Many young golfers see stars like Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson playing golf on the PGA tour and think how sensational it would be to become a professional golfer and play in tournaments on an every-week basis. Those assessments of the glamorous life and the rewards associated with winning golf are correct. However, to earn a spot on the pro tour and be good enough to keep it takes great talent, perseverance, a desire to work hard and a bit of luck.
About The Author
Steve Silverman is an award-winning writer, covering sports since 1980. Silverman authored The Minnesota Vikings: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly and Who's Better, Who's Best in Football -- The Top 60 Players of All-Time, among others, and placed in the Pro Football Writers of America awards three times. Silverman holds a Master of Science in journalism from the Medill School of Journalism.