elite Amateurs have the option to compete vs. Championship Flight Amateurs only for Amateur gift cards (regular fee) or they can add $100 to their entry fee to compete against the Pros for the “Open Purse” where they can play for the cash purse and win up to $1,200 in cash earnings per event.
NOTE: Whether Amateurs play for the ‘Am only’ or “Open’ purse, they will compete for SRIXON Order of Merit points within the Championship Amateur Division.
WANT TO BRING A GUEST TO THE FRIDAY NIGHT DINNER & DRINK?
Players may bring one guest for dinner at $40+GST (includes buffet dinner, drink + chance at draw prizes)
Please add this to your entry online if you wish to bring a guest for the dinner.
Max 1 guest per player.
HOW TO REGISTER:
MEMBERS:
Members can either register with payment through Golf Genius portal (SEE REGISTER BUTTON ON LEFT) or they can choose to accept the email invite for that event and confirm their payment through Golf Genius.
Once your payment is received, your entry will be confirmed, and your name will show on the confirmed player’s list. With respect to invitational events, players may be placed on a pending list until we can determine you are confirmed in the field.
NON-MEMBERS:
Non-member registration will show as ‘pending’ until we can determine we are not full with Members 2 weeks out. If the event is not full, non-member entries will be accepted in priority of their registration being received, and their status will move from ‘pending’ to ‘registered’.
Players are reminded to review the Policies and Procedures of VGT outlining all cancellation and no-show fees HERE:https://vancouvergolftour.com/legal/
For this event, Male and Female Professionals and Amateurs playing in the Open Division will compete against one another for one overall Prize Purse. Female golfers will be provided with a shorter yardage equal to approx..85% of the Men’s yardage.
In all other Amateur Divisions (Champ/Senior/Div.1-3), if we receive 5 or more female entries in the division, we will have separate Male and Female Flights within the division. If we do not receive 5 or more female entries in these divisions, female Amateurs will compete vs. the Male Amateurs in their division, playing from approximately 85% of the Male yardage.
AMATEUR PRIZING = VGT GIFT CARDS
Players will earn VGT GIFT CARDS for placing in the top 25% of their flight. They will receive a digital gift card code (and value) that 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 their winnings up for larger purchases throughout the season!
Here are some of the amazing partners and brands we are working with for you to cash in your gift cards in 2025:
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BUSHNELL |
SRIXON |
TRAVIS MATHEW |
NIKE GOLF |
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MAUI JIM |
CLEVELAND GOLF |
NEW BALANCE GOLF |
QUIKFLIP HOODIES |
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GALVIN GREEN |
2UNDR |
PROJEKT LUGGAGE |
LEVELWEAR |
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CUTTER & BUCK |
ASICS GOLF SHOES |
STORMTECH |
BIG MAX BAGS |
Note: Players may also use their gift cards to special order some of the brand items not found on our website but that we can order in:
*Srixon / Cleveland custom clubs * Maui Jim sunglasses
* Asics Golf Shoes * Galvin Green outerwear
* Projekt luggage * Cutter & Buck
Please email heidi@vancouvergolftour.com with any special order enquiries.
COURSE DETAILS & LOCATION
SURREY GOLF CLUB
The championship Main Course at Surrey Golf Course measures in excess of 6,800 yards from the blue tees, 6400 yards from the white tees and 5,900 yards from the red tees. The course features a beautiful variety of mature trees, and combined with strategically placed water hazards and bunkers, will challenge all golfers. However, the generous fairways and trimmed rough, makes it enjoyable for golfers of all levels. Tournaments played on the Main Course normally involve participants who are familiar with the game of golf, including course etiquette and being able to complete 18 holes of golf in 4 ¼ hours.
In deciding on what tees to play, keep in mind the ability of the majority of your participants. Speed of play, which affects the enjoyment of your participants, will be seriously affected by which tees you choose. All tournaments are monitored by Surrey Golf Club staff. Players assistants will help participants maintain a enjoyable pace of play.
Website: www.surreygolf.com
Address: 7700 – 168 St, Surrey, British Columbia,
Email: info@surreygolf.com
Telephone: (604) 576-8224
Tee Times and Pro Shop – ext. 1
Revs Taphouse and Grill – ext. 2
Tournaments – ext. 229
Banquets and Weddings – ext. 4
Administration: (604) 576-8253
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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 Cash & Prizes!!
Points from this event will count towards the season-ending SRIXON/CLEVELAND Order of Merit Race.
PROFESSIONAL ORDER OF MERIT
The Professional Order of merit will be based on the following point system using gross scores over 36-Holes:
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1st Place: 3000 pts |
6th Place: 1200 pts |
11th Place: 700 pts |
16th Place: 350 pts |
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2nd Place: 2200 pts |
7th Place: 1100 pts |
12th Place: 600 pts |
17th Place: 300 pts |
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3rd Place: 2000 pts |
8th Place: 1000 pts |
13th Place: 500 pts |
18th Place: 250 pts |
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4th Place: 1600 pts |
9th Place: 900 pts |
14th Place: 450 pts |
19th Place: 225 pts |
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5th Place: 1400 pts |
10th Place: 800 pts |
15th Place: 400 pts |
20th Place: 200 pts |
AMATEUR ORDER OF MERIT
The Amateur OOM will be based on the following point system for a full field based on alternating gross and net scores. Order of Merit Points may be modified in any given event based on relative field size:
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1st Gross: 3000 pts |
6th Gross: 700 pts |
1st Net: 2200 pts |
6th Net: 600 pts |
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2nd Gross: 2000 pts |
7th Gross: 500 pts |
2nd Net: 1600 pts |
7th Net: 450 pts |
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3rd Gross: 1400 pts |
8th Gross: 400 pts |
3rd Net: 1200 pts |
8th Net: 350 pts |
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4th Gross: 1100 pts |
9th Place: 300 pts |
4th Net: 1000 pts |
9th Net: 250 pts |
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5th Gross: 900 pts |
10th Place: 225 pts |
5th Net: 800 pts |
10th Net: 200 pts |
In 2025, Amateur players will continue to earn Order of Merit points within the handicap flight they play within for each event.
The one small difference this year is how we will determine year-end prizing. 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 versus all members regardless of handicap flight.
The TOP 30 VGT Members in the OVERALL ORDER OF MERIT standings for the 2025 season will win some fabulous prizing!!
Reasoning for going this route: With a number of members bouncing between handicap divisions the last few years, we have determined this is the fairest system to determine the Order of Merit 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 will accumulate all of their order of merit points for one Overall Amateur Order of Merit Standings, no matter if the player bounces from one handicap division to another.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR TITLES - BY DIVISION
We will continue to track OOM points within the four traditional handicap divisions so we can declare a PLAYER OF THE YEAR within each handicap division.
Handicap Divisions will be broken down as we have in the past:
Championship Division: 5.0 index & under.
Division One: 5.1 to 9.0
Division Two: 9.1 to 14.0
Division Three: 14.1 to 26.0
If a player bounces between handicap divisions throughout the year, they 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 Player of the Year 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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 Division 1,2 and 3 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.