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petitioner's age group, the "Seniors", a golfer is required to
either qualify through a "qualifying school", where golfers
compete for a tour card; by qualifying for individual
tournaments; or have a track record from the PGA tour indicating
that the golfer is a constant performer. Each year, only 8
golfers out of approximately 330 qualify in the qualifying
school, and only 4 golfers out of over 100 qualify for an
individual tournament. There is no licensing required to become
a professional golfer.
Sometime in 1991, petitioner attempted to qualify in a
"qualifying school" but did not rank well. Thereafter, he
decided to devote his efforts to qualifying in individual
tournaments. Petitioner is required to pay an entrance fee in
every tournament for which he attempts to qualify. To date,
petitioner has failed to qualify in any of the tournaments in
which he has entered. The best petitioner has done in these
tournaments is to qualify as an alternate. In an attempt to
improve his skills, petitioner took four golf lessons from
players he met at the qualifying tournaments. He also saw a
psychiatrist because his "golfing ability is not what's had
trouble; it's my thought process that's a problem."
In July 1995, petitioner became a golf instructor, with the
intent of earning sufficient income to finance his continuing
efforts in qualifying for, and joining, the PGA Seniors tour.
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