SLO County Golf, Wine & Real EstateGolf, Wine & Real Estate News and Events BlogThe California Players TourSaturday, September 30, 2006The California Players Tour is a fresh new tour set up in order to benefit and promote the talented up and coming professional and amateur golfers of the west coast.The tour strives to give players the same big time feel as larger tours. The California Players Tour is set up with the golfers needs in mind so that a golfer will be able to start and sustain a career playing competitive golf. The Tour's Coastal Series offers 12 events per season playing on the best courses in the Ventura, Santa Barbara, and San Luis Obispo Counties. All tournaments will be two day, 36-hole stroke play competitions without a cut. Entry fees for each event will cost $350. Professionals and amateurs will be competing for purses up to $50,000, with first place receiving up to $10,000 upon a full field at the event. The Tour will offer an annual "Points Cup Race" in which all participants of the tour will obtain points at each event based on finish. At the end of the season the player who accumulated the most points will receive a $5,000 sponsorship to put the player through PGA Tour Q-School. The Coastal Series runs from October 206 through September 2007: Oct 23-24 - River Ridge Golf Club Nov 20-21 - Cypress Ridge Golf Course Dec 18-19 - Hunter Ranch Golf Course Jan 22-23 - Ojai Valley Inn Feb 19-20 - Rustic Canyon Golf Course Mar 19-20 - Alisal River Course Apr 23-24 - Soule Park Golf Course May 21-22 - Monarch Dunes Golf Course Jun 25-26 - Sterling Hills Golf Course Jul 23-24 - To be Announced Aug 20-21 - Victoria Lakes Golf Course Sep 17-18 - La Purisma Golf Course For membership and registration information, visit www.calplayerstour.com. Tags: San Luis Obispo Central Coast Golf |