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5 Tournaments Amateur Golfers Should Play This Summer

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you&&num;8217&semi;re hoping to get serious about your golf game&comma; the summer is the best time of year to compare your skills to the rest of the field&&num;8217&semi;s&period; Whether you&&num;8217&semi;ve just graduated high school and want to get a few larger-scale tournaments on your CV before college&comma; or if you&&num;8217&semi;re a long-time amateur who wants to see if he&&num;8217&semi;s got what it takes&comma; there are all kinds of opportunities for various skill levels&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Here are five great tournaments from around the country you should be on the lookout for this summer&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>1&period; Jersey Shootout  <&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Greate Bay CC&comma; Somers Point&comma; NJ&period; This 3-day event &lpar;May 16-18&rpar; includes a practice round on a shorter&comma; scenic par-70 course&period; There&&num;8217&semi;s a hotel within walking distance of the <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000080&semi;"><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">Greate Bay Country Club<&sol;span><&sol;span> venue&comma; too&excl; Signups close May 12&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>2&period; Summer Series  <&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Ridgemont CC&comma; Rochester&comma; NY&period; This 2-day event &lpar;July 1 and 2&comma; with an optional practice June 30&rpar; is at a great course with challenging par 3&&num;8217&semi;s&period; At &dollar;150&comma; it&&num;8217&semi;s also one of the more affordable tournaments with IJGA affiliation&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><img class&equals;"size-full wp-image-1770 aligncenter" title&equals;"5 Tournaments Amateur Golfers Should Play This Summer" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;04&sol;Five-Tournaments-Amateur-Golfers-Should-Play-This-Summer&period;jpg" alt&equals;"5 Tournaments Amateur Golfers Should Play This Summer" width&equals;"632" height&equals;"421" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>3&period; Summer Series  <&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000080&semi;"><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">Olde Stonewall<&sol;span><&sol;span> GC&comma; Ellwood City&comma; PA&period; Continuing with the IJGA Summer Series&comma; this course resides just outside of Pittsburgh&period; With the various peaks and valleys and a picturesque back 9&comma; players won&&num;8217&semi;t be disappointed with their 36-hole experience&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>4&period; North &amp&semi; South Men&&num;8217&semi;s Championship<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Pinehurst CC&comma; Pinehurst&comma; NC&period; For the more experienced amateur &lpar;handicap of 5&period;0 or less&rpar;&comma; the 114th running of this tournament is on Pinehurst No&period; 8&period; Pinehurst is also a resort&comma; so the accommodations are top-notch&period; Legends like Jack Nicklaus and Curtis Strange have won this contest &&num;8211&semi; are you up to the challenge&quest;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h2 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>5&period; Southern Amateur<br &sol;>&NewLine;<&sol;b><&sol;h2>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Gallery Golf Club&comma; Marana&comma; AZ&period; This 36-hole event just outside of Tuscon is on an amazing course&period; For any golfer who lives east of the Mississippi&comma; going to Arizona to play is an experience in itself&period; Must register by August 15th to play on the 23rd and 24th&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">There are important things to consider when looking for these tournaments online&period; If the tournament is far from home&comma; you&&num;8217&semi;ll obviously need to schedule the appropriate accommodations if the tournament doesn&&num;8217&semi;t include them&period; Take the time before each tournament to practice at a <span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;000080&semi;"><span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">Pacific Links International<&sol;span><&sol;span> course or any other golf venue&period; Also&comma; look at the number of days the event is going to be&semi; if it&&num;8217&semi;s just a 1-day tournament&comma; is it worth driving across the country&quest; Like with all courses you play&comma; always be considerate of the ground rules&period; Checking the scorecard before playing wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t be a bad idea&comma; either&&num;8211&semi;if a course caters to your game specifically&comma; get out there and make a name for yourself&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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