Local Qualifier for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship and Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship announced 

Please read down for dates and terms of entry to the competition 

Southampton, Bermuda (September 12, 2022) The Bermuda Golf Association (BGA), Bermuda Professional Golfers’ Association (BPGA), and tournament officials are pleased to announce the dates of the Local Qualifier for this year’s Butterfield Bermuda Championship. The pre-tournament qualifying competition will take place Tuesday, October 4 and Wednesday, October 5 at Port Royal Golf Course. The 36-hole individual stroke-play event is open to local Bermudian professional and amateur players.   

Three Bermudian golfers will be offered qualifying spots to compete in Bermuda’s fourth annual PGA TOUR event which falls this October 27 to 30 at its host location, Port Royal Golf Course, Southampton, Bermuda. Further to these three exemption spots into the Butterfield Bermuda Championship, those who place fourth, fifth and sixth will be granted exemption spots into the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship which will be held this October 11 and 12 at Port Royal Golf Course. These individuals will also be reserve alternatives for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship field. Seventh, eighth and ninth placers will be reserve alternatives for the Butterfield Bermuda APGA Championship.

 “The Butterfield Bermuda Championship continues to give local golf an opportunity to grow and develop the game. We are excited this year to see an additional event with the APGA tournament providing more exposure in high-level competition.” –  BGA President Craig Brown 

The 2021 Local Qualifier saw Michael Sims, Camiko Smith, Chaka DeSilva and Damian Palanyandi Qualify to enter the field for the Butterfield Bermuda Championship. For Michael Sims, a third consecutive year of doing so. Whilst all four played exceptionally well, Michael Sims showed his poise, carding two-over par 144 to earn his third start in the PGA TOUR event. The top finishing Bermudian, winning by four strokes, had the low round of the day with a second straight one-over par 72. Camiko Smith was not far behind shooting +6 over par to take the second spot. Following Camiko; Chaka Desilva at +8 over par with Damian Palanyandi claiming the fourth and final exemption spot at +9 over par. 

Entries will soon open to professional golfers, amateur golfers, and applicants for reinstatement. Eligibility to compete in the Butterfield Bermuda Championship Local Qualifier requires participants to meet the following criteria: 

1. Players must possess Bermudian status.

2. Players must be in good standing with the BGA and BPGA and not subject to any disciplinary process or sanction of either association 

3. Amateurs and applicants for reinstatement must have an up-to-date handicap index, not exceeding 1.4, under the World Handicap System

Note: A player’s scoring record may not include any scores from before October 1, 2021.

Full details of eligibility requirements, accommodation, and conditions of competition related to conducting the tournament under COVID-19 requirements will be available at the time of registration. Entries officially open Monday, September 12. 

The tournament committee recognizes the current economic impact and has decided to keep the Qualifier’s entry fee to $150 for all competitors. Any questions should be directed to [email protected] you can alternatively call the Bermuda Golf Association office on 441/295-9972.  

For more information about the Bermuda Championship, visit www.butterfieldbdachampionship.com

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About Butterfield Bermuda Championship 

The Butterfield Bermuda Championship is an annual stop on the PGA TOUR. To date, the tournament has raised over $1.1 million for local charities. This is the first PGA TOUR event ever held in Bermuda, highlighted by a field that includes a minimum of three Bermudians who qualify to compete via a Local Qualifying event. Scheduled for October 20 to 23 at Port Royal Golf Course in Southampton, the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship will feature a field of 132 players, 72 holes of stroke play and a purse of US $6.5 million. This official FedEx Cup event will showcase Bermuda to the world with 14 hours of live Golf Channel broadcast. For more information, visit www.butterfieldbdachampionship.com and connect with the tournament
on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. 

About Butterfield 

Butterfield is a full-service bank and wealth manager headquartered in Hamilton, Bermuda, providing services to clients from Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, and Jersey, where our principal banking operations are located, and The Bahamas, Switzerland, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, where we offer specialized financial services. Banking services comprise deposit, cash management and lending solutions for individual, business, and institutional clients. Wealth management services are composed of trust, private banking, asset management and custody. In Bermuda, the Cayman Islands and Guernsey, we offer both banking and wealth management. In The Bahamas, Singapore, and Switzerland, we offer select wealth management services. In the UK, we offer residential property lending. In Jersey, we offer select banking and wealth management services. Butterfield is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB) and the Bermuda Stock Exchange (symbol: NTB.BH). Further details can be obtained from our website at: www.butterfieldgroup.com. 

  

About Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) 

The Bermuda Tourism Authority (BTA) is an award-winning, accredited destination marketing organisation that promotes Bermuda internationally and works to empower our tourism industry stakeholders. Explore Bermuda’s National Tourism Plan at BermudaNTP.com. 

  

About PGA TOUR 

By showcasing golf’s greatest players, the PGA TOUR engages, inspires, and positively impacts our fans, partners, and communities worldwide. 
 
The PGA TOUR, headquartered in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, co-sanctions tournaments on the PGA TOUR, PGA TOUR Champions, Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour-PGA TOUR Canada, Forme Tour and PGA TOUR Series-China. Members on the PGA TOUR represent the world’s best players, hailing from 29 countries and territories outside the United States (96 international members). Worldwide, PGA TOUR tournaments are broadcast to 216 countries and territories in 28 languages. Virtually all tournaments are organized as non-profit organizations to maximize charitable giving, and to date, tournaments across all Tours have generated more than $3.2 billion. 
 
Fans can follow the PGA TOUR on PGATOUR.COM, the No. 1 site in golf, on the PGA TOUR app and on social media channels, including Facebook, Instagram (in English, Spanish and Korean), LinkedIn, Twitter, WeChat, Weibo, Toutiao, Douyin and LINE.