The Tournament

Now in our eight year and the Sydney Invitational has grown to be, and remains the largest Pro-am in Australia. Prizemoney for the 2011 event will be $125,000 and the 256 players will compete at The Lakes, St Michaels and the third course to be confirmed.

2011 will again see some of the best and brightest male and female professional golfers compete side-by-side some of Australia's leading Corporate and Sporting identities.

Along similar lines as the famous AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-am, Bob Hope Desert Classic, the Las Vegas Invitational and Dunhill Links Championships, the Meriton Sydney Invitational will be a 54-hole, 4-person teams event held over three days from March 15th to 17th 2011, and will be played over three of the best courses in Sydney.

Each team will comprise of a PGA or LPGA Professional and three amateurs. The scoring system will be a 4 persons team event with the best two nett and gross scores counting on each hole.

The Professionals will play for $125,000 in prizemoney and $30,000 worth of amateur prizes and trophies will be on offer over the 3 days, including daily prizes, as well as the 54-hole winners trophy and prizes for the nett (main event) and scratch. An individual event will be held in conjunction for professionals and amateurs on each day and overall.

The tournament is Unique

The Professionals win prizemoney based on their 54-hole individual scratch stableford score , and on the two-ball best-ball score recorded by your team. What this means is that your Pro will be relying upon you to contribute to his winning money.

If you haven’t played this type of event before, then you’re in for a treat ! Dont worry about walking as one of our sponsors is Club Car. So all four players in your group are in Australia's best golf carts courtesy of Club Car's involvement.

All competitors will play the same course each day. Each team will have an A.M. and P.M. start over the first two days. The morning shot-gun will be at 7.30am and the afternoon start will be at 1.30pm.

At the end of the second day leading teams will be seeded for the final day course. The leading 30 teams will be seeded to play in the afternoon, and the remaining 30 teams will iin the morning.

There is no cut in the Sydney Invitational.

$125,000 Prize Money and over $30,000 of Prizes and trophies for the amatuers

Major Trophies

54 scratch stableford tournament for the Professionals
54-hole Team Nett Score (based on best two stableford scores each hole)
54-hole Team Scratch Score (based on best two scratch scores each hole)
754-hole Individual Amateur Score

Teams are not eligible to win more than one major prize, but professionals may win prizemoney in more than one event.

Daily individual amd 54-individual prizes will be awarded in grades (A,B,C for men). First, second and third place tropies awarded in the Team Nett and first and second awarded in the Team Scratch (each day and overall). Nearest the pin will be run each day.

What can you expect??

From start to finish you will go non-stop.

Registration will be from 6.30am on Tuesday morning (Day 1). At this time teams can register, pickup one of our now famous Players Welcome packs, meet the other teams and head over to the range to warm-up for your 7.30am hit-off.

Each day a scrumptious lunch will be served between 11.30am and 2.30pm. The morning players will enjoy a relaxing bite and beverage and taunt the afternoon players prior to their hit-off. The afternoon players can grab a bite before their 1.30pm start. Lunch is provided in the package (drinks will be players responsibility).

For the afternoon players there will be post-golf drinks served in the clubhouse daily trophies will be awarded the following day after scores have been checked and double checked (except for the final day, where trophies will be presented the Gala Presentation).

The Gala Charity Dinner will be held at Dockside, Cockle Bay on Thursday evening. The bar will open for drinks at 7.00pm for a 8.00pm commencement, and the evening promises to be something special with an array of entertainment and festivities.