Tacoma's James Feutz knows he can win the Tacoma City Amateur.

And it's not just some other tournament for many such as Feutz who have grown up in Pierce County. It is the so-called city championship for amateur golfers.

But Feutz isn't eligible to play in the annual three-round tournament. At 15, he isn't old enough.

The governing-body Tacoma Golf Association has had varying eligibility rules for its primary championship over the years, ranging from no age limit to an 18-and-over requirement.

Currently, golfers have to be 16 or older to sign up.

"Sixteen (years old) is it," TGA president Dave Clark said. "We're not going to go any lower."

But is it fair?

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PGA TOUR's St. Jude Classic

Site: Germantown, Tenn.

Schedule: Thursday-Sunday.

Course: TPC Southwind (7,239 yards, par 70).

Purse: $5.6 million. Winner’s share: $1,008,000.

Television (all times PDT): Golf Channel (Thursday, 12:30-3:30 p.m., 7-10 p.m.; Friday, 11 p.m.-2 a.m., 12:30-3:30 p.m., 7-10 p.m.; Saturday, 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m., 10-11:30 a.m., 7:30-9:30 p.m.; Sunday, 10-11:30 a.m., 7:30-9:30 p.m.) and CBS (Saturday-Sunday, noon-3 p.m.).

Last year: Justin Leonard beat Trevor Immelman and Robert Allenby with a birdie on the second hole of a playoff. Leonard, a 12-time winner on the PGA Tour, also won in 2005 at TPC Southwind.

Last week: Tiger Woods broke out of a four-way tie for the lead in the Memorial with birdies on his final two holes, the last a 7-iron that stopped a foot away for a 7-under 65 and a one-shot victory over Jim Furyk. Woods won Jack Nicklaus’ event for a record fourth time, finishing at 12-under 276 for his 67th PGA Tour victory.

Notes: Phil Mickelson is returning to competition three weeks after suspending his schedule when wife, Amy, was diagnosed with breast cancer. The second-ranked Mickelson, preparing for the U.S. Open next week at Bethpage Black on Long Island, tied for 55th in The Players Championship in his last start. He has two victories in 10 events this year. … Area resident John Daly is returning to the PGA Tour after a six-month suspension for a series of off-course events. Second last month in the Italian Open, Daly failed to earn a U.S. Open spot in qualifying Monday, shooting 70-73. … Leonard also is in the field along with Padraig Harrington, Sergio Garcia, Retief Goosen, Henrik Stenson, Camilo Villegas, 2007 winner Woody Austin and 2003-04 champion David Toms. … Al Geiberger shot the first 59 in PGA Tour history in his 1977 victory at Colonial Country Club. … John Cook had a tournament-record 26-under 258 total in 1996, shooting 64-62-63-69. … Stanford Financial dropped out as the title sponsor in March after its assets were frozen during a federal investigation into fraud.

On the Net: http://www.pgatour.com

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