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THE MOST POPULAR NATIONAL EVENT FOR CLUB GOLFERS

In 2012 the Volvo Matchplay Championship will be celebrating it’s 17th year.

How does the tournament work?

  • Two separate competitions, Better-Ball pairs and an Individual competition
  • Entry fee is £40 per pair and £20 for the Individual competition
  • Closing date is Friday 18th May 2012 – play commences on June 1st
  • The draw is made on a regional basis to minimise traveling
  • Matches are played at home or opponents course – many courses offer courtesy
  • Up to four knockout matches played between June and end of September
  • Stroke allowance is ¾ difference in Better-Ball and full difference in Individual
  • Winners of four matches qualify for one of 8 regional finals in October
  • Leading pairs and individuals at regional finals qualify for the Grand Final in Jan 2013
  • The winning pair and individual at the Grand Final will qualify to play in the Volvo UK Final with the opportunity to qualify for the Volvo World Golf Challenge final (played at Fancourt, South Africa in Jan 2012) and the once in a lifetime experience of 'Playing with the Pros'

Grand Final Vale do Lobo, Algarve, Portugal January 2013

  • 44 golfers will win the fantastic prize of a place at the Grand Final including:

    • Return flights from UK to Faro
    • Hire car
    • 5 nights luxury accommodation at Vale do Lobo
    • Practice round plus four competitive rounds – 2 on the magnificent Royal Course and 2 on the spectacular Ocean Course
    • Nike polo shirt and balls
    • Welcome drinks party and presentation dinner
    • Fantastic prizes sponsored by Nike
    • National title – Better- Ball & Individual Champions
    • The winning pair and individual at the Grand Final will qualify to play in the Volvo UK Final with the opportunity to qualify for the Volvo World Golf Challenge final and the once in a lifetime experience of 'Playing with the Pros'
    • Serious fun to be had by all

Why enter?

  • A place at the Grand Final is a very memorable prize

"Just to get here is the real prize. We've stayed in a fantastic resort with some absolutely great people and had a really good time. We've been on plenty of golf holidays with our closest friends, but we have never enjoyed ourselves as much as we have this week." Stuart Robinson – BetterBall Champions team 2008

  • Play competitive golf on your local courses for a fraction of normal green fee - often courtesy is granted or at worst share the members guest rate green fee.

"It cost us £20 each to enter and our first round was away at Royal Aberdeen – we got courtesy and the normal green fee is £125"Mike Jones, Cruden Bay - Grand Finalist 2009,

  • The opportunity to qualify for the Volvo World Golf Challenge and 'Playing with the Pros'

    • The winning pair and individual at the Grand Final will now go a stage further and will be invited to the Volvo UK Final from where they will have the opportunity to qualify for a place in the Volvo World Golf Challenge and the once in a lifetime experience of 'Playing with the Pros'.
TOUR NEWS
MARK VANDENBERGHE WINS IN FANCOURT

Congratulations to Mark Vandenberghe who together with his playing partners, Retief Goosen and Lee Slattery won the Volvo Golf Champions 'Playing with the Pros' at Fancourt with a score of -18. Jason Shillito playing alongside Darren Clarke and SSP Chowrasia finished on -9 while Bill Ferguson, Colin Montgomerie and Matt Zions finished on -3. This is the second consecutive year that a UK competitor has won 'Playing with the Pros' after Kevin Aherne's success alongside Darren Clarke and Paul Casey in Bahrain. 
UK SUCCESS IN FANCOURT

Three of the seven VWGC finalists have qualified to 'Play with the Pros' in the Volvo Golf Champions on Fancourt's superb Links Course, rated No 1 in South Africa. Volvo OoM winner Bill Ferguson, UK Final winner Jason Shillito and OoM runner up Mark Vandenberghe will tee it up in the second round of the tournament, each playing alongside two of the European Tour's leading pros. Unfortunately Richard Vale, Jenny Brown, Simon Smith and Emma Howie didn't qualify.