Approximate Earnings - Range Pro's

[BoadieBroadus]

I understand how difficult it is to come up with an average salary as there will be huge variations between how busy pros can be and how good they are, but I am extremely curious as to whether anyone can really put a figure on how much your standard driving range pro takes home in a year.

Not club pros, but your standard, bay at the range, £45 per hour who does nothing other than teach the general public.

Again this will vary with levels of experience, but I'd estimate between £25k to £35k annually? Does that seem within the bounds of reality?

I'm not for a minute suggesting that I'm looking for a new career. Much as I would like to base my day around golf, I look at the club pros and range pros and can't really say i'm particularly enticed. It seems a fairly hard way to make a living....

 

[ToddM1985]

Its hard to say, iv worked in the industry before on a busy course and range. A range pro 1st of all has to establish themselves within the club and see what sort of sales base they have at there disposal. Then there is the price factor, some pro's charge £15 for half an hour up to stupid money. I live near Pete Cowen's academy in Rotherham and your talking serious money for a 45 minute lesson. Don't forgot that we are creatures of habit so establishing a new student base can be difficult. Your figure of £35k is around 1750 lessons for a £20 per half hour pro a year. That's 33 lessons a week if they work all year. Ask your pro how many he's doing a week and you'll get your answer. Unless your attached to a big club etc. its a hard life, that's why most do it for the love of the game so no in my experience there earning no where near that sort of figure unless there shifting a lot of golf gear as well. So exactly mate your right it's a bloody hard and sometimes stressful way to make a living. No holiday pay/sick pay and any serious injury or illness can leave you in serious money trouble something I unfortunately witnessed myself. I take my hat off to them having to effectively hustle to provide for their family every day.

 

[Alex1975]

I take my hat off to them having to effectively hustle to provide for their family every day.

I think if I could find a pro that did not make me feel like he was "hustling" me I might spend a little more regular money with them.

I guess your damned if you do and damned if you don't. The PGA need to do more and the Pros need to be a little bit better and wiser in the way that market them self.

 

[guest100718]

There are 3 Pros up ar where I practise, I guess they must do OK for there to be 3.

 

[m10johnson]

I use to work at a very small range before it was closed for housing development. Some days were very good, with sales of equipment etc and range tokens.

Other days, I would take less money than what my boss would be paying me for the day.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I use the Downshire in Bracknell which is council run and I think they are council employees and so are paid a salary but then earn commission on their sales and lessons from there. I guess that would take some pressure off but as council pay is rubbish (worse than the NHS!) it is hardly going to put them on the road to easy street

 

[User20205]

I use the Downshire in Bracknell which is council run and I think they are council employees and so are paid a salary but then earn commission on their sales and lessons from there. I guess that would take some pressure off but as council pay is rubbish (worse than the NHS!) it is hardly going to put them on the road to easy street

I'm not sure of the average, but I reckon your mate Rhys must be at the top end of the scale

 

[DCB]

I think 25-35k per year is way off the mark. Take into account the overheads and the seasonal nature of the game and the figure will plummet.

Unless he's a very good teacher he's going to struggle to take home more than 17-20k at a busy range.

 

[bobmac]

Not to mention lots of ranges charge pros a flat fee or % to use the bays.