Rookies must learn lessons on road from amateur to pro game

It’s a road well-travelled, but the life of a rookie transitioning from the amateur to the professional ranks, like we see with our own Paul Dunne and Gary Hurley this week, is tumultuous at best.

Where once they were close teammates playing for the same cause, now they are very much individuals, fighting for every playing opportunity in the hope that they too can emulate the feats of this week’s host Rory McIlroy.

Professional golf is one of the toughest careers you could ever consider pursuing.