I took the weekend off. Well, by that I mean, I didn’t do very much office or business work. The pleasant weather inspired me to tackle some “backyard” projects. I did some work around the pool, a small reinforcement project on the deck, and also bolstered some of the weather protection around a side shed. While it was quite gratifying to finally cross those to-do items off of my list – they had been on the list for quite some time – I also left myself a little behind on business work.
I’ve spent much of this evening catching up. I’m not sure how much longer I’ll work.
It was with great interest that I read Mark Bryson’s column in The Record way back on May 3. (Yes, I’m a little behind on some of my blogging too!) The article title read “Great Lakes Tour hits pay dirt with amateur series.”
It’s great to hear that the Great Lakes Tour is doing well. These smaller tours, both amateur and professional, offer the up-and-comers a stepping stone while also providing many others with a rare opportunity to compete against some of the best local talent.
According to Bryson, the Great Lakes Tour offers two professional series – “the 10-event Ben Hogan series and the five-event Platinum series” – along with the new amateur series.
Bryson also notes that “the tour started in 2001 with 150 members and $60,000 in purses” while last season it boasted $500,000 in total purses.
I plan to add links to many of these amateur and junior professional tours to my blog sidebar. We all know it’s fun watching Tiger, Ernie, Vijay and Mike tearing it up on the PGA, but why not consider either watching or competing in a local event?
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