Aspiring tour pro needs a bit of help and advice

[Eldbee]

Originally Posted by Mr. Desmond

I suggest you talk with businessmen who play golf in your hometown and who are wealthy -- golf nuts probably wish they had the opportunity to be a pro, and are more likely to help a player - I would develop a business plan, costs per year, what you would contribute, what you needed, percentage of earnings you would repay, etc.

[MacDutch]

Reminds me of Derksen a Dutch pro who needed financial support during his first years as a pro. He started a fund you could enter. The investors were paid by his tour-earnings. And because Derksen was succesfull they got their money back.

[turtleback]

Originally Posted by Eldbee

Thankyou, this is just the kind of advice i needed. I am in the process of compiling a spreadsheet for estimated costs and what each cost is for at the moment.

And they don't teach you that stuff in your program?  What DO they teach you in that program?