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  • @JohnSmith-vd6fc
    @JohnSmith-vd6fc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    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
      @Cryptonomics7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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
    @teedot1186 3 ปีที่แล้ว +98

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

    • @dementus420
      @dementus420 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      you had it going, didn't you.

    • @GabeLudwig-c7b
      @GabeLudwig-c7b 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      😭😭 lovely to see like minded

    • @teedot1186
      @teedot1186 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dementus420 Had . 😂

  • @tylerhammond3896
    @tylerhammond3896 ปีที่แล้ว

    Towounthirteen

  • @stumarston6812
    @stumarston6812 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    i never made in onto the PGA tour

  • @wordpressobsessed9067
    @wordpressobsessed9067 4 ปีที่แล้ว +64

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

    • @dark3rthanshadows
      @dark3rthanshadows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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
      @carson9895 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @edwardcaldwell9644
      @edwardcaldwell9644 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @nickthomas7057 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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
      @bignastytiger4174 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@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.

  • @plutoniumrocket
    @plutoniumrocket 4 ปีที่แล้ว +40

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

  • @jgfunk
    @jgfunk 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    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
    @nmmechanic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Great find on that one! Extremely rare indeed

  • @scottcampbell2707
    @scottcampbell2707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

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

  • @mhemp619
    @mhemp619 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Monday qualifying seems like the most affordable method 🤔

    • @youtubeaccountidaho9858
      @youtubeaccountidaho9858 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Insanely hard. Have to basically shoot course record to qualify

    • @megantaylormichaels
      @megantaylormichaels 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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.

  • @dontex7
    @dontex7 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    At 37 can I become the next Tiger? 🐅 😏

  • @ambirdie4163
    @ambirdie4163 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

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

    • @LiMitZplus
      @LiMitZplus 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nick Watney got Covid and died rip

    • @ambirdie4163
      @ambirdie4163 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @beelinetowing1
    @beelinetowing1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Me watching this after shooting 104 today

  • @networkbike543
    @networkbike543 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @tuberaddict2000
      @tuberaddict2000 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO LIKES YOU!!!

  • @frankenstein01
    @frankenstein01 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Would of been nice to include the costs involved :)

    • @georgeyod286
      @georgeyod286 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      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
      @kryptonhd6722 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @adamrasmussen1839
      @adamrasmussen1839 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @nickthomas7057
      @nickthomas7057 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@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

  • @Tincup3
    @Tincup3 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      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.

  • @Roman-od3iy
    @Roman-od3iy 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Excellent job. This was well done and informative.

  • @aprilmayjoon
    @aprilmayjoon ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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.

  • @lovenoodle1195
    @lovenoodle1195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @MikeyLil13
    @MikeyLil13 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @gregr.9547
    @gregr.9547 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

  • @andmondson8260
    @andmondson8260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The most skilled game ever...except tiddlywinks.

  • @brotherbread6549
    @brotherbread6549 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @TryoutVilo
    @TryoutVilo 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    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
      @anaks247  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      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.

  • @tvs3497
    @tvs3497 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    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
      @anaks247  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @AngeloBerardi-em3js
      @AngeloBerardi-em3js 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      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.

  • @KM-em9me
    @KM-em9me 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    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
      @KM-em9me 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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....

  • @K9388-n3z
    @K9388-n3z 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Well done

  • @jadesmith6823
    @jadesmith6823 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I elect the Hooters tour 🙏🙌😂🤣

  • @mauricemoore6679
    @mauricemoore6679 ปีที่แล้ว

    WELL YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO PLAY GOLF NOT MUCH ELSE

  • @youtubeaccountidaho9858
    @youtubeaccountidaho9858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      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
      @youtubeaccountidaho9858 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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

  • @smartwater598
    @smartwater598 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought they got rid of q school??

  • @danielwhelan5228
    @danielwhelan5228 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    bros a damn time traveler

  • @dark3rthanshadows
    @dark3rthanshadows 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    so ,similar with tennis.

  • @Haterofantichrist
    @Haterofantichrist 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thanks for this content well done!

  • @scottdepew3495
    @scottdepew3495 ปีที่แล้ว

    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?

  • @messergolf
    @messergolf ปีที่แล้ว

    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.

  • @Cryptonomics7
    @Cryptonomics7 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @justaskmeiknow5584
    @justaskmeiknow5584 ปีที่แล้ว

    Boring...

  • @charlesking6584
    @charlesking6584 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice job buddy

  • @austi16
    @austi16 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lmao Brooks gf is always trying to get on tv

    • @jmtgolf2756
      @jmtgolf2756 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @carolofthethings
    @carolofthethings 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

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

  • @jeffreyanderson5106
    @jeffreyanderson5106 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    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

  • @dementus420
    @dementus420 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @orkayen
    @orkayen 4 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Tiedye6336
    @Tiedye6336 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @mickeywaggoner8516
    @mickeywaggoner8516 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @connormccartain1844
    @connormccartain1844 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great vid bro!

  • @42florida42
    @42florida42 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @jaylytes3400
    @jaylytes3400 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video very interesting

  • @ABCDEFG-bk9gx
    @ABCDEFG-bk9gx 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Just win the US Open.

  • @SethDamsgardGolf
    @SethDamsgardGolf 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Enter liv tour*

  • @张诗林-c5g
    @张诗林-c5g 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I wanna ask how to enter the KF Monday qualifier thanks

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @ethankeys4380
    @ethankeys4380 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @Yesquire0
    @Yesquire0 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Practice, practice, practice.

  • @angusthompson2445
    @angusthompson2445 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    IS SEVEN

  • @sfneurosurgeon
    @sfneurosurgeon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      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
      @sfneurosurgeon 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @christophercharleston2792
    @christophercharleston2792 ปีที่แล้ว

    How does one get onto the mini tours?

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  ปีที่แล้ว

      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.

  • @ko-kf2nu
    @ko-kf2nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @ko-kf2nu
      @ko-kf2nu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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).

  • @part1801
    @part1801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

    • @part1801
      @part1801 2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

    • @anaks247
      @anaks247  2 ปีที่แล้ว

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

  • @hayouram
    @hayouram 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

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

  • @codesp896
    @codesp896 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good stuff. Thanks for sharing!

  • @ynkybomber
    @ynkybomber 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just WIN baby