The 2008 Regions Cup schedule is out, but a new tournament on the list might not happen.

Tentatively, there are 11 spring/summer tournaments -- the same number as last year.

The tournament in danger is the Jones Creek Classic. That event is scheduled to debut May 31-June 1, but only if the Cope family still owns the course at the time.

Jones Creek took the place of North Augusta Country Club's W.M. Gregory Classic, which is out of the series after 12 years.

The only other change in the series is with the 45th annual Sunbelt Nissan Golf Capital Invitational, which is played for the benefit of the Gordon Uhl Golf Scholarship Fund.

The Golf Capital was moved from the second tournament of the series to the kickoff event, switching spots with the City of Augusta Match Play Championship. The Golf Capital will be held at Mount Vintage Plantation for the first time.

Only one tournament -- the one at Bartram Trail -- drew a full field last year, but the Golf Capital is expected to be at capacity this year.

In fact, players might be turned away despite the record $160 entry fee.

On weekends, the private Mount Vintage course charges $125 for visitors and $85 for guests playing with members. The Golf Capital's entry fee will cover two tournament rounds.

"Everybody knows how much it costs to play there," Regions Cup executive director Brooks Blackburn said. "For 160 bucks, it's a pretty good deal."

The field will be limited to 96 players, on an invitation-only basis (call co-tournament director Richard Felder at (706) 228-3535 for entry invitation).

Invitations will be sent out the second week of March. Felder said former participants who have moved should contact him immediately to get back on the invitation list. He also said anyone else with a 10-handicap or less can call him for an invitation.

"Ever since the word got out that the tournament was moving to Mount Vintage, I've been getting calls from all over the place, including Orangeburg, S.C., Bluffton, S.C., and Macon," Felder said.

That interest is in contrast to last year's Golf Capital, which drew just 42 players at Forest Hills Golf Course. It is the only event in the Regions Cup's 20-year history that had less than 20 players in the regular division (there were just 17).

"I'm helping (co-tournament director Linda Uhl) get it back to what it used to be," said Felder, a Mount Vintage member who was instrumental in bringing the tournament to the course.

One administrative change in the series this year will be the start of play each day. All the tournaments have agreed that play will start by at least 10 a.m.

COLLEGE DECISIONS: Lakeside's Brian Carter and North Augusta's Lance Johnson, two of the area's top prep golfers, have made verbal commitments to play college golf.

Carter, who was the medalist in last year's Class AAAA state tournament, has led the Panthers to consecutive state titles.

The junior decided on Georgia after garnering interest from the Bulldogs and several other schools, including Alabama. He plans to sign a National Letter of Intent in the fall.

Johnson has made a verbal commitment to play at Presbyterian College, a NCAA Division I school in Clinton, S.C.

The 19-year-old plans to sign his letter of intent April 9, the next early signing day for golf.

"On my visit there, I felt like that was where I was most comfortable, and the team was very friendly to me," said Johnson, who will join Augusta's Rob McRae, a freshman, on the team.

He also had offers from Newberry College and Armstrong Atlantic State.

Johnson has also made an impact on the amateur Regions Cup series, where he has 11 top-10 finishes the past two years.

He qualified for the South Carolina team in the season-ending Regions Cup Matches the past two years, compiling a 9-2 record.