Northwest events that you might want to mark on your 2012 calendar

April 27-29
• Central Oregon Shootout: Two-person amateur teams play at Black Butte, Eagle Crest and Aspen Lakes for three days.

May 21-23
• Washington Open at Glendale Country Club in Bellevue

June 12-14
• Oregon Open at Broken Top Golf Club in Bend.

June 14-16
• Best of Bend two-person amateur event at Pronghorn, Brasada Canyons and Tetherow in Central Oregon.

August 17-19
• LPGA Safeway Classic: Event features the top players from the LPGA Tour and will be held at Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club Ghost Creek course.

August 24-26
• Boeing Classic: The Champions Tour returns to the Seattle area at TPC Snoqualmie Ridge for its sixth straight year.

August 28-31
• Golf World Pacific Amateur: One of the country’s top events held in Central Oregon featuring over 750 golfers from around the world.

September 13-16
• Albertson’s Boise Open: One of the most popular stops on the Nationwide Tour hits Hillcrest Country Club in Boise.

October 25-26
• 64th annual Hudson Cup. Ryder Cup-style event feature the top professionals and amateurs from the Pacific Northwest held at Inglewood Golf Club in Kenmore, Wash.