Vancouver, B.C., April 1, 2009 – The Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and Vancouver Parks Golf along with the Vancouver Golf Tour are pleased to announce a partnership to revitalize the Vancouver City Open. The tournament will be conducted September 13th – 15th, 2009 and feature a 54 hole stroke play competition to determine the Champion. All three Vancouver Parks Golf Courses, Fraserview, McCleery and Langara, will play host to one round of the Championship.
The Vancouver City Open is open to all Golf Professionals and Amateurs with an RCGA Handicap Factor of 18 or less. A full field of 220 competitors is expected to play and based on a sold out event the Professionals will play for a cash purse of $25,000 and the Amateurs will compete for a share of $25,000 in prizes. Day one kicks off with a Pro-Am featuring some of the best Professionals in the province playing with a foursome of Amateurs who only want to play in the Pro-Am portion of the event and have a Handicap Factor of 36 or less.
“We are extremely pleased to play host to an event of this calibre and showcase our Championship Golf Courses to the City of Vancouver”, stated Ron Caswell, Manager of Operations, Vancouver East District, “additionally our partnership with the Vancouver Golf Tour ensures a professionally run and highly competitive event on three fantastic golf courses.”
“We are excited to partner with the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation and have the opportunity to play at three unique but fantastic golf courses. They will be sure to add to the success of the Vancouver City Open”, said Fraser Mullholand, Commissioner of the Vancouver Golf Tour.
Day one’s Pro-Am will be held at Fraserview Golf Course with the non-Professional competitors playing at Langara Golf Course. On day two, the Professionals and Amateur competitors switch courses before a 36 hole cut is established for each category and flight. The final round will be competed at McCleery Golf Course on September 15th.
About Vancouver Parks Golf
Vancouver Parks Golf is made up of the Fraserview, McCleery and Langara Championship Golf Courses. Fraserview Golf Course recently won bronze in the "Best Public Course in Canada" category, and was voted one of the "Most underrated golf courses in Canada" by the SCOREGolf Magazine Golfer's Choice Awards. McCleery Golf Course boasts a very active junior instruction program which helps to get young people started in the game and has developed an inner city youth golf program that introduces the game to children of the Downtown Eastside. Langara Golf Course offers enjoyment with peace and tranquility in the heart of Vancouver. The course offers top notch greens that are well protected by bunkers providing a challenge for every level of golfer.
3 Great Courses…One Great Experience.
For more information please visit vancouverparksgolf.ca or contact:
Mr. Ron Caswell Mr. Howard Normann
Manager of Operations, Vancouver East District Supervisor of Golf Operations
604.257.8582 604.718.6533
ron.caswell@vancouver.ca howard.normann@vancouver.ca
About Vancouver Golf Tour
Vancouver Golf Tour (VGT) has been developed for our local Professionals and Amateurs – giving them the opportunity for a high level of competition in a PGA Tour environment without spending excess travel dollars. We want to give our players the opportunity to learn how to win while at the same time building their confidence to play on Worldwide Major Tours.
For more information please visit vancouvergolftour.com or contact:
Mr. Fraser Mullholand
Commissioner
604-980-4653
info@vancouvergolftour.com
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