February 23, 2012 - St. Louis, MO - As the area's amateur golfers prepare for the 2012 season, the Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association is preparing to take one final look at the outstanding accomplishments from 2011 at their Annual Awards Night

Over the past 3 weeks the PGA Tour has visited TPC Scottsdale in Phoenix, Pebble Beach in Monterey, Riviera CC in Los Angeles and now Dove Mountain Golf Club just outside Tucson, AZ. What do three of these courses have in common? You can actually play them without knowing a celebrity or a millionaire.

It's not a major championship, or as exciting as the Ryder Cup, but the Wednesday of the Accenture Match Play Championship is set up to be on the most thrilling in professional golf each year.

Jim Holtgrieve was scheduled to play in this year's International Four Ball Championship with another former Walker Cup veteran, Vinny Giles. Giles, a four-time Walker Cupper and a winning captain in 1993, was to be Holtgrieve's partner but unfortunately had to withdraw due to a hip injury. Giles was replaced with Andy Miller.

Darren Clarke's life has been a roller coaster ride of sorts. Admittedly, a lot of what Clarke has endured has been self inflicted.

Houston, Texas ­– Tiger Woods has won nine USGA championships. His most recent victory was the 2008 U.S. Open, and millions of viewers around the world watched Woods defeat Rocco Mediate in a tense 19-hole playoff at Torrey Pines Golf Course in La Jolla, Calif.

Tiger Woods announced his upcoming schedule Tuesday, confirming on his website, www.TigerWoods.com, that he will play the WGC-Match Play Championship (Feb. 22-26), the Honda Classic (March 1-4) and the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral (March 8-11).

Celebrity Pairings are always fun to watch at the AT&T Pro-Am at Pebble Beach. Headlining the field is the pairing of Tony Romo and Tiger Woods.