How Do You Become A Pro Golfer?
Unlike other professional sports, turning pro in golf doesn’t involve a nationally televised draft and pundits wondering where a duffer may end up on the Tour. No, turning professional is simply declaring that you are no longer an amateur and want to be a pro. But just like running for president of the United States and becoming president are two different things, it is the same thing as turning pro as a golfer. Read on to learn how to become a pro golfer. Start early and practice long. That may sound simplistic, but most of the current top pros started playing when they were barely out of diapers and worked their way up the amateur ranks via high school and college teams. Enter amateur tournaments. This may sound backward, but it isn’t. Playing well in major amateur tournaments such as the Southern Open will get a player noticed. That leads to pro tour sponsors offering you exemptions to play PGA tournaments. Once you start qualifying for PGA or Nationwide Tour events, start the Q-sch