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This 5 page paper discusses the difference between amateur and professional golfers. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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is true in golf, although there things seem a bit more complex and rules are stringent. This paper considers the differences between professional and amateur golfers. Discussion The necessity for
separating golfers into "amateur" and "professional" wasnt necessary until 1885, when the Amateur Championship was inaugurated (Amateur status). At that time it was decided that entrants could not have "played
for prize money in open events"; that they could not make clubs or golf balls; that they could not be teaching, nor have taught, golf for money; and they could
not be caddies (Amateur status). At some later time, this list was expanded to include "course architects and green keepers and those who had played against a professional for money"
(Amateur status). Since then the distinction has been redefined and is clearer: an amateur golfer is a person "who plays the game as a non-remunerative and non-profit-making sport and
who does not receive remuneration for teaching golf or for other activities because of golf skill or reputation" (Amateur status). In addition, prize money for amateur events is modest, especially
compared to the huge purses awarded professional players (Amateur status). In Britain, amateur golfers who take prizes that have a greater value than allowed by the rules (for example, a
golfer who accepts a car as a prize for a hole-in-one) "enter a no-mans land. They have no official handicap and cannot take part in amateur events, but they do
not become professionals" (Amateur status). In the U.S., prize limits are set at $750 but there is a provision that says amateurs may accept prizes over this limit for a
hole-in-one (Rules of amateur status). The United States Golf Association (USGA) is the governing body that oversees golf in the United States and Mexico; everywhere else the sport is governed
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