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I played 8 sanctioned tournaments in 2017 (the ones that count for USATT rating) and 2-3 unsanctioned ones. That was more or less typical year for me, but I suspect most of my club mates play a bit less.
Also, I play in our weekly club league, so that's ~40 sessions ( can't attend them all because of holidays, vacations, travel etc.) , with average 5 matches per session. This counts towards league rating (also maintained by USATT) but is separate from the 'real' tournament one. Oh, league is also free for club members. So, plenty of competitive matches.
Ok, so not too bad actually. 8 tournaments times 5-6 competitive matches is quite close to our league system (19 x 3). Besides apart from the league I also participate in a series of tournaments (open "private" ones held every Monday) also 3-5 matches. Well it depends - it's a Russian system up to two losses. Anyway the amount of competitiveness even with our "seem to be more structured" leagues is about the same ...