Will Aker make it as a pro golfer?

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Aker will head to the Sunshine Coast next week in an attempt to qualify for the professional Australian Tour of golf. He is currently 42 years old and has a handicap of one. Golf is generally pretty kind to athletes of his age (Tiger Woods is 43 and still winning majors) so his age won't be the reason he doesn't make it. Obviously lack of experience in golf goes against him but he has experienced high pressure situations on the big stage before so you would think that would play in his favour in the crucial moments. He also seems to think that being a Queenslander and playing the qualifying tournament in Queensland will help. To be fair to Aker, we have seen athletes from other sports such as tennis player Scott Draper successfully make the switch to professional golf later in life.

So, will Aker make it?

 

[Hamingja]

No.

 

[Topkent]

Pretty sure the word is Brendan Goddard would be the guy if someone was to do it

 

[Yeti]

Has been caught cheating numerous times and been banned from 2 courses.

No.

 

[Tap Tap Tapperoo]

His swing looked rubbish when I saw it on a news story one night. I’d be shocked if he was anywhere near good enough.

And does he realise that in the pros, every single one of his shots will be counted?

 

[M Malice]

I want to see this on the 18th green on Sunday evening-

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Yes, obviously

 

[Sttew]

Jason who?

 

[Cotchins Hair Piece]

Who’s Will Aker?

 

[Pykie]

Has a handicap of 1?

Lol. No chance. He's a good 5-6 shots off being good enough to be a tour pro. He's good enough to be a club pro though.

Goddard is a +4 golfer in comparison. Meaning he is generally 5 shots a game better than Aker and gives 4 back to the course.


Much more likely from ex-AFL players.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Has a handicap of 1?

Lol. No chance. He's a good 5-6 shots off being good enough to be a tour pro. He's good enough to be a club pro though.

Goddard is a +4 golfer in comparison. Meaning he is generally 5 shots a game better than Aker and gives 4 back to the course.


Much more likely from ex-AFL players.

Golfers turn pro with higher handicaps than 1, i'm fairly sure Graham Marsh was a 4 handicapper and he did ok.

 

[Mofra]

He'll be banned from more courses as he continues to play. I'll say no.

 

[LoungeLizard]

He'll be banned from more courses as he continues to play. I'll say no.

He may already be banned, that's why he wants to turn pro

 

[Pykie]

Golfers turn pro with higher handicaps than 1, i'm fairly sure Graham Marsh was a 4 handicapper and he did ok.

Technically you can.

Almost every tour pro these days are a + golfer.

 

[This Is Anfield]

It's a pity Kim Jong-il didn't turn pro...

He met Park Young-man, who was the country's only golf pro, though even now Ellis isn't sure he actually played golf. The reporter asked Park to name his favorite golfer. Jack Nicklaus? Arnold Palmer? Greg Norman? He'd never heard of any of them. But when Ellis asked Park if he had ever met the "Great Leader" — the recently expired Kim Il-sung — Park said he had not but he had met the "Dear Leader," his son Kim Jong-il.

He proceeded to take Ellis around the course, hole-by-hole, to show him how well Kim Jong-il had played. The first hole was a 374-yard par 4. "Dear Leader Comrade General Kim Jong-il, who I respect from the bottom of my heart, scored two on this hole," Park said. And it went on from there. The worst Kim scored on any hole was a birdie. He finished with a 34.

And, the famous kicker: Kim had five holes-in-one.

"He's an excellent golfer," Park said.

 

[Predator35]

He is currently +20 with the leader at -3.

So that would be a no from me.

 

[Ando727]

There are guys playing off scratch who can't make it as a pro. A lot of guys over-estimate their abilities and play on easy courses with less length than what pros play on. I shot low rounds at Torquay and Bundoora a few times, but those rounds would probably be disasters at Royal Melbourne. Aker looks to be way off what's needed.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Not a snowflake's chance in hell.

Actually, even less chance than that.

 

[LoungeLizard]

There are guys playing off scratch who can't make it as a pro. A lot of guys over-estimate their abilities and play on easy courses with less length than what pros play on. I shot low rounds at Torquay and Bundoora a few times, but those rounds would probably be disasters at Royal Melbourne. Aker looks to be way off what's needed.

Royal Melbourne is not a long course, but the greens are deadly

 

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[Yojimbo]

Royal Melbourne is not a long course, but the greens are deadly

Get your angles wrong and miss it in the wrong spots are you are in a world of hurt, destined to write in some
huge numbers. The courses in the country are a lot harder, it sits up nice on the sandbelt and oh yeah Aker
not really worth a comment would struggle to make some pennant sides in the city.

 

[Bomberboyokay]

Has been caught cheating numerous times and been banned from 2 courses.

And does he realise that in the pros, every single one of his shots will be counted?

He'll be banned from more courses as he continues to play.

Source?

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Source?

AFL 2019: Jason Akermanis banned from third golf club

‘It’s diabolical, it’s so bad’: Aker booted from THIRD golf club

www.foxsports.com.au

Pretty much common knowledge.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

Golfers turn pro with higher handicaps than 1, i'm fairly sure Graham Marsh was a 4 handicapper and he did ok.

Turning pro and making it as a pro are two very different things.

Proper pros would laugh in his face. Seriously.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Has been caught cheating numerous times and been banned from 2 courses.

No.

So your saying he is a shoe-in for the Presidents cup then?