Anyone played in a PGA tour Pro-Am?

I played in the Barclays pro-am at Westchester a couple of times. It's pretty relaxed, played with Hunter Mahan and Chad (I forget his name, he was an up and comer at the time, think he lost the Masters in a playoff a few years later). Players are generally pretty reserved, but I've also had some give their amateurs lessons/swing tips on the course (older journeymen guys are more likely to do this). The caddies are where the real entertainment is. The times I played you could talk to them and ask them the kind of stuff you'd want to ask the players but the players can't really dish on other players. This was back in the mid oughts, and I asked about how the players generally felt about Tiger, Phil, etc. Said they all liked and respected Tiger, everyone hated Mickelson. I think if you go in expecting a nice round of golf and not expecting a ton of engagement from the players, you might be pleasantly surprised. I don't think they really like playing in the pro-ams, but do it because it's required, so keep that in mind when you engage with them. I found them to be pretty affable if a bit reserved, but it's totally player dependent. Have fun and let us know how it goes!

Play it by ear, some pros are very nice and will treat the amateurs well, some are pretty standoffish. As a poster above said, the caddies are usually the fun guys that day.

My son caddied for one of Zurich's executives a few years back during the pro am and Brenden Dejong was the pro. I was working 7 tee and when they got to my hole I was talking to my son about how it was going and Dejong came over and talked with us. He told me my son was doing good and said they were joking around with him. That night I asked my son how it went, he had a blast even though the guy he caddied for hardly spoke. He did tip him well so he was good with it.

I just played in the Hoag Classic Pro-Am on Wednesday. We drew Jeff Maggert, he and his caddie (wife) were very nice and walked he actually walked the course with us and chatted us up regularly. I believe Jeff said that he kept his PGA tour card for 25 straight years which is impressive.

The swag was nice as well, gave us about 800 bucks worth of stuff.

Played 3-4 Pro-Ams @ Oakwing(Adam’s Tour) & 1 @ LeTriomphe(Nike Tour). One Adam’s pro shot 63 during pro am, shot 20 strokes higher in first round, and missed the cut. Pretty good argument that most of the golf game is played “between the ears”…