# Should pros be amateurs again?

> Amateur golfer Trip Kuehne says pros shouldn't be forced back to amateur status.
- Title: Should pros be amateurs again? · Golf | Shortify
- Summary: Amateur golfer Trip Kuehne says pros shouldn't be forced back to amateur status. trip kuehne, amateur golf, pga tour · reported by Golf.
- Keywords: trip kuehne, amateur golf, pga tour, pro golfers, amateur status, golf, sports, pros, amateurs, again
- Source: Golf — https://golf.com/news/should-pros-reinstated-amateurs-thoughts
- Published: 2026-11-01T21:07:31+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: trip kuehne, amateur golf, pga tour, pro golfers, amateur status, golf, sports
## Trip Kuehne's camera moment
Trip Kuehne joked about being nervous when asked if pro golfers should be reinstated as amateurs.

> I got to figure out where my hand is, in the way the damn camera
## Kuehne's amateur background
Kuehne won the 2007 Mid-Amateur and was runner-up to Tiger Woods at the 1994 U.S. Amateur.
## Kuehne's baseball analogy
Kuehne compared pro golfers to triple A baseball players who never played in the major leagues.

> My heart of hearts tells me, listen, if you only made it to the triple a in baseball, you were never a major leaguer
## Kuehne's stance on PGA Tour
Kuehne suggested pros with fewer than 100 starts might be eligible for amateur status.

> I think the answer lies somewhere in the number of starts, whether it’s 50 starts, 75 starts, i think 100’s probably too much
## Kuehne's challenge for pros
Kuehne said former pros who played on satellite tours were harder to beat than current amateurs.

> The hardest guy in the world to beat for me was the guy that played 10 years on tour, made his living, not on the Tour, but on a satellite tour
## Key takeaway

Amateur golfer Trip Kuehne says pros shouldn't be forced back to amateur status.