A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pro", most of whom are teachers/coaches. The professional golfer status is reserved for people who play, rather than teach, golf for a career.
Tiger Woods hitting a drive in 2007
Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit a ball into a series of holes on a course in as few strokes as possible.
A golfer in the finishing position after hitting a tee shot
The Xuande Emperor of the Ming dynasty playing chuiwan
The MacDonald boys playing golf, attributed to William Mosman. 18th century, National Galleries of Scotland.
Aerial view of the Golfplatz Wittenbeck in Mecklenburg, Germany