Chicago area golfers -- eGolf Amateur Tour coming to town

[Rounders]

For those of you who are interested in playing in some amateur tournaments, the eGolf Amateur tour is opening up a Chicago branch. Play begins in April-2010.

Fees are $90 to join and tourney fees range from $90-$150. Some good courses on the schedule. Better pricing than Golf Channel, and play some of the same courses for $20+ less.

Definitely worth checking out.

Home Page: http://www.amateurgolftour.net/chica...es/default.asp
Schedule: http://www.amateurgolftour.net/chica...s/schedule.asp

[duppy]

Thanks for the info

[Rounders]

Anyone interested in playing in this next year? Looks pretty cool to me.

[mship]

I've been hoping that the eGolf Tour would be coming to the area, but Chicago is just a tad too far - I'm downstate.

Any chance of some downstate tourneys? If not, guess I'll have to pay more for the GC event.

[Rounders]

Bump for those interested.

[Bastid]

I'm interested. The only course on that list I absolutely refuse to play is Big Run. My friend and I went down to play that last year, that course was such a piece of crap that I vowed never to return. $45 to walk, and it was the least exciting, most idiotic course I've ever seen. Great terrain for a course, rolling hills and fully wooded. Think they used that to their advantage? No. Every tee shot was elevated and then the shot to the green was back up a hill. The average uphill shot to the green was roughly 35-40 feet. Was an absolutely crap course.

sorry for the rant. That was 45 bones and thirty minutes drive time that I will never get back. If you're going to be down that way, try Old Oak Country Club in Homer Glen. One of the best kept secrets in Chicagoland.

[Rounders]

The beauty of this tour....you are not required to play in all the events...You pick and choose which ones you want to play in. Pretty cool if you ask me. Also noticed you can win visa gift cards (no more than $750 for amateur status), but a lot better than the golf channel and their golf galaxy gift cards. Looks like winners get crystal trophies and the prizes are also flighted.

[Rounders]

Anyone playing in these events? I'm playing this weekend.