HOUSTON – The Houston division of the Amateur Golf Tour is preparing for its first season of providing golfers of all abilities a tour to call their own. This year’s schedule kicks off Feb. 5 at Eagle Pointe and concludes Oct. 15 at Tour 18 Houston.
The 2006 schedule is comprised of 19 tournaments – held on Sundays – at some of the area’s premier courses, including: Blackhorse GC, Greatwood GC and Magnolia Creek GC.
"The AGT allows everyday golfers to go ‘on tour’ and compete against players of their own skill level," said local tour director Kevin Knight. "If you’ve ever wanted to experience golf like a professional, now you can."
The Amateur Golf Tour is for amateurs of all ages and abilities. Members are placed in one of four flights based on handicaps. Flights are: Championship (0-5 handicap), A Flight (6-10), B Flight (11-15) and C Flight (16-21).
Tournament format is gross stroke play, with USGA rules in effect. A software program tracks each player’s handicap to ensure participants are placed in their proper flight.
Golfers may join the tour any time during the year for an $80 membership fee. That fee includes a gift bag and tour packet, and allows members to play in Houston tournaments, as well as other Amateur Golf Tour events nationwide. Membership also provides golfers reduced rates on practice rounds prior to some of the scheduled tournaments.
Entry fees for Houston events range from $65-$95. Those fees includes cart and green fees, range balls, gift certificates for the top three in each flight, plus closest-to-the-pin and long drive awards.
Prize winners at every tourney receive gift certificates from Edwin Watts Golf in Houston, while all participants earn points toward a season-long championship in their flight.
Golfers who finish in the top 10 in points in their flight receive invitations to the 2006 Amateur Tour Championship, Oct. 28-29 at Wild Wing Plantation in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
For information, call Kevin Knight at (832) 262-9335, visit www.amateurgolftour.net, www.houstonagt.net or send an e-mail to: kknight@houstonagt.net
Contact:
Kevin Knight
(832) 262-9335
kknight@houstonagt.net
Craig Distl
(704) 377-8622
cdistl@bellsouth.net
