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Amateur Golfer
All golfers are amateurs unless they:
  • Accept a prize that is not allowed under Rule 3: Prizes;
  • Play in a golf competition as a professional;
  • Accept payment or compensation for giving instruction that is not allowed under Rule 4: Instruction;
  • Are employed (including being self-employed) as a golf club or driving range professional; or
  • Hold membership of an association for professional golfers.
An amateur who takes any of these actions becomes a non-amateur and remains a non-amateur until being reinstated as an amateur (see Rule 5: Reinstatement as an Amateur Golfer).
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