Tim Mickelson, younger brother of PGA Tour star Phil Mickelson, has accepted the second sponsor exemption to play in the Buy.com Tour Dayton Open June 21-24 at The Golf Club at Yankee Trace in Centerville.

        Mickelson, who competes on the NGA Hooters Tour, will be playing his first Buy.com tournament. His best finish on the NGA Tour is a tie for 25th at the Triad Classic.

        The other sponsor exemption for the $425,000 event, 156-player field went to Matt Kuchar.

        Tickets: $10 for a good-any-one-day pass; $20 for a weekly pass.

        OHIO OPEN: Top Flite and the Ohio Lottery have joined to become major sponsors for the 54-hole Ohio Open July 16-18 at Tam O'Shanter's two 18-hole courses in Canton. The championship is open to PGA pros, non-PGA pros and amateurs who reside or attend school in Ohio. Among the past winners are Chris Smith, Bob Wynn, Tom Weiskopf, Jack Nicklaus, Denny Shute, Byron Nelson and former Camargo Club pro Dick Plummer.

        AMATEURS ONLY: State amateur schedules: OHIO

        June 11-13 — Men's Mid-Amateur Championship, Shawnee CC, Lima

        June 25-27 — Boys Junior Amateur Championship, Ashland CC

        June 26-28 — Women's Senior Amateur Championship, Marietta CC

        July 9-11 — Girls Junior Amateur Championship, Marion CC

        July 9-13 — Men's Amateur Championship, Heritage Club, Mason

        July 17-20 — Women's Amateur Championship, Trumbull CC, Warren

        Aug. 14-16 — Men's Senior Amateur Championship, Marietta CC

        KENTUCKY

        June 5-7 — Men's Match Play, Persimmon Ridge GC, Louisville

        June 12-14 — Men's Amateur Championship, Lexington CC

        June 26-29 — Women's Amateur Championship, Mayfield CC

        July 11-13 — Boys Junior Amateur Championship, Fort Knox GC

        July 16-17 — Men's Senior Amateur Championship, Campbellsville CC

        Sept. 10-12 — Women's Amateur Championship, May Wood GC, Bardstown

        INDIANA

        June 4-7 — Women's Match Play, Crooked Stick GC, Carmel

        June 5-8 — Men's Match Play Championship, Bridgewater GC, Auburn

        June 18-21 — Men's Amateur Championship, Otter Creek GC, Columbus

        July 9-12 — Girls Junior Amateur, Zollner GC, Angola

        July 23-25 — Women's Amateur, Pine Valley CC, Fort Wayne

        July 30-Aug 3 — Boys Junior, Birck Boilermaker, West Lafayette

        Aug. 6-7 — Women's Mid-Amateur, Quail Crossing GC, Boonville

        Aug. 6-7 — Men's Mid-Amateur, Stonehenge GC, Warsaw

        Sept. 13-14 — Men's Senior Amateur, Harbour Trees, GC, Noblesville

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