Playing in a Pro-Am can be exciting.
Playing in a Pro-Am can be exciting. But here are a few things you need to know!
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Pro-Ams are scheduled on the Wednesday before the start of a PGA Tour event.
Besides the golf, there are lavish parties and prizes involved. The amateur gets to share what it's like to be a Tour Player for a day, so it is loads of fun. Playing in a Pro-Am with a professional golfer is a thrill for most golf fans, but to make this an enjoyable experience, read this story by Jim Thomas for Demand Media. It also includes some terrific tips by the infamous David Feherty. He tells you how to make your Pro-Am a success in every way.
PGA pro-ams usually are a win-win-win situation for ordinary golfers.
The PGA Tour and the charity or charities connected with the tournament. Ordinary golfers get to play with a tour player and sometimes a celebrity as well. The PGA Tour and the tournament organizers rake in big bucks, and a large chunk of that money goes to charity. Most pro-ams are one-day affairs that are played on Wednesday, one day before the PGA Tour event starts.
Except for a few events, such as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am -- which has a waiting list -- it's easy to play in a PGA pro-am. It's expensive, too, although the weeklong schedule for some PGA Tour events also includes a Monday pro-am that is less expensive than those conducted on Wednesday. The PGA Tour players who play in the Monday events are not as well-known as those who play on Wednesday.
By 2007, most pro-ams -- according to an article on the website World Golf -- were already charging $4,000 to $5,000 to tee it up. A 2011 tournament in Phoenix charged $4,300 for the Monday pro-am and $9,500 for the main event on Wednesday. The entry fee for the 2011 AT&T was $25,000, according to "Forbes" magazine.
To find out more about how PGA Pro-Am Tournaments work, click here.
Source: Jim Thomas, Demand Media GolfSmith Mel Sole Golf School
Pictures: Demand Media U.S. Army
Thanks for reading - Playing in a Pro-Am can be exciting. I hope this helps in your next Pro-Am!
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