Why didn't Francis Ouimet turn pro?

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2006)

Why didn't Francis Ouimet turn pro? Just wondering if anyone knows. Because he spent a lot of years being in Bob Jones shadow as an amateur. I think he would have been better served by making a living from his God given gift. This Site says I need 10 lines of text before it will accept my submission. What a goofy requirement. I will just keep typing and saying that I think that is unnecessary and not professional in my humble opinion. All of the golf fans who read this message and want to submit an opinion would rather get back on the golf course and not spend time in front of a computer. My cousin was 20 years old when I first took him to visit a "driving range" the very first time out he hit the ball between 300-400 feet with accuracy, he could even hit the "ball retrieval cart" at will, but he was bored with golf. Man, just think what a financial blessing golf could have been for him with that kind of talent. No amount of prodding ever convinced him to stay with golf. I am not as fortunate, but thank God I have other talents, but I still wish I could play golf as well as he could. There I think I have 10 lines.