A trip to Seattle is no longer necessary.

Next week, Tacoma will debut its own golf show.

Spokane-based "Par 5 Events" is not only bringing the American Amateur Championship to 10 courses in the South Sound, the casual golfer will have an opportunity to shop for equipment deals, get tips on the game and win rounds of golf.

The 2008 Tacoma Golf Show – or the "19th Hole" of the AAC – will take place for three days starting next Friday at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center in downtown Tacoma.

Daily adult tickets are $8, and children 13-and-under are $6. A three-day adult pass is $12, and for children, it is $10.

Here is a cool catch: Every person who purchases a ticket will have a chance to win a free round of golf at Mount Si Golf Resort, Auburn Golf Course, Port Ludlow Golf Resort, Dungeness and possibly at Chambers Bay Golf Course by participating in a spin-the-wheel game (limit two spins per day).

The schedule for the golf show is 4-6 p.m. Friday (July 25), 10-6 p.m. Saturday (July 26) and 11-4 p.m. Sunday (July 27). To purchase tickets, or need information, call (509) 456-7275, or visit the Website at www.americanamgolf.com/TacomaGolfShow.html

This week: Nationwide Tour's Price Cutter Charity Championship, today through Sunday, Highland Springs Country Club, Springfield, Mo.

Second-round score: 1-under-par 71.

Position: Putnam (7-under 137) is tied for 23rd, six strokes behind leader Colt Knost (131).

Recap: Five birdies on his first nine holes – three converted from tap-in putting distance – and the Tacoma native was in the lead alone at 11-under for the tournament. Then, after his 3-iron approach on the par-5 first (his 10th hole) found the back fringe, he ended up taking four shots from there, and took a bogey. And then he made double bogey on the par-4 second after being in the middle of the fairway with a pitching wedge in his hand. "I gave away three shots, maybe four (on those two holes)," he said. Putnam said he's really starting to putt better – he had 28 putts for the second consecutive day. "Now I just need to clean up some of those bogeys," he said. He hit eight of 14 fairways Friday, and 10 of 18 greens in regulation.