PGA Tour: How much does a professional golfer pay to play?

PGA Tour: How much does a professional golfer pay to play?

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Golf is one of the most expensive sports in the world, and it certainly reflects in the prize money that is given by winning a PGA Tour. However, all professional golfers have to also pay a fee to enter the tournaments.

The fees to be paid by the golfers usually increase as we go down the golfer food chain- the highest ranking golfers do not usually pay for the tournaments since networks and sponsors take care of the expenses. But the lower we go down the chain, the fees increase since they contribute to the prize pool.

How much does a golfer pay to be a part of the PGA Tour?

PGA Tour, 2022 PGA Championship
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If a PGA Tour Player is exempt from qualifying, he pays a $100 initiation fee, and $100 in annual dues. The only expense that he must fulfil in order to pay a PGA Tour is a mandatory $50 locker room fee. Professionals competing in the pre-tournament qualifying event pay entry fees of $400, while Champions and Nationwide Tour players pay $100 each.

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The LPGA Futures Tour on the other hand charges an entry fee of $500 for each tournament. To play in a qualifying tournament Tour members pay $200 while amateurs invited by the tournament sponsor pay $230.

The Swing Thought Tour, formerly known as NGA Tour Pro Series has four golf tournaments, also charges its members. The NGA Carolina Summer Series charges a fee of $750. Members pay $600 for individual tournaments, while non members pay $800. The Bridgestone Winter Series is the most expensive of the Series, charges a fee of $1250, with members having to pay $800 while non members pay $1100. For the Carolina Winter Series, the membership fee is $700. Members pay anywhere between $600 and $700, while non members pay between $800 and $900 for entry. In the Q School Prep Series members pay $800, while non members pay upto $1000.

In other Pro Tours players can pay anywhere from $399 all the way up to $1400.

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