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Can an amateur golfer on wining a pro tour event turn pro and therefore get the prize money?
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∙ 14y ago
No, they can not do this. The player would have been fully aware that even if they win the event they can not accept any prize money.
If they turned pro prior to to the event, just after being asked to play, there would have their invitation withdrawn.
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What is considered amateur status on golfs nationwide tour?
Amateur status is where a Golfer is not a professional Golfer. On the nationwide tour it would be considered as the player can win the event and trophy and the exemptions that go with it but they cannot take the prize money, as this is against the rules of amateur status. As the Nationwide tour is a professional tour there are no amateur members but some amateurs get asked to play the events in sponsors exemptions.
How many PGA wins did Bobby Jones have?
None, Bobby Jones was an amateur And played only amateur tournaments throughout his career. He never played as a professional golfer. The US open is a USGA event not a PGA tournament.
Can a amateur keep the money if he wins?
No, when an amateur accepts an invitation to a tour event they forgo all official money.
How can you use the word amateur in a sentence?
We are not amateurs. We are real professionals.
What is pro-am basketball?
Each team is made of one amateur and one professional golfer. The professional golfer plays with no handicap as usual, but the amateur gets strokes from their handicap. The strokes are designated to the holes which correspond to the amateurs' handicap. If they get a shot on a hole and make par, that counts as one under etc. In the Pro Am at Pebble Beach, there are three rounds in each all amateurs play, then the top 25 get to play the final day. The amateurs play off forward tees, sometimes as far as 100 yards ahead of the pros.
Why would a golfer stay amateur?
Very very very rarely would a player stay amateur. Back in the day, 1930s etc, there was no money in professional golf so most only turned pro to teach, not play the tour. Bobby Jones is a good example, he never turned pro. Trip Kuehne is a good modern day example, he had a great amateur career and played the Masters twice. Nowadays the players who are amateurs in majors are either in college or couldn't turn pro before the event or they'd lose their invitation. Some just don't fancy the professionals life style.
What year did South Korean golfer Ye Yang win his first event on the PGA tour the Honda classic?
2009
When was the last time a professional golfer used the Titleist Tour Balata golf ball in a recognised tour event?
in 1995
Who was the first amateur to win a grand slam in tennis?
The first amateur to win a grand slam in tennis was Don Budge. He was an American from California, and won the event in 1938.
How do amateur golf tournaments work?
If you win a PGA Tour event as an amateur you receive a two year tour card and full membership for the rest of the current season. However, the player must turn professional to take up membership. They do not receive the prize money if they win as an amateur.
How much would an amateur golf caddy get paid?
firstly the question makes no sense. If its your caddy, he can go to any event and carry yoru golf clubs around. If your talking about a pro golfer, and wants to go to an amateur event absolutely NO way can he. Unless he lies, and gets away with it, but if the said person gets caught, he can get done for fraud which in turn, carries a heavy jail sentence. ps. dont procrastinate, do it tomorow.
Who hit the longest drive in a lPGA tour event?
Should say Canadian (Quebec) lpga golfer Maude Aimee Leblanc with 282 . yards.
