hypothetical golf career

[sandycove]

Head pro is not realistic nor do his current scores indicate sufficient natural talent to ultimately pass the playing test (although the test itself is not terribly difficult, but pressure-packed).

If your man had what it takes to be a head anything, he would more likely be moving in that direction already in a field where he possessed a more natural vocation.

One of my golf mates actually did attempt this in his mid 40's and he did get his card, after a few years hard work. (He was a mid-single-digit handicapper on average, but had the ability to occasionally go low.) He knocked around as little better than a driving range assistant for some time and eventually gave it up. He couldn't get even a sniff from a small-town, country track -- no pedigree, insufficient contacts and he didn't have "the look." Too bad -- he was quite knowledgeable, a very hard worker, a talented teacher and genuinely loved the game.