The Genesis Downtown Vancouver Winter League is an 8-week team competition built for serious fun, great vibes, and unreal prizes. With weekly cash payouts, competitive divisions, playoffs, and a once-in-a-kind grand prize experience, this is sim golf at its best — all season long.
League Basics
📅 League Dates: Sunday, January 18 – Thursday, March 12 (Playoffs Sunday March 29)
⏱️ Season Length: 8-week regular season
👨👩👧👦 Team Size: 4 players per team
⛳ Handicap: Golf Canada handicap required (max index 24) + rolling SIM/Scramble handicap system applied. *Full details on handicaps can be found below the contact form.
📊 Weekly Leaderboard: 1st = 5 pts, 2nd = 4 pts, 3rd = 3 pts, 4th = 2 pts, 5th = 1 pt, 6th = 0 pts
🏆 Regular Season Winner: Team with the highest cumulative points after 8 weeks
🎯 Playoffs: Top 6 teams from each division qualify for the playoff finale on Sunday, March 29
🤝 League Sponsor: Genesis Downtown Vancouver
Two-Division Format
To keep matchups competitive and enjoyable:
Division 1 – Lower-Handicap Teams
More challenging tee setups.
Division 2 – Higher-Handicap Teams
Will play forward tees on select courses to keep pace of play fun and fair.
All teams still compete for weekly low gross & low net cash prizes.
Game Format
📍 Booking Window: Play anytime Sunday–Thursday
🌍 League Theme: Chasing The Sun
👕 Format: 4-person scramble – 18 holes
A minimum of 3 tee shots and a maximum of 5 tee shots used per player.
Playoffs
📅 Playoff Day: Sunday, March 29
In the playoffs, teams battle it out for the grand prize — awarded only on playoff day.
Each division has its own 6-team bracket:
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Seeds 1 & 2: Bye to semifinals
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Seeds 3, 4, 5, and 6 player in the Quarterfinal
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Quarters & Semis: 9-hole scramble (rolling handicaps from regular season)
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Division Final: 9-hole scramble match play
🏆 Each division crowns a champion & wins a grand prize of $1,500 cash.
Prizing
🏆 Playoff Prizes (Decided on Playoff Day)
Division Championship Prizes
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Division 1 Champions: $1,500 cash
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Division 2 Champions: $1,500 cash
Second Place (Each Division)
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$200 cash
All playoff prizes are determined by playoff results only.
🎉 Regular Season Winners (After 8 Weeks)
The team that finishes 1st overall in points in each division after the regular season wins:
🏅 Hideout Party Package (One package awarded per division)
💸 Weekly Cash Prizes (Paid Separately Per Division)
Each week, teams in Division 1 and Division 2 compete for:
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Low Net: $200
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Low Gross: $50
🎯 Bonus Contests (Weekly)
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Long Drive
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Closest to the Pin
🏔️ Ultimate Grand Prize – Whistler Golf Getaway
Thanks to Genesis Downtown Vancouver, any team in the league can win this prize — regardless of standings.
Includes:
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1-night stay at the Four Seasons Whistler
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Round of golf at Nicklaus North Golf Course
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Genesis vehicle for the weekend for the full Whistler trip
How to Win the Trip
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Every time a team makes a purchase during league play, they receive a ballot
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Write your team name on the ballot and drop it in
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Ballots accumulate all season
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One ballot will be drawn on playoff day
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That team wins the Whistler golf trip + Genesis car
What It Costs
💰 $1,000 per team ($250 per player)
Includes:
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8 weeks of league play
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We take $120 from the $1000 to go towards the weekly cash prize pool
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2.5 hours of FREE sim time per team each week
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Entry into playoffs
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Eligibility for all cash prizes & the Whistler grand prize
HANDICAPS & FAIR PLAY
To keep the league competitive, fair, and honest, team handicaps will be handled as follows:
Returning Fall League Teams
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Teams returning from the Fall League will use the rolling team handicap we’ve built from their previous league performance.
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This handicap is based on real simulator data and scramble results and will continue to adjust as the season progresses.
New Teams
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All new players must have a Golf Canada handicap.
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Individual handicaps will be used to calculate a team handicap using the following weighting:
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25% of the lowest handicap
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20% of the second lowest
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15% of the third
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10% of the highest handicap (capped at a maximum index of 24)
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This creates an initial team handicap for league play.
Adjustment Period
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New teams will be required to play a couple of pre-season rounds.
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We will also factor in Week 1 Winter League scores.
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Using this data, we may adjust team handicaps to better reflect simulator performance and scramble play.
This process ensures:
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Fair competition across both divisions
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Honest handicaps that reflect actual play
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A level playing field for all teams throughout the season






