I thought about trying this tour too. I live in Charlotte, NC area and the closet one to me is in the Raliegh/ Durham area about 2 hours away. The travel and the cost of memebership and tournies has keep me away. Seeing the results in my area with only 5 guys in a flight on average doesn't sound fun either. I found the Golfweek Am tour local in my area. Membership fee is only $80-$85 bucks and with that you get a year's subscription to the mag. Most Tounaments are in the $85 dollar range that is only about $15 over the rack rate and its the same deal as the other tours as far as trophies for the winners in each flight, range balls, prize pool etc. They do a good job of handicap control and keeping the rigt players in the right flight. I have played it for about 4 seasons now and it has been a good group and takes care of that competitive itch that you have. check out the site to see if you have a tour in your area. http://www.amateurgolftour.net/ Hope you enjoy your season, and post your results...