professional golf
Paid links competition
Professional golf is golf played for prize money rather than as an amateur sport.
Players compete on organized tours—the PGA Tour, LPGA Tour, European Tour—where performance determines earnings and ranking.
He turned professional after college.
The term also describes the industry surrounding these competitions: sponsorships, endorsements, and television broadcasting.
- Tiger WoodsLegendary professional golfer
- major championshipsSport's most prestigious events
- green jacketGolf major's traditional award
- Ryder CupInternational team golf trophy
- swing mechanicsHow one executes a bat path
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