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re: Unlimited resources, time included
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:34 am to Tigerbait1998
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:34 am to Tigerbait1998
Odds are still against me.
I played with a man who won 2 National championships in college.
He got 10 Korn Ferry starts. Made one cut.
He had talent and tried real hard, but the reality of professional golf is that for a Monday qualifier, 100 play for 3 or 4 to get in the field. Shoot 4 or 5 under, finish T7, go home.
This man had unlimited time, equipment, etc.
I played with a man who won 2 National championships in college.
He got 10 Korn Ferry starts. Made one cut.
He had talent and tried real hard, but the reality of professional golf is that for a Monday qualifier, 100 play for 3 or 4 to get in the field. Shoot 4 or 5 under, finish T7, go home.
This man had unlimited time, equipment, etc.
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Posted on 1/23/24 at 8:14 am to makersmark1
Tom Coyne tried this and wrote a book about it - Paper Tiger. He explains it best with his pyramid of golf greatness. This is a truncated version of it.
The bottom rung contains The Best Player You Know. "And here's the news about the Best Players You Know: They're shite. Scratch is shite. The Best Players You Know simply cannot play."
Club Pros are next on the pyramid. These are the guys we take lessons from. They may have once dreamed of making a living on tour, but they are now chained to the clubhouse. I
Then there are the Stud Amateurs: the golfers who compete in the USGA's amateur events.
Next are the Attached Club Pros. They are hired by country clubs just so the members can watch them on the driving range and follow them at tournaments. They actually win the USGA's amateur tournaments.
Mini-Tour Philanthropists are above the Attached Club Pros on the pyramid. These are the kids who played college golf but are not ready to join the real work world. They play in the Hooters Tour, the Gateway Tour, the Pepsi Tour, and others. But they rarely win. Their parents and friends are helping them pay their way. They are simply donating their entry fee each weekend, hoping to find their swing.
The Mini-Tour Grinders take the money from the Mini-Tour Philanthropists. They actually make money playing golf. As Coyne says, this is "where the pyramid moves out of the red and into the black." These players travel the world searching for a payday.
Then come the Nationwide Earners (now the Web.com Tour Earners), professionals with a steady, set schedule.
PGA Tour Survivors are next. They are the guys that earn their tour card the hard way.
PGA Tour Players are the ones who keep their playing card. They make better livings than most Americans, but how many names do you know on the PGA Tour's money list between 50 and 125? Not many.
PGA Tour Superstars are at the top. You don't just know their names, you know their first names: Tiger, Phil, Rory, Bubba, Hunter, Zach. Once you reach single-name recognition, you know you have arrived.
The bottom rung contains The Best Player You Know. "And here's the news about the Best Players You Know: They're shite. Scratch is shite. The Best Players You Know simply cannot play."
Club Pros are next on the pyramid. These are the guys we take lessons from. They may have once dreamed of making a living on tour, but they are now chained to the clubhouse. I
Then there are the Stud Amateurs: the golfers who compete in the USGA's amateur events.
Next are the Attached Club Pros. They are hired by country clubs just so the members can watch them on the driving range and follow them at tournaments. They actually win the USGA's amateur tournaments.
Mini-Tour Philanthropists are above the Attached Club Pros on the pyramid. These are the kids who played college golf but are not ready to join the real work world. They play in the Hooters Tour, the Gateway Tour, the Pepsi Tour, and others. But they rarely win. Their parents and friends are helping them pay their way. They are simply donating their entry fee each weekend, hoping to find their swing.
The Mini-Tour Grinders take the money from the Mini-Tour Philanthropists. They actually make money playing golf. As Coyne says, this is "where the pyramid moves out of the red and into the black." These players travel the world searching for a payday.
Then come the Nationwide Earners (now the Web.com Tour Earners), professionals with a steady, set schedule.
PGA Tour Survivors are next. They are the guys that earn their tour card the hard way.
PGA Tour Players are the ones who keep their playing card. They make better livings than most Americans, but how many names do you know on the PGA Tour's money list between 50 and 125? Not many.
PGA Tour Superstars are at the top. You don't just know their names, you know their first names: Tiger, Phil, Rory, Bubba, Hunter, Zach. Once you reach single-name recognition, you know you have arrived.
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