The phrase "a former golfer" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who used to play golf but no longer does.
Example: "After retiring from professional sports, he became a coach, sharing his insights as a former golfer."
Alternatives: "an ex-golfer" or "a past golfer."
The 69-year-old former golfer is a legend in the game having been Ryder Cup captain four times.
Sam Torrance has reignited the controversy over Sir Nick Faldo's labelling Sergio García "useless" on the eve of the Ryder Cup by describing the English former golfer as an "arsehole".
Powell, a former professional golfer, now operates the Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio.
Diane Patterson, 60, a former professional golfer who lives in Naples, Fla., said she hoped her real estate investments would help provide income for her retirement.
"In a lot of cases, these guys are professionals; they're making their living at this," said Bill Mallon, an Olympic historian from the United States and a former professional golfer.
Last week, before the 2014 Masters began, one of my friends, a former professional golfer, wondered whether the game would be compelling to watch in five or ten years, when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are no longer perennial threats at the majors.
"Most sports people who are professional love to be on stage," said Tim Keightley, the vice president for fitness and personal training at the New York Sports Clubs and a former pro golfer.
Dr. Nicole Danforth, a psychiatrist, the medical director of Massachusetts General Hospital's sports psychology program and a former professional golfer, said, "I think beta blockers could treat the yips, and I think the tours think so, too, or they wouldn't ban them".
By Lee Ellis April 14, 2014 Last week, before the 2014 Masters began, one of my friends, a former professional golfer, wondered whether the game would be compelling to watch in five or ten years, when Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson are no longer perennial threats at the majors.
Marlene Floyd, a former professional golfer, runs a golf clinic in Hilton Head, S.C., where women pay $675 for a weekend.
The in-fill system was patented in 1981 by a former professional golfer named Frederick Haas to make truer hitting surfaces in tee boxes.
