Golf pro - Salary and Career
Professional Athletes

Golf pro - Career description, activities, functions and salary

They take part as professionals in sports competitions and competitions. Participate, individually or collectively, in sports competitions, on a professional basis.

How much does an Golf pro earn

A Golf pro earns between $1.445 and $10.883 per month, with an average monthly salary of $3.265 and a median salary of $1.674 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 8 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).


Salary ranges for the Golf pro

Monthly Salary Annual Salary Salary Per Week Hourly Salary
Average wage 3.265 39.185 816 15
1º Quartile 1.445 17.340 361 7
Median Salary 1.674 20.083 418 8
3º Quartile 8.300 99.600 2.075 38
Higher Salary 10.883 130.599 2.721 50


Professional job categories

  • Middle level technicians
    • medium-level technicians in cultural, communications and sports services
      • athletes, sportsmen
        • professional athletes

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Main workplaces

Professional Athletes professionals work in clubs, sports associations, academies, public administration bodies dedicated to sports, teaching, etc. There are no common rules for all types of sport. In order to become professional, they follow specific rules of the sports associations to which they are linked, building, therefore, different trajectories, based on different combinations between time spent in the sport, participation in games and events, awards, etc. Most work as self-employed, at irregular hours. In some activities, some professionals may be subjected to special working conditions, such as psychological pressure, intense noise and high temperatures, as well as staying in uncomfortable positions for long periods.


What does it take to work in the field of Professional Athletes

Formal schooling is not a precondition for the exercise of this family's occupations. The practical training of professional athletes can take place either through training and exercises performed individually and/or collectively, in general, under the supervision of coaches or technicians, or through participation in tests, competitions, games and contests.


Functions and activities of Golf pro

Professional Athletes must:

  • setting career goals and objectives in the sport;
  • prepare psychologically for competition;
  • prepare the physicist for competitions;
  • update technical preparation;
  • participate in official sports competition;
  • develop strategies and tactics for the competition;
  • setting career goals and objectives in sport;
  • knowing sports rules and regulations;
  • participate in official sport competitions;
  • update the technical preparation;
  • define career goals and objectives in the modality;
  • set career goals and objectives in the modality;
  • participate in official sports competitions;
  • demonstrate personal skills;
  • prepare the physique for competitions;
  • prepare psychologically for competitions;
  • define career goals and objectives in the modality;
  • prepare physicist for competitions;
  • prepare the physicist for competition;
  • prepare your physique for competitions;
  • maintain nutritional preparation;
  • prepare psychologically for competition;
  • set goals and career objectives in the sport;
  • set career goals and objectives in the sport;
  • knowing the rules and regulations of sport;
  • preparing psychologically for competition;
  • prepare yourself psychologically for competitions;
  • know the rules and regulations of sport;
  • prepare psychologically for competitions;
  • update technical readiness;
  • prepare physicist for competition;
  • develop strategies and tactics for competition;
  • preparing psychologically for competition;

  • Activities

    • register in a timely manner;
    • replenish fluid during and after training and competition;
    • be ethical;
    • know the competition regulations;
    • exploit your opponent's weaknesses;
    • periodize training;
    • be dedicated;
    • participate in courses and lectures in the sport;
    • follow high-level sporting events;
    • develop specific means to execute the strategy;
    • seek incentives and sponsorships;
    • train regularly;
    • entry in a timely manner;
    • practice reflex training;
    • have perseverance;
    • participate in unofficial tournaments and competitions;
    • be disciplined;
    • have grit;
    • technically analyze the opponent;
    • practice sport-specific physical training;
    • be sociable;
    • knowing the penalties of the sport;
    • have the ability to deal with defeat;
    • master the portuguese language;
    • have courage;
    • use the appropriate sporting material to the characteristics of the competition venue;
    • drive the animal;
    • diagnose technical deficiencies;
    • send implement for gauging;
    • maintain emotional balance;
    • control weight;
    • have a spirit of leadership;
    • training under psychological pressure;
    • use the appropriate material for the sport;
    • know the type of flooring at the competition venue;
    • analyze opponent's behavior;
    • respect coach, referees and athletes;
    • have a leadership spirit;
    • participating in technical conferences of the sport;
    • follow a physical preparation program with professional guidance;
    • practice sport specific physical training;
    • periodize training;
    • define your own competition style;
    • train visualization;
    • training concentration;
    • know the competition venue;
    • practice strength training;
    • maintain a good relationship with the media;
    • using the rules;
    • submit specific tests to identify deficiencies in minerals and vitamins;
    • train relaxation;
    • use sports equipment appropriate to the characteristics of the competition venue;
    • practice the technical fundamentals of the sport;
    • know the type of floor of the competition venue;
    • training breathing;
    • submit yourself to the follow-up of a sports psychologist;
    • analyze the opposing animal;
    • simulate plays in training;
    • sign up in a timely manner;
    • train concentration;
    • practice reflex training;
    • update yourself periodically;
    • develop the specific means for executing the strategy;
    • submit physical and medical evaluation;
    • follow the schedules predetermined by the organizing committee;
    • submit psychological assessment;
    • be affiliated with the entities responsible for the sport (cf., feder., associations.);
    • set target competitions;
    • avoid the ingestion of substances harmful to sports practice;
    • set the target competitions;
    • have humility;
    • prepare automobile equipment for competition;
    • simulate game and competition situations;
    • follow the updated technical instructions;
    • analyze opponent behavior;
    • practice specific physical training of the modality;
    • practicing muscular resistance exercises;
    • practice speed training;
    • set results goals for short, medium and long term;
    • analyze the natural obstacles of the competition site;
    • plan a training schedule;
    • setting target competitions;
    • training relaxation;
    • analyze the competition calendar of the modality;
    • adapt to the lifestyle required by the profession;
    • practice agility training;
    • submit psychological evaluation;
    • use specific implements of the modality;
    • evaluate the type of lane and racetrack track;
    • practicing muscular endurance exercises;
    • be affiliated with the entities responsible for the sport (conf., feder., associations.);
    • analyze the physical and climatic conditions of the competition venue;
    • prepare yourself psychologically for competitions;
    • participate in exchange programs;
    • practice blast training;
    • be serious;
    • practice flexibility training;
    • prepare the animal for competition;
    • be determined;
    • submit to specific tests to identify deficiencies in minerals and vitamins;
    • knowing the sport score;
    • prepare yourself to react to adverse situations;
    • make decisions;
    • train memorization;
    • explore the best positioning for performance within the competition area;
    • participate in social programs;
    • evaluate the type of lane and track of the racetrack;
    • consult a nutritionist;
    • undo opponent's strengths;
    • plan training schedule;
    • submit to the official weigh-in;
    • training regularly;
    • submit to the official weigh-in;
    • work as a team;
    • maintain self-confidence;
    • respect the rules;
    • correct technical deficiencies;
    • know the penalties of the sport;
    • follow the nutritional program established by the nutritionist;
    • maintain self-esteem;


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