Golf Question of the Week: Are You Ready to Put Your Amateur Game to the Tournament Test?

So what if you’re not a scratch golfer? You don’t need to be a low handicapper to get a true taste of individual tournament competition on the Grand Strand.

The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour hosts the second of its season-long tournaments in the Myrtle Beach area on Monday, March 24, with tee times beginning at 1 p.m. at the Resort Club at Grande Dunes.

The one-day, stroke play tournament fee of $130 includes golf, GPS-equipped cart and range balls, and helps subsidize trophies for GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour players and separate prize funds for both Tour members and guests. The event is limited to the first 40 players, and space is filling quickly. The registration deadline is Monday, March 17th.

Click here to register, or contact Tim Mack at tmack@theaagt.com or Marc DeGarie at hogan53@sc.rr.com. (Please note that the tournament fee must be paid in advance by check. Submit checks c/o Tim Mack, 3001 N. Kings Hwy., PMB #241, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577.)

About the Tour

Membership in The GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour is open to golfers of all skill levels. Players are entered in one of six flights based on an initial, verifiable handicap (e.g., USGA index); the Tour can also help establish a valid handicap for those who need one. Flight classifications include Championship (scratch-3.9), Palmer (4.0-7.9), Hogan (8.0-11.9), Sarazen (12.0-15.9), Jones (16.0-19.9) and Snead (20.0 and above).

All GOLF CHANNEL Amateur Tour events are generally stroke play and conform to USGA rules. Its Myrtle Beach schedule includes both one- and two-day events, along with the season-ending National Championship and the 54-hole team championship.

Upcoming 2008 tour stops on the Grand Strand include the Founders Club at Pawleys Island, The West Course at Myrtle Beach National, Farmstead Golf Links, Willbrook Plantation, Long Bay Club, Myrtlewood Golf Club (Palmetto) and River Hills Golf & Country Club.

For more information, visit the Myrtle Beach tour’s Web page.