How do you make it on the PGA Tour? | Golf Stories

[@JohnSmith-vd6fc]

Thorough and entertaining. Another possible video is how much it costs to be a golfer and how much you have to make to eke out a livable salary.

[@Cryptonomics7]

PGA making it super hard. id like to see LIVE Tour change that - to at least give good golfers a run at making money to continue their careeers. PGA Tour just drains the LIFE out of your pockets. Unbelieveable. Could you imagine having to pay this to get into tennis, basketball, or baseball? lol

[@teedot1186]

Shooting even par through 9 holes brought me here.....

[@dementus420]

you had it going, didn't you.

[@GabeLudwig-c7b]

😭😭 lovely to see like minded

[@teedot1186]

@@dementus420 Had . 😂

[@wordpressobsessed9067]

Golf is the only pro sport where you actually earn what you are worth.

[@dark3rthanshadows]

It's very similar with tennis bro, if u don't keep winning u won't make money. it's not like group sports and huge salaries. there's no salaries it's winning and climbing through the ranks. then u get popular and sponsors come but the mechanic is he same.

[@carson9895]

@@dark3rthanshadows yes, tennis and golf, both pay the player what they earn

[@edwardcaldwell9644]

This comment makes no sense. The rest of the sports aren't creating money from thin air. They are paying people a percentage of the profits earned from their labor. At most half, with the team owners taking the rest. They couldn't be paid as much if they weren't worth as much. Golfers are in fact laughably underpaid. You would be shocked if you really new how much these players are actually worth. Doesn't matter what you think their value is.

[@nickthomas7057]

@@edwardcaldwell9644 that’s why guys like rickie fowler are out here doing every other commercial they can get their hands on. But what the other was saying is that it’s one of the only sports where you can get paid for how well you play on the spot. If you win the players championship, in a month or something you’ll have like 8 mill in the bank. If you don’t win at all you’ll have nothing.

[@bignastytiger4174]

@@edwardcaldwell9644 actually, the comment makes perfect sense. All sports (except for tennis & golf) have players & coaches that sign a prenup-determined figure that is something called a contract. You have to earn your job/paycheck EVERY WEEK in golf.

[@jgfunk]

Wow. This was very well done. GOLF (and Tennis maybe?) is one of those sports where there is no guarantee. No 10 year $252MM guaranteed contract. You must perform to win, even if you're the best.

[@nmmechanic]

Lee Trevino qualified for the U.S. open and played his way on the tour that way, but that was in the 1960’s so it’s rare!

[@anaks247]

Great find on that one! Extremely rare indeed

[@scottcampbell2707]

This was a good summary of the options for getting onto the PGA Tour. Well done.

[@Roman-od3iy]

Excellent job. This was well done and informative.

[@lovenoodle1195]

Very simply put...JUST PLAY REALLY WELL ALL THE TIME. NO EXCUSES.

[@Tincup3]

Fantastic job summarizing all those routes to the PGA Tour! Do you have a similar video on routes to the PGA Tour Champions?

[@anaks247]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Unfortunately, I do not have one for the PGA Tour Champions. It would be interesting to look into specifics of that path though.

[@gregr.9547]

Thx for the info, I was wondering how all that worked👍

[@mickeywaggoner8516]

Great video man... Need more like it... First I learned about PGA U... Good one

[@mhemp619]

Monday qualifying seems like the most affordable method 🤔

[@youtubeaccountidaho9858]

Insanely hard. Have to basically shoot course record to qualify

[@megantaylormichaels]

@@youtubeaccountidaho9858 monday qualifying or US Open are the ways to go for the average person, meaning, those who don't have the financial means to go the long route. unfortunately, this game is still for the well to do for the most part. so get real good and do local and regional qualifiers for the US Open. If you finish in the top 10, you will get exemptions and your card that way. "insanely hard" is relative. It is really about money the longer routes.

[@Tiedye6336]

I’m not a golf fan really but I never knew any of this information nice video

[@messergolf]

Great Content. Very clear and helpful. I agree, in my opinion a PGA TOUR card should be earned for at least the top 5 performers at Qschool, as it is a lengthy, EXPENSIVE, challanging task. If you are in top 5 at qschool, you are NOT an average Joe to the game, and are most likely going to be a star winner on the PGA TOUR.

[@youtubeaccountidaho9858]

Justin Rose made the tour through the majors. Finished 4th at the British and that got him on.

[@anaks247]

Good one. Yeah I know he turned pro the next day after that finish. I think he played on the European Tour though, but very well could've played on the PGA Tour if he wanted. Of course, his 21 missed cuts to start his pro career, showed he wasn't quite ready yet for either tour at the time.

[@youtubeaccountidaho9858]

@@anaks247 yeah the 4th place finish opened a lot of doors for him but you are right the first couple years of his pro career were rough

[@hayouram]

Thanks for the concise but thorough explanation of various ways of obtaining the CARD.

[@frankenstein01]

Would of been nice to include the costs involved :)

[@georgeyod286]

It’s a lottttt. Entry fee for Q school alone is about $11k total. We are not even talking about traveling expenses, your caddy, etc

[@kryptonhd6722]

Yes mate 12k for European tour q school aswell plus travel caddy and all others about 20k all in

[@adamrasmussen1839]

@@georgeyod286 eh not quite that much...closer to $5500

[@nickthomas7057]

@@adamrasmussen1839 not if you make it to the final stage of q school. If you go all the way you’re paying upwards of 10k

[@carolofthethings]

One thing I love about golf is how clear the path to the big leagues are, similar to chess.

[@Cryptonomics7]

Good info-Thanks. I agree Q school shoul dhave a better reward for top 5 finishers.

[@plutoniumrocket]

I would’ve made it, but an alligator bit my hand off.

[@tiger05rtc]

tell me you got his eye

[@chrissavage9349]

Love this comment

[@tuberaddict2000]

"OH MY GOD!"

[@bobbybushwhacker]

OH MY GOD!!!!

[@jadesmith6823]

I elect the Hooters tour 🙏🙌😂🤣

[@Haterofantichrist]

Thanks for this content well done!

[@MikeyLil13]

Didn't Lee Trevino make it pro through a US OPEN qualifier? Even though it was long ago, he placed 5th in the US open and got exceptions than went on and won.

[@anaks247]

Yes, a previous commenter pointed this out as well. Very good catch! Gives a real life example instead of Tin Cup

[@42florida42]

Need an updated video. They added top 5 Q School qualifiers go straight to PGA tour like you suggested! Ha

[@anaks247]

Yep I saw that, great addition to q school! I would eventually like to make another updated vid but there’s also been a lot of changes the past couple years b/c of PGA Tour versus LIV saga so I would want things to get more stable before I do.

[@tvs3497]

How does that putt at 1:50 not drop? Looks like it hit the back of the cup and bounced out. It was dead center from what I can tell.

[@anaks247]

Yeah it’s crazy! To make it worse, that player missed qualifying by 1 shot. His name is Joe Daley.

[@AngeloBerardi-em3js]

If I remember correctly, the cup was not put in square to the hole. But because everyone played it like that, there was nothing he could do about it. His ball just happened to hit the cup edge at the right angle to cause it to pop out. That was a huge bad break.

[@scottdepew3495]

So where would someone find Monday qualifiers? So if someone who gets to play the us Open can that person take home the top prize and trophy if you're just a nobody?

[@orkayen]

how about senior tours? is it through KF tour also? are there Monday or Thursday qualifiers?

[@K9388-n3z]

Well done

[@TryoutVilo]

There is one thing I don't understand about the "Korn Ferry Tour", maybe someone can explain it to me. It was said that the top 25 players on the "Korn Ferry Tour", qualify for the PGA Tour. So far so good! The other (Top-75) players compete in the "Korn Ferry Tour Finals" and 25 of them can qualify through that. So 50 in total!? What I don't understand. Do the top 25 players also play there, even though they are already qualified, or is it more like place 26 - 75?

[@anaks247]

Not that it still applies today with all the changes in the past few years, but yes, the top 25 still played with basically “house money”. They have their card secured and are playing for more money and potential higher status like for instance the top Korn ferry guy gets invited to the players championship.

[@ambirdie4163]

ive got another few more "what happened to" names for you boss! what about: luke donald, nick watney, jhonattan vegas

[@LiMitZplus]

Nick Watney got Covid and died rip

[@ambirdie4163]

@@LiMitZplus ...no way~ you have a cruel sense of humor...

[@connormccartain1844]

Great vid bro!

[@jaylytes3400]

Great video very interesting

[@aprilmayjoon]

I partially wish Q school came back. I ran out of funds to continue pursuing professional golf like many of my fellow colleagues and returned to a normal 9-5.Granted i make far more than 90% of players on the Korn Ferry Tour now, but the satisifaction of being able to do what I truly love was stripped away and is not supported by the likes of the PGA Tour.

[@smartwater598]

I thought they got rid of q school??

[@ethankeys4380]

You probably should add a part in talking about mini tours as well

[@anaks247]

I talk about it for a bit starting at 4:40. Was there something particular you wanted to know about the mini tours?

[@codesp896]

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

[@charlesking6584]

Nice job buddy

[@张诗林-c5g]

I wanna ask how to enter the KF Monday qualifier thanks

[@anaks247]

Good question. Usually the way it works is if have good status on a pro tour, then you can just sign up and play. If you don’t, then you have to play in a pre-qualifier just play in the qualifier.

[@christophercharleston2792]

How does one get onto the mini tours?

[@anaks247]

They all have different qualifications but generally they are pretty open/low barrier of entry so long as you got the money for the entry fee.

[@brotherbread6549]

I'm here after shooting a 61 on my home course. Front nine...

[@sfneurosurgeon]

Very long road to get in the PGA tour. How much does average player make on KF Tour?

[@anaks247]

Good question. It ranges, but they’re able to make a good living. From the latest money list just for reference, #1 made $403k, #50 made $109K, and #100 made $54K.

[@sfneurosurgeon]

@@anaks247 thanks for the info. Pretty respectable earnings considering that these players go to a golf course for work.

[@ko-kf2nu]

is monday qualifying or open not possible to get a pga tour card?

[@anaks247]

It’s possible. You need to play extremely well at the right time. I mention open qualifying & Monday qualifying at 11:47.

[@ko-kf2nu]

@@anaks247 bro isnt open and monday qualifying the same?Or there is difference?

[@anaks247]

@@ko-kf2nu Technically, I suppose they are. But I was more referring to the difference in qualifying between the majors like the US Open & Open Championship (ie open qualifying) and like a regular tour event like the Valero Texas Open (ie Monday qualifying).

[@Yesquire0]

Practice, practice, practice.

[@danielwhelan5228]

bros a damn time traveler

[@beelinetowing1]

Me watching this after shooting 104 today

[@dark3rthanshadows]

so ,similar with tennis.

[@austi16]

Lmao Brooks gf is always trying to get on tv

[@jmtgolf2756]

austi hell shes been fully naked in 2 movies everybody already seen her

[@jeffreyanderson5106]

If you earned entry into a PGA event by winning the US amateur or Mid -am and went on to win a PGA event then obviously you can get your card that way

[@dontex7]

At 37 can I become the next Tiger? 🐅 😏

[@part1801]

John Daly was a 9th alternate for the 91 PGA 🏆

[@anaks247]

Indeed, JD was already a PGA tour member that season before the pga

[@part1801]

@@anaks247 yes he was, definitely a great opportunity for a guy that was working hard and needed one and totally performed 👍

[@anaks247]

@@part1801 for sure! All time story to welcome long John to the world 🏌️‍♂️

[@networkbike543]

You only need low scores. Doesn't matter who likes you or not.

[@tuberaddict2000]

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO LIKES YOU!!!

[@andmondson8260]

The most skilled game ever...except tiddlywinks.

[@KM-em9me]

It's too funny when golfers recall their round and say:" apart from a sequence of 5 or 6 holes I pretty much shot par or even one or two under if you count that eagle put I should have made on the 16th where it took me three strokes to get out of this badly landscaped bunker......

[@KM-em9me]

Then of course there are the ridiculous comparisons to that imaginary pga golfer that exists in the back of every golfer's alter ego. We conveniently forget we are playing on courses that are a 1000 yards shorter than anything a pro would ever look at....

[@SethDamsgardGolf]

Enter liv tour*

[@angusthompson2445]

IS SEVEN

[@dementus420]

well, i guess, hello world. I'm just gonna win the us open as an amateur.

[@tylerhammond3896]

Towounthirteen

[@ABCDEFG-bk9gx]

Just win the US Open.

[@stumarston6812]

i never made in onto the PGA tour

[@mauricemoore6679]

WELL YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY GOLF NOT MUCH ELSE

[@justaskmeiknow5584]

Boring...

[@ynkybomber]

Just WIN baby