Anyone playing on this Amateur Tour?

[skierbri10]

The Golf Channel Amateur Tour that is....

This is my first year on it and the last time I played actual competitive golf was in 1993. I am pretty excited just to get out there and have my scores really mean something. Anyways, just thought I would throw this out there....

Linky.....

The Golf Channel Amateur Tour

[mikelz]

The Golf Channel Amateur Tour that is....

For $200 I'm not. This will be as sandbagged as the old Oldsmobile Scramble.

[skierbri10]

For $200 I'm not. This will be as sandbagged as the old Oldsmobile Scramble.

Ok, cool. I guess $200 is not that much $ to me.

I will also be in one of the top two tiers so I am not worried about sandbagging.....lol

[mikelz]

Ok, cool. I guess $200 is not that much $ to me.

That ought to work sort of well if you get in the 0-3.9 index bracket.

There won't be any +2s masquerading as 3s.

[skierbri10]

That ought to work sort of well if you get in the 0-3.9 index bracket.

That is true, but I think I will be in the one below that at the start. I haven't played much in the last 3 years so I need to knock the rust off.

[Big_M]

Does the GC Amateur tour have people in your region... it seems like they have a pretty poor turnout in a lot of areas.

This tour does much better... and is better priced...
http://www.amateurgolftour.net/index.htm

Whoops... I see now that you are in Colorado, so the tour I mentioned will do you no good.
-sorry

[skierbri10]

Does the GC Amateur tour have people in your region... it seems like they have a pretty poor turnout in a lot of areas.

Well I live in Colorado and the egolf tour doesn't have a region here. I am pretty sure there is a good turnout in this area. I guess I will see, I will also let you know.

[golf_junkie27]

It's $200 to join and $180 per tournament in NY/Westchester. In order to compete Nationwide, you have to committ to six tournaments. That's $1400 for six golf tournaments at courses where I could play 70 times for that amount of money.

Does anyone know how much prize money they are offering? Is it just a trophy and some bragging rights?

[skierbri10]

It's $200 to join and $180 per tournament in NY/Westchester. In order to compete Nationwide, you have to committ to six tournaments. That's $1400 for six golf tournaments at courses where I could play 70 times for that amount of money.

Hmmm...tournaments are about $120 here on courses that cost $60-$150..... You can play national tournaments, but to goto the Championships you must play a certain amount of tournaments in your local region. Money isn't an issue for me, I want to have fun and competition. Since it is an amatuer tour you cannot accept money, but can receive prizes not more than $750. If you win the National Championship you do get a trophy, not sure if the local championship gets a trophy or not.

[golf_junkie27]

Hmmm...tournaments are about $120 here on courses that cost $60-$150..... You can play national tournaments, but to goto the Championships you must play a certain amount of tournaments in your local region. Money isn't an issue for me, I want to have fun and competition. Since it is an amatuer tour you cannot accept money, but can receive prizes not more than $750. If you win the National Championship you do get a trophy, not sure if the local championship gets a trophy or not.

If they were playing courses that I could not get on or where the greens fees were that price range, I might think about entering a tournament or two. It's just tough, at least for me, justifying $180 for a $20 course.

I wish you the best of luck.

[skierbri10]

If they were playing courses that I could not get on or where the greens fees were that price range, I might think about entering a tournament or two. It's just tough, at least for me, justifying $180 for a $20 course.

I agree with you.....That is unreasonable.

[jonathan0530]

I would love to play on the Golf Channel Tour but way too expensive for me.
I was thinking about checking out the egolf amateur tour here in NC.

[Pinseeker81]

I joined it. If it's no fun at least I won't be out much money.

[harrinjj]

Does the GC Amateur tour have people in your region... it seems like they have a pretty poor turnout in a lot of areas.

I play on this tour in Michigan. It was $90 to get your tour card and the tournaments cost between $75-$100, depending on the course. The courses are some of the best in the area, so well worth it. There is a Championship flight, A flight, B flight, C flight, and D flight. Based on your handicap is what flight you get into. Each flight winner gets a trophy and about $150 gift card, depending on how many people join the tournament. They also pay out in a gift card for the 2nd and 3rd place as well. You can also pay to get into greenies and skins if you want. I played last year and am playing again this year and I love it. Here is the site if you want to check it out.

http://www.miagt.com/

[Guest]

This is my second year playing on this tour in Houston. They play pretty good courses around here and cost about $110/tournament. First place pays about $120 in gift certificates to TGW. I won 4 times last year and got bumped up a flight for the last tournament. The flights are pretty tightly spaced and I have not seen any indication of sandbagging (you don't get strokes in these tournaments. It is straight up within your flight). I played on a different tour here a few years back that gave the strokes and had wide flights (I was in the 10 - 18 hdcp flight). Sandbagging was crazy there. 18 cappers shooting low 80's in driving rain and wind.

I recommend the tour is you like competition and can afford it but it also depends on how your local tour is run.

Apparently this used to be the American Amateur Tour (or something like that) and The Golf Channel bought them out. Alot of our local directors quit after the first year and are planning on starting their own tour after their no-compete runs out (I think they have to wait 1 more year).

-Pete

[jorruss]

Played on the Golf Channel tour for the past 2 seasons. It used to be the American Amateur Golf Tour, and is still run by them, but the Golf Channel put lots of money into promoting it so it's known as the Golf Channel Amateur Tour.

In the area that I play (Orlando, Jacksonville, Tampa) It is very well run. Sean Steele the tour director does a fantastic job. It's tough to put together events to please players of all ability levels. Sean does a great job getting some of the best courses in the region to host tournaments, and the level of competition is very good. In the Championship flight where I play, over par scores seldom win. My only gripe with it is the course setup for the Championship flight. Normally we would play the tips, but they are always set up in the 6500-6700 range, and I think that's too short for scratch golfers.

[1par2win]

Hi all. Anybody play this Nature Valley sponsored event? The entry fees are a bit steep but seems like a good time.

http://www.naturevalleygolf.com/