I want a job where I can play golf every> day and travel to different courses each> week, while worrying about absolutely> nothing. Any ideas?
reggietodd, have you considered bumping off Vijays caddy and applying for that job? Of course, you do realize that you would only get time to play when he gets done.
<reggietodd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1111522047.854557.309180@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...>I want a job where I can play golf every day and travel to different> courses each week, while worrying about absolutely nothing. Any ideas?
Yeah, I miss the 80's and 90's too. Goodbye, Gravy Train...
<reggietodd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1111522047.854557.309180@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...>I want a job where I can play golf every day and travel to different> courses each week, while worrying about absolutely nothing. Any ideas?>
Warren Montgomery 23 March 2005 18:55:23 [ permanent link ]
<reggietodd@gmail.com> wrote in message news:1111522047.854557.309180@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...> I want a job where I can play golf every day and travel to different> courses each week, while worrying about absolutely nothing. Any ideas?> Aside from all the other suggestions out there consider:
Golf course rater (I played with a guy who claimed he did this for the USGA once -- in Hawaii at Wailea) Correspondent for a golf related magazine (someone has to play those courses to make up those "best 100" rankings) Salesman for golf related merchandise or golf course related equipment or services (I played once with a guy plugging "Natural golf") Author -- (A few folks out there have managed to make a living writing books on golf, maybe you can be one of them)
I imagine all of these are pretty rare opportunities, so I'll give you a more personal perspective:
Work 20 years or so in a lucrative job while spending as little as possible and investing well, then take early retirement if you can, continue to work part time if you need to, and spend the rest of the time playing golf.
The USGA doesn't rate golf courses. State or local golf associations rate courses using USGA training and criteria.
If you are interested in getting into course rating, never tell anybody your reason is free golf as most serious course raters avoid playing because they want to be considered course raters not players using rating as an excuse for free golf. Also, many clubs and courses get pissed at raters playing because they think the raters are ripping them off.
Being a tournament organizer for a state or local golf association is a horse of another color. I know one guy who spent a summer wondering around a state looking for courses where the state association could conduct various tournaments.
"warren montgomery" <wamontgomery@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message >
Golf course rater (I played with a guy who claimed he did this for the > USGA> once -- in Hawaii at Wailea)
<reggietodd@gmail.com> wrote in message> news:1111522047.854557.309180@f14g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...>> I want a job where I can play golf every day and travel to different>> courses each week, while worrying about absolutely nothing. Any ideas?>>
Aside from all the other suggestions out there consider:
I played with this guy who started a free magazine called Northwest Golf. They did course reviews in our region. I see that they are associated with our regional golf association.
Blair P . Houghton 24 March 2005 09:31:49 [ permanent link ]
<reggietodd@gmail.com> wrote:>I want a job where I can play golf every day and travel to different>courses each week, while worrying about absolutely nothing. Any ideas?
Sorry. That job's been filled.
--Blair "Talk to O.J.; he might be looking for an understudy."
Blair P . Houghton 24 March 2005 09:52:37 [ permanent link ]
<reggietodd@gmail.com> wrote:>I want a job where I can play golf every day and travel to different>courses each week, while worrying about absolutely nothing. Any ideas?
Convention director for a large national organization.
You won't worry about absolutely nothing, but you'll be deciding where to send 10,000 people for a week.
