The average U. S. professional golfer begins his career at the age of 26, earns $2,800 a year and expects to retire at 55. This pertinent information was brought to light last week by Fidelity Investment Association of Wheeling, W. Va., which queried 3,500 professionals. The youngest was 19, the oldest 66. The richest has reaped an average of $11,500 yearly, the poorest $1,068. Less successful as investors than as breadwinners, the golfers reported they had lost $11,000,000, or over $3,000 per man. Three out of four readily admitted that financial worries hurt...
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