Summer is here and school is letting out, and I am being asked about what tournaments need to be scheduled for the summer. So I would like to give my advise. Watch that you don't fall into the college scholarship trap. What is that? Well it is the thought that you have to play in lots of tournaments and high level tournaments so that college coaches will recruit you. This is true to some degree, but the part that is often left out is the scores that are being shot in these tournaments. 76's and above won't get much attention, 72-75 will get some attention, and under par will get more attention. So here is the rule, if your junior is in the 76 and above category, they need to work on their game more than play in tournaments. Play the local junior events and learn to shoot a lower score. If they are in the middle category, they also need to work on their game to lower their scores. Play in the local junior events and the State Junior, and possibly one more out of town. If you are in the low score category, you need to pick and choose the best tournaments you can enter, but don't go crazy. One tournament every other week is sufficient. Remember this is still about having fun playing golf.