0 A pro-am competition is one in which the teams include professionals (= people who compete as a job) and amateurs (= people who compete for pleasure): --
a pro-am golf competition
The cut is made of the top 60 professionals and the leading 20 pro-am teams, regardless of the professional member of the team making the individual cut.
It initially consisted of a pro-am fourball competition over the first two rounds, with just the professionals going on to play in the final two rounds.
This event is considered to be a world-class pro-am competition, and yet is also considered one of the truly unique underground surf contests around.
At the time, most tournaments were 36- or 54-hole events and several were pro-am formats.
But the pro-am relationship that was about to be repaired was damaged again.
Sometimes this is done by random draw, and other times it is a pro-am format.
Additionally, the tournament pro-am will go from four amateurs to three per group.
Some sports car racing competitions have separate classes for professionals, amateurs and pro-am driver lineups.
