I will become a tour professional! (Know I am going to get a lot of smack) - Page 12  

Wow...this thread came to life....

I posted the first response and I am shocked to see it's on page 12 now.

Sheesh....

I'm not saying I'm good enough to be pro. I'm saying I will become good enough to become pro and take that chance. Monday Qualifiers cost 500 bucks. I have no money and I am not near good enough yet. But I will be. Also It's not cockiness, it's self believe, tenacity, passion, hard work, and sacrifice. Also Basically every tour pro knew they wanted to become a tour pro. Every Tour pro I have talked to knew that's what they wanted to do. So golfconnect, thanks for the extra push to help me prove you wrong. I'm currently going to be playing in the Blue-Grey Best of East and West High School Invitational and can only be invited if a prestigious coach recommends you for the tournament. Only 200 High school students were invited to play! 

I'm not saying I'm good enough to be pro. I'm saying I will become good enough to become pro and take that chance. Monday Qualifiers cost 500 bucks. I have no money and I am not near good enough yet. But I will be. Also It's not cockiness, it's self believe, tenacity, passion, hard work, and sacrifice. Also Basically every tour pro knew they wanted to become a tour pro. Every Tour pro I have talked to knew that's what they wanted to do. So golfconnect, thanks for the extra push to help me prove you wrong. I'm currently going to be playing in the Blue-Grey Best of East and West High School Invitational and can only be invited if a prestigious coach recommends you for the tournament. Only 200 High school students were invited to play! 

I'm not saying I'm good enough to be pro. I'm saying I will become good enough to become pro and take that chance. Monday Qualifiers cost 500 bucks. I have no money and I am not near good enough yet. But I will be. Also It's not cockiness, it's self believe, tenacity, passion, hard work, and sacrifice. Also Basically every tour pro knew they wanted to become a tour pro. Every Tour pro I have talked to knew that's what they wanted to do. So golfconnect, thanks for the extra push to help me prove you wrong. I'm currently going to be playing in the Blue-Grey Best of East and West High School Invitational and can only be invited if a prestigious coach recommends you for the tournament. Only 200 High school students were invited to play! 

I am wondering how many years until one of internet "I am going to be a pro" guys actually makes.  I figure it is bound to happen eventually.  I must admit though anyone that posts on messages boards rather than work on their game has questionable priorities.

Only 200 students were invited to play? How many of them will turn into PGA tour pros? Maybe 5 at best. Even when you make it to an elite level, few make it to the top. On the tour you are playing with the top high school players from the past 20 years (+euro players). It is scary to think how many NCAA champions, US amateur champs and other guys with high level wins don't come close to making it on the tour.

Keep on practicing and enjoy the ride.

And yet you have guys like KJ Choi who started playing golf at the age of 16 hitting golf balls on the beach because the next golf course was 3 hours away. He shot his first par round when he was almost 22.

YE Yang didn´t even pick up a club until he was almost 20 years old and then served multiple years in the Korean military after that.

What exactly is talent?

Take Bubbas hook shot to win the masters for example. Many people after they saw that shot thought, "wow, that guy is talented". What people forget is that he has already been golfing and practicing intensely almost everyday for 33 years hitting that shot thousands of times in practice and working on his game for thousands of hours when he was a kid.

Except Bubba probably could have hit that shot at age 16. Facts are that some people just have the touch, grow up knowing it and never losing confidence. Another person that has the "knack" may never pick up a club. I appears that the harder you have to work on golf, the less likely you have a chance to be a pro. You can still get very good but as others have stated in different ways, there is a little something extra there to be at Tour professional level.
 

I'm not saying I'm good enough to be pro.

Guys, I am so done trying to prove myself to all you guys. There is only one thing I will do and that is golf. Stop telling me I am not going to make it or I'm just some insane kid who doesn't know what reality is. I've lived on the streets, I've been abused by my mother. I felt useless, nothing, just a void in life. When I picked up that golf club and hit my first ball and saw it soar through the air I felt a purpose in my life. I want to be that inspiration in a kids who can find something they live for and pursue it. Not for fame or fortune, just because when you do it you feel like you belong in this world. Golf makes me happy. Golf makes me complete. I know the chances are extremely slim, I'll will literally die trying to become a tour pro. I have what it takes and I know you guys don't believe me and I don't care. Only thing I am ever gonna do in this life time of mine is to become a touring professional. Bout 90% of you have insulted me. That is not Golf. That is something utterly pathetic. All of the insults you guys say to me literally bounce off me. I don't care what you have to say. It's my life. The 10% who encourage me, thank you. It means a lot. 

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Originally Posted by Valleygolfer 

 

Except Bubba probably could have hit that shot at age 16. Facts are that some people just have the touch, grow up knowing it and never losing confidence. Another person that has the "knack" may never pick up a club. I appears that the harder you have to work on golf, the less likely you have a chance to be a pro. You can still get very good but as others have stated in different ways, there is a little something extra there to be at Tour professional level.
 

At 16 years of age Bubba would have already been golfing intensely for 14 years.

Nobody is born being good at anything. The people that pick up a golf club the first time and seem to have "talent" is because they already developed good hand eye coordination and athletic ability playing other sports in the past.