Career in golf?

[backwoodsman]

Golfer1994

Think about the suggestions made so far - but think wider too. There's a lot more to golf than the equipment manufacturers. What about the most important job in golf - green keeping. Or course management. Or landscape architecture (course design). Being a good golfer will help in all of them - but won't be the be all and end all. I expect there's more too - I just can't think of them for now.

 

[Screwback]

Sorry to burst the bubble but i doubt golf companies are going to give a job to someone with such a high handicap. Depends what you want to do though, answers phone for Mizuno then possibly but they are more likely going to get someone who has a very low handicap for jobs like custom fitters etc.

I think, from your other recent posts, you should just concentrate on getting your H/C down

Ignore that....

There has been some very good advice in this thread there are a lot f ways to get into the golf industry if you like business studies then golf course management would be a good way to go there are a lot of very big courses and they all need managing. there is also the possiblity of being a rep for some of the golf brands...

Good luck with what you decide.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I also think you should write to the PGA European Tour at Wentworth and I also believe the European Caddies Association is based there too. The tour in particular should have a lot more information on various roles within golf

 

[colintrav]

Hey guys,
Being 15 it is time to start thinking about possible careers! As golf is my complete passion and all that i think about i was interested to see what careers are out there.
Maybe working for Mizuno or other brands. I was interested in how you would get into these kind of job!
Thank you for any advice!

So your looking for a career with a Company ..

Would you not be better sending emails to companies about future prospects

Or have you gave it any thought about Promoting Golf events ??? IE your first event would be a charity at a local course in aid of UK forces ..

I know some big names might not be able to show face but still if it comes off .. you have at least achieved something ...

Plus it's also great PR for Golf manufacturers and the course etc and everyone is happy all round

 

[haplesshacker]

When I was your age (some 25 years ago), I wrote off to the Director of the premier nationally supported sailing centre. It was the main place for sailingin the UK and sme of the instructors their havegone on to become Olympic coaches and top bods of the National boby for sailing, the RYA.

I basically asked him what my options were for being involved in the sport professionally. I had a very helpful and polite reply back. A year later I was the first YTS student at 16 to enroll there. I gained all the tickets that I needed to be a sailing instructor. I was treated as one of the staff despite my age. It was a huge experiance for me. A year later again, I was employed full time.

The experiance has enabled me to work on super yachts in the Med, and I've done private tutition and coaching on all manner of vessels.

If your dream is to work on the tour vans, I'd suspect that you'd need some kind of engineering background, maybe even find some work with one of custom club fitters that do shaft puring, sole grnding etc. Though I reckon that wanting to work on the tour van is a highly prized position within the manufactures. Akin to wanting to be in a Formula 1 pit crew.

Get your interest out there and like me long ago. You never know what might happen. Though there's a lot to be said for going straight out to work at 16. Don't ignore the many possibilities for college etc.

Good luck. It's great that you have aspirations.

 

[haplesshacker]

Apologies for the spelling and grammer. Not easy to do a long post on the iPhone:-(

 

[bobmac]

Apologies for the spelling and grammer. Not easy to do a long post on the iPhone:-(

Get back to work

 

[viscount17]

it's nice to see someone with a plan - good luck!

the tour vans will demand a lot of technical knowledge and skill, something that would take a good few years to develop. do you have anywhere you can tap into that - a clubmaker for preference. do you take any practical courses?

 

[Spoff]

it's nice to see someone with a plan - good luck!

I agree, I'm a 31 year old Civil Servant still wondering what to do when I grow up!!!

 

[viscount17]

it's nice to see someone with a plan - good luck!

I agree, I'm a 31 year old Civil Servant still wondering what to do when I grow up!!!

I'm long past 31 and I plan <u>never</u> to grow up!

 

[bobmac]

I'm long past 31 and I plan <u>never</u> to grow up!

Too late you old git

 

[brendy]

I think Pete jumped in there with both feet without reading the post properly.
Handicap just doesnt come into it. As long as the passion is there, you will do ok. Look at formula 1, it employs thousands yet on race day there are only around 20 cars on the grid.
You would need to pick a discipline though as a career on Golf is like saying a career in the army, there are so many vocations within the sport, weigh up job satisfaction against salary and benefits.