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pro-am

[ proh-am ]

adjective

  1. including both professionals and amateurs.


noun

  1. any sporting event in which professionals play with amateurs.

pro-am

/ ˈəʊˈæ /

adjective

  1. (of a golf tournament, snooker tournament, etc) involving both professional and amateur players
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a sporting tournament involving both professional and amateur players
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pro-am1

1945–50; pro(fessional)-am(ateur)
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Example Sentences

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As well as the Masters, McIlroy has won the Players Championship and Pebble Beach Pro-Am title since February.

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Having won already on the PGA Tour this season, at the Pebble Beach Pro-am in February, McIlroy got himself in a perfect position to continue the momentum.

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Rory McIlroy showed why he is such an electrifying talent with his biggest win of recent years at the Pebble Beach Pro-Am last week.

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Rory McIlroy hit his second career hole-in-one on the PGA Tour in the opening round of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

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You can follow the leaderboard of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am here.

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