In PGA Tour events for example the title sponsor of the tournament is allowed to give several players a sponsors exemption,which allows these players into the tournament.
They have to pay taxes.
A tour pro keeps his card if he places in the top 125 money-winners on the PGA Tour
A two year exemption on the tour, an exemption to the following year's Masters and obviously, anywhere from $800,000 to $1.3 million in winnings.
Once he won his first PGA Tour event in 1996 he got a two year PGA Tour exemption.
They get a life time exemption to The Masters, a 5 year exemption on the PGA Tour and a 5 year exemption to the other 3 majors.
If you have earned your LPGA Tour card, then your do not need a sponsors exemption. Sponsors exemptions are for players who do not have the fully exempy status that card holders enjoy. Sponsors exeptions are usually given to local professionals, or notable local amatuers, as well as marquise names that are no longer exempt. They are a way for tournament directors to increase interest in their event.
Sponsors start unlocking as you progress through career mode. You can only have 1 sponsor active at a time, and if you switch sponsors before completing level 4, your sponsor progress will reset.
Sponsors start unlocking as you progress through career mode. You can only have 1 sponsor active at a time, and if you switch sponsors before completing level 4, your sponsor progress will reset.
A PGA Tour player earns a 2 year exemption for winning a regular event, and a 5 year exemption if they win a major. If they win again during that time, the clock is simply reset.
Yes, they do. A major championship win carries a 5 year exemption on the PGA Tour, and the player may accept this. However, due to the huge amounts of money earned on the PGA Tour they will most likely turn pro, as amateurs can not collect winnings.
No. Winning a major gives you a five year exemption on the PGA Tour or European Tour, and entry to all majors for the next ten years. The Masters gives you a life time exemption to The Masters, and some, like The Open give you a life time exemption on the course you won the championship.