I have looked at getting onto the European Pro Tour, and it's about 1,000 Euros to try in their Q-School, versus about $8-10K in the US. You have to be a scratch golfer, or handicap of no more than "1". Also, if it is your first attempt at the Tour, you are required to have 2 letters of recommendation stating that you are of character and skill and ability to play on the Pro Tour.
2016-05-20 05:29:47 UTC
If you have a single digit handicap then dream on. Most scratch golfers don't even have a chance. Your handicap needs to be at least +3 or +4 to even consider playing with those guys and you need to do that on courses that are over 7000 yards. If you are that good then try to qualify for the US Amateur. A few steps on the road which you might take are 1) Pass the PAT(Playing Ability Test) If you can't do this then you may as well give up. 2) Try to qualify for events such as the US Amatuer and US Open. 3) Try to make through Q-School to play on either the Nationwide or PGA Tour. 4) If you can't then try to play on mini tours or development tours. It's a tough road to play in the PGA Tour. The first thing you need to do is improve your game. When you say a single digit handicap that could be a 1, a 5, or even a 9. None of which are near good enough to play professional golf. Golf is a job for PGA Tour professionals, they put over 40 hours a week into their game. If you don't have that time to develop your game, then you probably won't make it to the PGA Tour. Good luck on a tough journey.
jimseki
2005-12-12 14:07:26 UTC
Yes, anyone can try Q-school. However, you have to ante up $4,500 and get a few letters of recommendation saying that you are a "legitimate & competitive golfer".
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