Quote:
Originally Posted by
NM Golf
Anyone can call themselves a golf pro in fact taking money in excess of $700 makes you one automatically.
Make a hole in one, win a car, congrats your a pro now.
That's incorrect. Per the USGA: http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Rules-of-Amateur-Status/Rule-03/
An
amateur golfer
must not accept a prize (other than a
symbolic prize
) or
prize voucher
of
retail value
in excess of $750 or the equivalent, or such a lesser figure as may be decided by the USGA. This limit applies to the total prizes or
prize vouchers
received by an
amateur golfer
in any one competition or series of competitions.
Exception:
A prize, including a cash prize, for a hole-in-one made while playing golf may exceed the above prize limit.