Word info

pro-am

Noun

Meaning

A competition in which both professional and amateur competitors participate.

An amateur who engages in some activity at a professional or near-professional level of skill or competence.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Three months later, on September 5, 2001, at a pro-am event preceding the Canadian Open at the Royal Montreal Golf Club, I was invited to play a round with Tiger Woods. Nothing in the game of politics had ever been as nerve-racking as that game of golf. Jean Chrétien

I would like to play Pebble Beach at some point. I keep waiting for them to call and ask me to that little pro-am thing, but I'm not big enough. Lewis Black

A donor's day and a pro-am preceded Charleston Municipal's reopening festivities last week and it featured an unplanned highlight. Source: Internet

Feb. 6-9 — AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, Pebble Beach GL, Spyglass Hill GC, Monterey Peninsula CC (Shore), Pebble Beach, Calif. Source: Internet

LaVar, predictably, clashed with the coach and pulled both of his sons from the league before the season ended, but not before creating an exhibition pro-am league to showcase his children. Source: Internet

Mickelson has had a roller-coaster season so far, finishing second at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational and third at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am back in March. Source: Internet

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