MSOP Tour Stop - The Vancouver Open
Date: August 30, 2019 8:00 am to September 01, 2019 7:00 pm
Host: Fraser Mulholland
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Amateur Eligibility
54-Hole Championship: Open to all Amateurs with current GOLF CANADA or USGA Handicap Factor of 18.0 or less.
Charity Pro-Am: Open to all Amateurs with Golf Canada handicap factor of 28.0 or less.
Professional Eligibility
54-Hole Championship: Open to all VGT, PGA of Canada, Mackenzie Tour Canada Professionals and “Mini-Tour” Professionals. Non-carded Professionals may be required to provide prior Amateur or Mini Tour playing records to verify their playing ability. Please email operations@vancouvergolftour.com with this information at time of submitting your entry.
Charity Pro-Am: VGT will send invites out to Professionals through golf genius for this event. There is a guaranteed $5,000 purse up for grabs. Professionals who bring a fully paid team to the Pro-Am will have their entry fee waived for the Pro-Am.
Amateurs:
A minimum of 70% of Amateur Golfers & ties in each Handicap Flight (Champ, A or B) & Division will make the 36-hole cut to play the final round based on alternating Gross & Net Results.
For example, if there are 40 players in a particular flight, a minimum of 28 players & ties will make the cut as follows: The top 14 Gross scores + ties & top 14 net scores + ties will make the cut to play on Sunday.
Senior Division:
We will crown an Overall Senior Gross Champion in this event. The top 5 Gross Senior scores not making the cut in their own flight will make the cut to play on Sunday. All other seniors (55+) that make the cut in their own flight will be eligible to win the Overall Senior Championship Trophy & available prizing.
Professionals:
Top 60% + ties in the pro field will make the 36-hole cut (48+ties if a full field of 80 pros with the top 32+ties being paid).
Women’s Open:
The Top 60% + ties in the Women’s Open Division will make the 36-Hole Cut to play Sunday. In a case where no Female Amateurs are inside the top 60% of the Women’s Division thru 36 holes, the top 3 Female Amateurs will be invited to play for Low Female Amateur honors on Sunday!
The Top 40% of the Women’s Open Division (Pros + Amateurs combined) will make the Prize Table. A Bonus $250 first place cheque will be offered to the top Female Professional thanks to MAUI JIM Canada and a $250 Maui Jim Gift Card will be offered to the top Female Amateur in the field (based on minimum of 5 Pros + 5 Amateurs in field)
Entry Deadline:
Friday, Aug. 23, 2019 @ 6 pm or when the event is full
Full Field:
224 golfers (144 amateurs; 80 Pros)
Pro Purses Totaling $45,000*
*$40,000 Open Purse + $5,000 Pro-Am Purse (Based on Full Field of 80 Pros & 144 Amateurs)
(The Open Purse will be split between Men’s & Women’s Pro Divisions based on field size). For example, if 60 Male Pros & 20 Female Pros in each respective division, the Male Pro Purse = $30,000 & Women’s Pro Purse = $10,000 and vice versa.
Amateur Prizing: $45,000**
**Based on $25,000 in tee-gifts & $20,000 in prize tables for a full field of amateurs in the Charity Pro-am and in the 54-Hole Championship.
Amateur Prizing:
Men’s Overall Gross & Net Champion
Women’s Overall Gross & Net Champion
Men’s & Women’s Senior Gross Champion
Top 25% of each Amateur Flight will make it to the prize table based on alternating Gross & Net Scores.
With 40 players in each Flight, the Top 5 Gross & Top 5 Net Scores in each flight will prize out
Amateur flights will be determined as close to 33% of the total field size of these 3 flights.
The 54-Hole Championship includes:
Over $25,000 in Premier Amateur Prizing & Tee-gifts
$100/player in Premier welcome gifts for All Amateur Competitors
All Professionals receive a commemorative welcome gift
Bagged Lunch is provided each day you compete in the tournament (sandwich, drink, apple, cookie or snackbar)
Guaranteed 36-holes of Championship Golf at Vancouver Park Board’s Premier City Courses:
One (1) round at McCleery Golf Course
One (1) round at Langara Golf Couse
A minimum of the top 70% of the Amateur Field will be guaranteed to play 54-Holes of Competition including the final round at Fraserview Golf Course. If less than 80 Pros register, a higher % of amateurs will be included in the cut-line to play on Sunday. In 2018, there were 56 Pros registered and 85% of all amateurs made the cut.
Live Leaderboard screens on the golf course & on VGT and Van Open Websites
ONE FREE ENTRY to MAJOR SERIES OF PUTTING at Fraserview Golf Course (Sept.1 – 11am to 7pm) with a direct qualifier to LAS VEGAS FINALS!!
Players who miss the cut still qualify. (www.msop.com)
Practice Round Rate: See VGT & Van Open websites for Van Open Practice Round Rate on the week of the Event.
Driving range warm-up is available to all competitors in the tournament field.
Premier Trophies for the following winners:
Overall Champion
Low Overall Gross & Net Amateur
Women’s Open Champion
Low Women’s Overall Gross & Net Champion
Overall Men’s & Women’s Senior Gross Champion
Premier Prizing for the top 5 Gross & Net Scores in each flight
54-Hole Championship Entry Fees
PROFESSIONALS
VGT Majors Member: $400+GST ($420.00)
Non-Major Member: $450+GST ($472.50)
PGA Members: $450+GST ($472.50)
Non-Carded Pro: $550+GST ($577.50)
AMATEURS
VGT Member: $285+GST ($299.25)
Non-Member: $305+GST ($320.25)