FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Vancouver Golf Tour Inc.
VANCOUVER, BC (April 2,
2009)
VANCOUVER
PARKS GOLF
Preparing to play host to the Vancouver City
Open
Vancouver, B.C., April 2,
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
www.vancouverparksgolf.ca or contact:
Mr. Ron Caswell
Manager of Operations, Vancouver East District
604.257.8592
ron.caswell@vancouver.ca
Mr. Howard Normann
Supervisor of Golf Operations
604.718.6533
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. VGT gives local
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
contact:
Mr. Fraser Mullholand
Commissioner
604-980-4653
info@vancouvergolftour.com