![]() ![]() Yes, you can turn pro if your handicap is four or better, but I wouldn’t rely on Poulter as evidence that doing so will kickstart a successful career, with millions of pounds in the bank, dozens of Ferraris on the drive and a Ryder Cup history few can match. Ian Poulter is often used as an example that you don’t need a glittering amateur career and a +6 handicap to make it as a professional. If he somehow bagged a spot in a Major, I’d be surprised to see him shoot anything under 90. If a scratch handicap club golfer played a tour event, he’d do very well indeed to break 80. ![]() Plus, there’s the small matter of the pressure of playing for your living, knowing that you need to make a birdie on this hole to pay the bills. ![]() They are playing off tees that make the holes extra long, rough that has been grown to be thicker than it would be the rest of the year, pin positions craftily tucked away to add drama, with lightning-fast putting surfaces that accentuate every borrow and break. My own club, The Wisley in Surrey, has tour pros who don’t have an official handicap, but I would estimate are playing off at least +6 or better.Īnd it’s not just the quality and consistency of the scores these guys post at PGA and European Tour events that is so impressive you have to remember that the courses they are playing are the toughest around. Obviously, if they were free to play there every week, their handicaps would be even better. Win a Galvin Green Paclite Golf Rainsuitīubba Watson plays off +7.7 at Isleworth Country Club in Florida, while Whisper Rock Golf Club in Arizona boasts many Tour pros as members, including Phil Mickelson (+5.2), Martin Kaymer (+6.6), Paul Casey (+6) and Geoff Ogilvy (+5.8).Golf World Top 100: Best Golf Courses and Resorts. ![]()
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