G1BB0
Money List Winner
so will be full of kids with wealthy parents then, who says golf is accessible to everyone 
The road from scratch to pro...
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miniTIGER95
Assistant Pro
Nope, I was just asking in general the road how a scratch golfer would become a pro, then everyone started refering that I couldn't do it, i was just asking how someone would do it...http://forums.golf-monthly.co.uk/showthread.php?39574-Can-i-do-it!-!
Maybe you should refer to the almost identical thread you started a few weeks back...
miniTIGER95
Assistant Pro
Not at the moment, the pro is getting someone to mark my card tomorrow and over the next week or two, and yeah maybe the week before i was playing better e.g shooting +12 for 5 rounds then + 15 for 5 rounds...?
miniTIGER95
Assistant Pro
Cheers, yeah just had probably the exam i was dreading most ( Law) now i think il be alright with the others, and yeah actually im going to the junior clinic for the first time tommorow, the pro told me to go along and then start playing junior comps and club matches etc, should be fun.
Scottjd1
Tour Rookie
:thup:
Foxholer
Blackballed
If you are 16 and not playing to Cat 1 quality already, then it's highly unlikely you will get to be a Pro.
1 Touring Pro I know (on Challenge Tour but has been on European Tour) turned Pro off +5 (aged 22 - great Amateur). If you go to the European Tour website, you can check out what level many of them turned Pro - most +3 to +5 these days.
1 Touring Pro I know (on Challenge Tour but has been on European Tour) turned Pro off +5 (aged 22 - great Amateur). If you go to the European Tour website, you can check out what level many of them turned Pro - most +3 to +5 these days.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Without raining on our parade young fella, you need plenty practice and plenty rounds in. If you do get to cat 1 this year which I doubt then your club pro will give you a lot of guidance.
The difference in ability of a plus hc golfer to a 5 hc is miles apart, probably as far apart (maybe further) as a 5 and a 15 handicap
The difference in ability of a plus hc golfer to a 5 hc is miles apart, probably as far apart (maybe further) as a 5 and a 15 handicap
miniTIGER95
Assistant Pro
I've decided that im going to give it 100% and by december 31st want a official handicap under 8.0, if i can then i may have a SLIGHT chance, if not il just rethink things about what I want to do
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
I think you are miss interpreting the information that others have provided.....
at you age, from your current indicated capability and the speed with which you got there, to show the sort of level of underlying ability to make it as a tour pro in due course, 8 just isn't such an indicator.
many on here will have gone from 14 to 8 in a year/season, most of them won't have gone much further in the next 10 years!
if they do progress then 8 to 4 or 5 is the next big step, a season if they are passing through that level, but 2 years of hard graft if that's their likely plateau.
so IMO if you can't make 4 or 5 by the end of the year that slight chance you refer to doesn't exist - and even then it's real slight. OTOH getting to 2 or 3 - then +1 by the following season, and your slight chance may just exist.
miniTIGER95
Assistant Pro
So i need to get to 3 or 4 by the end if the year?
If you are good the doors will open. Join a club, play golf, drop in the handicap and when you are a plus1 golfer the doors just open. Simple
6inchcup
Journeyman Pro
you can do a course at most sports colleges in all aspects of golf management,this normally gets you into a retail position at a course or big golf store,we have on near Preston that teaches you golf technique as well as business studies,from there you have to make your own way in life,but don't expect to much as only the best of the best ever get to play on any tour,and most club pros. are not good enough to play on tour and have chosen golf as a career knowing that,apart from that it is just hard work and has to be treated as a job not a hobby,i had a friend who was an assistant fabulous golfer but was never going to make the grade and only getting £175 a week at 23,had to pack it in and get a proper job.
RGDave
Money List Winner
Hold on a moment, are we talking about how to become a tour pro, or about a someone (the OP) getting good enough to do so?
I'm confused.
I'm confused.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
It's easier to get to 5 from 15 than to scratch from 5. Like I mentioned earlier difference in ability is unbelievable.
miniTIGER95
Assistant Pro
Im the OP and i was just wondering how SOMEONE would
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
To be a tour pro someone would be
1. A plus handicap of 3 or 4
2. Speaking with his club pro for advice
3. Be involved in county set ups so would be getting coaching and advice there
4. Playing in major amateur events
1. A plus handicap of 3 or 4
2. Speaking with his club pro for advice
3. Be involved in county set ups so would be getting coaching and advice there
4. Playing in major amateur events
williamalex1
Money List Winner
best guy to ask is your local pro . you would need a sponsor as the cost is expensive , most club pros are just good salesmen that can play well. Iv.e known guys who have played off +2, +3 for years and would not think of turning pro, even in the pro ranks the skill difference between tours is vast. I hope you make it, KEEP UP THE PRACTICE.
GeneralStore
Challenge Tour Pro
Apparently +4 handicap is what is needed in order to make a living on the tour, I am sure there are other factors though
What I will say is that, as demonstrated by this thread, most people will be telling you that you are crazy and you will never do it, if you are going to make it, you will have to block everyone out, believe in yourself and work your butt off. 10,000 hours of purposeful practice as the book Bounce says.
What I will say is that, as demonstrated by this thread, most people will be telling you that you are crazy and you will never do it, if you are going to make it, you will have to block everyone out, believe in yourself and work your butt off. 10,000 hours of purposeful practice as the book Bounce says.
kinhell
Head Pro
I read somewhere recently that the effort it takes to get from 4 to scratch is the same as it takes from 18 down to 4.
Have a look at http://thedanplan.com/ This guy has packed in his job and starting as a beginner is trying to make pro. It'll give you a good insight into what it takes.
Have a look at http://thedanplan.com/ This guy has packed in his job and starting as a beginner is trying to make pro. It'll give you a good insight into what it takes.
Birchy
Money List Winner
You need to start playing in comps ASAP if you want to have a chance imo. Learning how to play under pressure and in a competitive environment is massive. Paul Mcginlay's article in this months mag is a good read about competitive golf etc.
Ive smashed my handicap to bits playing off yellow tees at my course but doing it in a comp off the back tees is a different ball game.
Ive smashed my handicap to bits playing off yellow tees at my course but doing it in a comp off the back tees is a different ball game.
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