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    Golf instructor's salary

    I'm doing some career assessment right now and was wondering how golf instructors get paid. Do they get paid from the person getting the lesson directly, or do they get paid hourly by the golf course?

    Any info will be much appreciated.


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    i work in the mtg industry and have done several loans for golf pro's etc...

    if a club pro/asst they usually have a salary plus pay from lessons. the salary is not real high and income comes from lessons. several in Houston area averaged about $55,000 plus per year - no telling how much they really make considering the cash payments that probably go unclaimed. asst's are about $30,000 - $40,000 per year. a good golf club is the key.

    hope this helps.
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    I think being a golf instructor is a great job, but if you love golf, its not right for you. These instructors seem to lose interest in actually playing golf. I guess they dont have much time to actually play, and after an ~8 hr day of teaching, who would want to go out and play a 4 hr round
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    I've been working at a course part time for 7 years now. I'm not an assistant or anything else. I did think about it during my college years but the pay really isn't that great. If you live in a northern state you have to move south in the winter to make money, or find an unrelated job. Usually no health insurance for an assistant or other benefits, depending on what course you work at. Usually there is a base salary for assistants amounting to about $9-12/ hr (unless you find a fancy exclusive place filled with rich people which is tough cause everyone wants them). Playing golf gets put to the back of your mind because most pros or assistants work 10+ hour days. I know our head pro shows up at about 5-6am and doesn't leave until about 4-6pm. His days are spent in his office ordering stuff, planning tournaments, calling people, giving lessons (a couple a day) and every once in a while he blows the dust off his clubs and we play. I rarely make it through 9 holes with him, unless it's a pro-am, because he always get a phone call and has to go back. It's not as glamorous as most people think.

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    AGREED...

    one pro put it to me like this: imagine watching someone top a 9 iron for 45 minutes straight..... DAILY.... it's enough to make you want to gouge your eyes out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by collegegolfer
    I've been working at a course part time for 7 years now. I'm not an assistant or anything else. I did think about it during my college years but the pay really isn't that great. If you live in a northern state you have to move south in the winter to make money, or find an unrelated job. Usually no health insurance for an assistant or other benefits, depending on what course you work at. Usually there is a base salary for assistants amounting to about $9-12/ hr (unless you find a fancy exclusive place filled with rich people which is tough cause everyone wants them). Playing golf gets put to the back of your mind because most pros or assistants work 10+ hour days. I know our head pro shows up at about 5-6am and doesn't leave until about 4-6pm. His days are spent in his office ordering stuff, planning tournaments, calling people, giving lessons (a couple a day) and every once in a while he blows the dust off his clubs and we play. I rarely make it through 9 holes with him, unless it's a pro-am, because he always get a phone call and has to go back. It's not as glamorous as most people think.
    it depends my instructor owns an academy he has pro 5-10 lessons a day and hits golf balls in between lessons... it can be a lot of secretary work but it dosent have to be... i know there are times that after work me and him (and w/o else still hanging around after work) have closest to the pin contest, up-and down contest, putting, etc... it can be fun or it can be boring it all depends on the course or range (my instructor owns a range/short game facility)... all of us that work there always have a blast...

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    In Australia they get good money for a club pro job, but most of their income comes from running the shop. They usually work anywhere up to 14 hour days, and most of that is spent behind the counter. But when you throw in lessons, cash sales, and money from the pro am tour, they can make a good living. Club pros who work bigger courses and have the luxury of putting trainees and other workers in the pro shop can make good money from lessons.

    Trainees don't get paid much, but have to their time to get accreditation as a PGA professional. Assistant pros get not much either but usually have more time to hit the pro am tours.
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    thanks

    Quote Originally Posted by txgolf
    i work in the mtg industry and have done several loans for golf pro's etc...

    if a club pro/asst they usually have a salary plus pay from lessons. the salary is not real high and income comes from lessons. several in Houston area averaged about $55,000 plus per year - no telling how much they really make considering the cash payments that probably go unclaimed. asst's are about $30,000 - $40,000 per year. a good golf club is the key.

    hope this helps.

    It does help. Thanks for the replies, guys.

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