If you are good enough the rewards really are superb. Get a Tour Card, stay in the top 125 on the European Golf Tour to retain it and you will earn a decent living. You do not need to ever win a main Tournament to earn a good living. Even when reaching your mid forties you have the Seniors Tour to look forward to for another rich harvest of earnings.
You will probably have to cut your teeth on one of the smaller Golf Tours like the Jamega or Europro Tours first. If you achieve success then you can try for the Challenge tour and eventually through its order of merit or via the Qualifying Tournament get your tour card for the European Tour the premier league golf tour.
from a plus handicap. If you cannot win your local Clubs Amateur scratch championship, or County Amateur Championship, or area Amateur Scratch Championship, or the Amateur Championship of your Country, your chances of making it on the Professional Circuit are remote.
Even if you are a member of the Walker Cup Team, one of the best twelve Amateur players, representing Great Britain and N. Ireland, the chances of making it on the Professional Tour are slim. Just look at the facts from how many golfers who have represented their Country in the past twenty years, go on to reach the top in ProfessionalCleveland CG16 Satin Chrome Wedge