The 2008 Golfers Warehouse Pro Tour
will begin its inaugural season in July. The Tour, owned and managed
by PH Horgan, will conduct a series of five events at a host of
New England’s finest golf courses. The 2008 schedule has
been coordinated to accommodate players intending to play the
New England State Open circuit.
Online registration deadline is June
13, 2008
Qualifications:
Any player who is not listed as a fully exempt member
of the 2008 PGA TOUR, Nationwide Tour, European Tour, European
Challenge Tour, Champions Tour or LPGA Tour.
Membership:
$750
Members will receive the following:
» SUNDOG AIR sunglasses
(first 60 Tour Members to sign up for the Golfers' Warehouse
Tour)
»
GWPT membership photo identification card
» GWPT discount card to Golfers
Warehouse
» GWPT polo shirt and hat
provided by apparel sponsor
» Players completing a minimum
of three (3) events will be eligible for two Q-School Reimbursement
Bonuses ($4,500)
Entry Fees:
Full season 5 events x $750 = $3,750 + $750 membership
fee = $4,500
Membership $750
Single event $750 (members)
Single event $1,050 (non-members)
Amateur Players $250 (no membership required)
$150 (Providence Open)
Payment Schedule:
All full season members must pay tournament entry fees
and the membership fee in full by June 13, 2008.
Single event players may purchase spots up until seven business
day prior to the start of a tournament.
Format:
Four 36-hole competitions (no cut)
One 54 –hole Tour Championship (cut)
Players will be paired in threesomes.
One practice round is included in a participants entry fee. Practice
rounds will be played on the day prior to the first round of each
tournament.
Range balls are included in the tournament entry fee.
Players are expected to support our Pro-Ams. Each Pro-Am will
have a purse. Pro-Am fields will be selected based on the Golfers
Warehouse Tour’s official money list.
Field Size: 60 Professionals, 1 Host Professional,
8 Amateurs (by invitation only)
Purse: (based on 60 full season members)
Tournament Purses
» 60 x $750 = $45,
000
» 94% of entries are returned
to the purse
» 4.0% of entries are returned
to the Q-School pool
» 2.0% of entries are returned
to the Weekly Pro-Am pool
» 38% of the field earns
a check (23 players)
POSITION - PERCENT - PRIZE
1 - 18% - $8,000
2 - 10% - $4,500
3 - 7.2% - $3,240
4 - 6.2% - $2,790
5 - 5.5% - $2,475
6 - 5.1% - $2,295
7 - 4.8% - $2,160
8 - 4.3% - $1,935
9 - 3.7% - $1,665
10 - 3.2% - $1,440
11 - 3.0% - $1,350
12 - 2.8% - $1,260
13 - 2.6% - $1,170
14 - 2.4% - $1,080
15 - 2.2% - $990
16 - 2.0% - $900
17 - 1.9% - $855
18 - 1.8% - $810
19 - 1.7% - $765
20 - 1.6% - $720
21 - 1.5% - $675
22 - 1.4% - $625
23 - 1.3% - $600
*The low amateur in each event will receive a Golfers’
Warehouse Merchandise Certificate
Weekly Pro-Am Purse
» 1 $ 500
» 2 $ 300
» 3 $ 200
Top two members (based on money list) participating in a minimum
of three (3) events will be awarded Q-School reimbursement ($4,500).
Players must attend Q-School to receive reimbursement.
Tour Qualifying Provision
Any GWPT member earning full-time playing privileges
on the following tours: the PGA Tour, the Nationwide Tour, the
European Tour, the Challenge Tour, the Champions Tour, or the
LPGA Tour, will have all monies refunded for events they have
not participated in.
A GWPT member earning a qualifying spot in any individual PGA
Tour, Nationwide Tour, European Tour, Challenge Tour, Champions
Tour, or LPGA Tour event will have their entry reimbursed for
the event missed.
Players must notify the GWPT Tour Office immediately upon qualifying. |