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Father & Son Golf Championship

October 19 - 22 | $45,000 prize money & prizes

 

You don’t have to be a professional or great player to join in what will be three days of fantastic golf and fun filled memories.

The South Pacific’s first Father and Son Golf Championship is a reality and will take place in Fiji October 2015.
The tournament will played at Natadola Bay Championship course and Denarau Golf & Racquet Club

Father and Son Golf tournaments have been some of the most popular events worldwide for many years.  An annual Father and Son Tournament in the USA is so popular it attracts 1500 entries each year.  These tournaments have been made famous by huge media hype and TV coverage, of the PGA Tour’s event which features likes of Jack Nicklaus, Bernhard Langer Jonny Miller, Gary Player, Greg Norman, VJ Singh and their golfing sons & a few daughters. It makes for a very competitive tournament and fantastic comradeship.

The inaugural event is guaranteed to attract some of Australia and New Zealand’s well known father and son golfing and sporting legends, both professional and amateur.  

The Tournament offers over $45,000 in prizes and professional prize money. You don’t have to be great players to join in what will be three days of fantastic golf and fun filled memories.
The tournament is being held directly after the $1 million One Asia professional tournament at Natadola Bay. So those who are interested in traveling to Fiji a few days earlier can watch some of Australasia best professionals in action and then test your skills a few days later on the same course.

Golf Courses


The Tournament will be played on two excellent golf courses;

Natadola Bay, is the world class 18 hole VJ Singh masterpiece that everyone is talking about.

Denarau Golf & Racquet Club, a great resort course and only 200 meters from the Westin Resort.

Who Can Play?


The Tournament is open to amateur and professional golfers and teams can be.
  • Amateur / Amateur
  • Professional / Amateur
  • Professional/ Professional
Teams can consist of the following combinations;
  • Father & Son
  • Grandfather & Grandson:
  • Father in law & Son in law
  • Step Father & Step son,
  • Father & Daughter  special section

Unique Competition


This is a team’s event, and father and son teams can be made up as follows
Two amateurs, two professionals or one professional and one amateur.

There will be gross and net competitions daily, however the main prizes will be awarded for the overall 54 hole competition.

  • Day one,   Denarau Golf Course – Two ball best ball
  • Day two,    Natadola Bay -Two ball scramble (Ambrose)
  • Day three, Denarau -Two ball best ball

Handicaps


Amateurs must have an official club handicap and professionals who have an official handicap can use this in the team’s net competition.

Prizes and Prize Money


Amateurs will compete for $15,000 in prizes and professionals will play for $30,000 in prize money.

There will be gross and net competitions.
NB – where a prize winning team consists of a professional and amateur, the amateur will receive a prize and the professional, prize money.

The Tournament Hotel


The Westin Resort & Spa is a five star luxury hotel set on the beach at the magnificent Denarau Island only 20 minutes’ drive from Nadi International Airport. Denarau Island has 8 international hotels and Port Denarau marine village with numerous restaurants, bars and retail shops.

Event Format


October 19   Arrive Nadi and check into the five star Westin Fiji Resort & Spa
                     Welcome cocktail party & tournament registration
October 20   Round one Westin Father & Son Golf Championship at Denarau
                     Evening drinks at tournament bar where the scoreboard will be sited
 October 21  Round two Westin Father & Son Golf Championship at Natadola Bay
                     Evening drinks at the tournament bar where the scoreboard will be sited
October 22   Round three Westin Father & Son Golf Championship at Denarau
                     Tournament prize presentation dinner at COCO PALMS

Tournament Package


  • Four nights twin share accommodation at Westin Fiji Resort & Spa.
  • Daily full buffet breakfast.
  • 3 tournament rounds including cart and range balls
  • Daily on course lunch and drinks during the tournament
  • Transfers between hotel and golf courses.
  • Return airport / hotel transfers
  • Welcome cocktail party.
  • Nightly drinks at the Tournament Bar.
  • Player gift pack valued at over $120.
  • Final night gala dinner.
  • Over $45,000 in prizes and prize money.

Cost


Player : $AUD1191.00 -  $NZ1295.00   share twin basis
Non- Player: $AUD819.00 - $NZ890.00 share twin &,includes ,cocktail party, evening drinks & final night  gala dinner
Extra nights $AUD133.00 - $NZ145.00

Entries will only be accepted on the Tournament entry form which is available at www.pacificgolf.co.nz  or contact Pacific Golf Management email richard@pacificgolf.co.nz phone +64 21989996.

Condition of Entry


  • All entries must be submitted on the official entry form accompanied by a deposit of $200.00 per person, balance will be payable by 8th of September.
  • All competitors must purchase the Tournament Event Package
  • The organisers will accept entries on a first come basis until the field has reached a capacity of 60 teams.

Professional Prize Money Breakdown.


Where a team has a professional and amateur, the professional will receive prize money and the amateur a prize.
Where a team has two professionals, and for example they win the gross section of the event, they would receive 1st and 2nd prize money, should they finish 6th they would receive 6th & 7th prize money.
Professionals can win prize money in both gross and net competitions

  Gross Net
1 $3,300 $3,300
2 $2,300 $2,300
3 $1,800 $1,800
4 $1,400 $1,400
5 $1,200 $1,200
6 $1,000 $1,000
7 $900 $900
8 $800 $800
9 $700 $700
10 $600 $600
11 $500 $500
12 $500 $500
Total $15,000 $15,000