Golf Channel Amateur Tour questions?

[TN94z]

I was reading about this in my area and I can't seem to find any good info on it. When I bring up the schedule for my area, it just shows tournaments in CA. Is this because the season is over or something? I would like to see a list of where the tournaments are held to help me make my decision.

Anyone on here playing in it? How is it? Just from reading the site, it sounds pretty cool and with no other stuff going on in my area really, it is ideal for what I want to do.

[Clambake]

I'm assuming you looked on their website: http://www.thegolfchannel.com/amateurtour/

I looked it up and saw all kinds of events in your area, with listings for Memphis, Nashville, and east Tennessee. Look at the "Find Your Local Tour" box and use the drop down menu where it says "Select a Tour..." to pick a region.

[TN94z]

I'm assuming you looked on their website:

I did that but if you are look at the schedule it doesn't show any tournaments. I talked with one of the main people and they said there were only 60 days left in the season and that Memphis will probably not have a tour next year. That was the one that was close to me. I guess I might have to try Nashville. I saw what you are talking about, but I didn't see a list of venues? Did you?

[Rounders]

I would check out the EGolf tour.

http://www.egolf.com/amTour.aspx

They are about half the cost of the Golf Channel Tour and have good competition. Looks like they have 3 tours in TN. Good luck.

[TN94z]

I would check out the EGolf tour.

Thanks man!! I checked this one out and it sounds much better than the Golf channel tour. I talked with the guy from the golf channel tour and it sounds shady...like it may or may not be around in my area next year.

So, the eGolf one is the one I am going to try out. Thanks again.

[Clambake]

I did that but if you are look at the schedule it doesn't show any tournaments.

I looked at it again and it showed a number of events in Tennessee along with the regionals and championship: Willow Creek (Postponed) Mar 28 Willow Creek- Knoxville, TN DISNEY REGIONAL MAJOR Apr 18 - Apr 19 Disney - Magnolia- Orlando, FL Disney - Palm- Lake Buena Vista, FL Three Ridges Apr 18 Three Ridges Golf Course- Knoxville, TN Millstone May 2 Millstone Golf Club- Morristown, TN Reems Creek May 16 Reems Creek GC- Waterville, NC Graysburg Hills May 30 Graysburg Hills- Chuckey, TN BATTLE AT THE BEACH Jun 11 - Jun 13 Innisbrook - Copperhead- Palm Harbor, FL Innisbrook - Island- Palm Harbor, FL Centennial Golf Course Jun 13 Centennial Golf Course- Oak Ridge, TN Crockett Ridge Jun 27 Crockett Ridge GC- Kingsport, TN Bent Creek Golf Course Jul 11 Bent Creek GC- Gatlinburg, TN TPC SAWGRASS INVITATIONAL Jul 18 - Jul 19 TPC Sawgrass - Stadium- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL TPC Sawgrass - Valley- Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Info Leaderboard Elizabethon Jul 25 - Jul 26 Elizabethton Municipal Go- Elizabethton, TN InfoRegister Eqwanni Farms Aug 8 TBA- InfoRegister Cattails Aug 15 Cattails at Meadowview- Kingsport, TN Willow Creek (Tour Finals) Round 1 Aug 29 Willow Creek- Knoxville, TN InfoRegister TBA (Tour Finals) Round 2 Sep 13 TBA- Info 2009 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sep 22 - Sep 25 PGA West - TPC Stadium- La Quinta, CA La Quinta R & C - Mtn- La Quinta, CA Mtn View CC at La Quinta- La Quinta, CA PGA West - Norman- La Quinta, CA PGA West - Nicklaus TC- La Quinta, CA SilverRock Resort- La Quinta, CA Trilogy GC at La Quinta- La Quinta, CA 2009 SENIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Sep 22 - Sep 25 PGA West - Nicklaus TC- La Quinta, CA La Quinta R & C - Mtn- La Quinta, CA Mtn View CC at La Quinta- La Quinta, CA PGA West - Norman- La Quinta, CA PGA West - TPC Stadium- La Quinta, CA Silver Rock Resort- La Quinta, CA SilverRock Resort- La Quinta, CA Trilogy GC at La Quinta- La Quinta, CA

[TN94z]

I looked at it again and it showed a number of events in Tennessee along with the regionals and championship:

Those are all east TN. I talked with the Golf channel guy and he said the reason none are showing up for memphis and nashville is because they don't have a director for them and that they may not be around next year. That is the difference. I saw those you have listed but those are like 6 hour drives!! The ones I was looking for are Memphis and Nashville.

[golf_junkie27]

I looked into doing it in New York. However, it was just too pricey for the course where it was being held. Sorry but not plunking $150 for a course that I normally pay $32 to play.

It's possible that's a normal price for a tourney?

Anyway, good luck to those that are participating. Would be pretty cool if they televised the finals.

[TN94z]

I looked into doing it in New York. However, it was just too pricey for the course where it was being held. Sorry but not plunking $150 for a course that I normally pay $32 to play.

That is what I thought too about the etour that I am looking into. The fees at one course was like 95.00 and I usually pay 30 or 40. But once I got to reading about it, that fee included greens fee, cart fee, range balls, prize pool, skins, etc...It included quite a bit of stuff and that is why it was so high.