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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, I wouldn’t. I can’t fathom my kid asking to be a freeloader for 3 years without it providing and level of furthering an independent lifestyle at the end. I don’t see how this is any different than backpacking the world because you want to experience different cultures or being a beach bum because you’ve got dreams of being a professional surfer.

You’ve said it yourself - he doesn’t have a chance to be a pro, so he’s essentially asking you to let him avoid becoming an adult for 3 years so he can do his hobby.

Nope. I’m not doing it. I don’t raise spoiled, entitled, failure to launch kids. [/quote]

The three years he plays on tour will make him a better person, exponentially growth in both EQ and networking.  He will be very successful in the future in whatever he decides to do.  The majority of golfers on the low level professional tour are supported by their parents, and they are neither spoiled nor entitled.  [/quote]

If they haven’t instilled those attributes in him by 22, then he’s never going to get them. And there’s NOTHING to indicate playing on a semi-pro circuit will instill them. Making to your tee time on Wednesday morning on time equates to greater EQ? ‘Surviving’ week after week of not making the leaderboard provides networking opportunities? How? Watching others play Friday - Sunday from the clubhouse?

If you think paying $240k to support your 22-26 year old son’s hobby doesn’t indicate an obscene level of entitlement, you are not living in the real world. [/quote]

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