Salary of a pro ?

[MadAdey]

The pro at my place is also part-time paid secretary of the club so he is making a good living when you put his retainer on top of that. I think the 2 together gives him about £30K a year. Then what he gets from his £20 per 1/2 hour lessons which he is normally well booked up for and the profits from the shop. He is always in designer golf gear and drives a nice car so I think he is doing ok for himself

 

[shivas irons]

I was talking to a ex pro today who told me that some club pro jobs at well established clubs are being offered with NO retainer.The pro has to make his money out of lessons and sales etc,sounds like a very unsecure lifestyle to me....

 

[Val]

I was talking to a ex pro today who told me that some club pro jobs at well established clubs are being offered with NO retainer.The pro has to make his money out of lessons and sales etc,sounds like a very unsecure lifestyle to me....

Your not wrong there mate, tough going to get a good club.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Nice little story of a pro I know who paid a commision at on of SE England's busiest municipals in the 1980's
He was going in on a wing and a prayer but soon found out it was a little gold mine.
He was making over £4k a year on hire trolleys alone.

That caused a severe problem for his predecesor as he never included trolley hire on his last 20 yeatrs tax returns!!

 

[kinhell]

Ours has a £20k retainer and earns upto £80k out of sales and lessons etc according to him.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

What about the assistant pros of today. Not those doing the real basics and going through the PGA exams but those coming out the other side as a new and fully qualified pro. These guys can't rock straight into a club as a head pro and so have to build themselves up. What are they on. Smaller retainer, less profits from lessons and sales. How easy is it for them to make a liveable wage without having to chase the lure of the meagre money available in the local pro-am circuit. I'm not talking those guys looking to give tournament golf a go, but the majority of guys fresh from the PGA's going into a first or even second club position