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Testing Yourself as a ProFrom "mini tours" to the PGA Tour, there are opportunities for open qualifying. KEYWORDS: So You Want To..., Second Career, Golf 
If you break par consistently and think with more experience you might be able to compete on a professional level, a good way to get started is to seek out one or more of the many regional “mini-tours” across the United States. From Southeast to Northwest, nearly every part of the country has at least one. Florida alone has several of them. Most are run by very small organizations or even by a handful of area club professionals. Anyone with a low handicap—amateur or professional—can enter. Some are for seniors; others are open. Typically players pay an upfront registration fee of a few hundred dollars to be eligible for an entire season, then a tournament registration fee of $200 to $400 per event. These monies are pooled to create prize purses of between $5,000 and $25,000.
Examples include the Northwest Mini Tour, the Sunbelt Senior Tour and an assortment of opportunities in Florida. Another option is the Nationwide Tour, considered the junior circuit to the main PGA Tour. At many Nationwide events, amateur or professional golfers may try to play their way into the weekend tournament in an open qualifying round. More information on how to qualify can be found on the PGA’s website.  Print this page  Send to a friend
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