Gentlemen vs Players

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Gentlemen vs Players

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Our local PGA event is being lead by a 19 year old amateur, who broke the course record. This got me to thinking about the Gentlemen vs Players matches when I was young. Are there still competitive amateur players in any of the major sports in the UK?
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Probably, I imagine, only in Golf, where the Amateurs are still held in high regard.

Many other "Sportsmen" seem to survive on "Appeance Money"
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NEILL THE NOTORIOUS wrote:Probably, I imagine, only in Golf, where the Amateurs are still held in high regard.

Many other "Sportsmen" seem to survive on "Appearance Money"

....i.e., Expenses: i.e., HIGHLY INFLATED, as in 'amateur', (non-league), football !!
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