BRANXTON bomber Corey Lamb is ready to turn professional -it is just a matter of timing
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Lamb, 20, last week added the prestigious Concord Cup to his long list of amateur achievements.
The win also secured the former NSW Junior a spot in the NSW Open to be held at the same course from March 17-20.
It will be Lamb's third straight year in his state open, but whether he remains an amateur will depend on Q School.
"I am definitely ready to turn pro," Lamb said. "My game feels like it is in good shape. Mentally I have matured. I don't let anything get to me any more. I am able to hang in there and avoid having a a really bad score. Every shot doesn't mean much. It is more about the next shot.
"I'm waiting on confirmation about Q School and if it going to go ahead this year. If they cancel Q School there is no point in turning pro. I won't have any status and, outside of the NSW Open, I won't get a start in even a pro-am."
Due to the impacts of COVID-19, the Australasian PGA is likely to roll over category status to the 2022 season. A modified Q-School is scheduled to go ahead in April. The winner will obtain a full card, but only a small number of others will get status to play lower tier state events.
Fellow young guns Jed Morgan, Jordie Garner and Louis Dobbellar have turned professional in the past few months.
"I have played with all those boys and I want to do it as well," Lamb said. "I'm only 20, they are a little bit older than me. It is a waiting game I guess."
Lamb will contest the 36-hole North Coast Open at Coffs Harbour, starting Tuesday, followed by the Tweed Coast Open at Coolangatta.
"Initially, I entered these events to try and get into the NSW Open. They are all qualifiers. I achieved that by winning the Concord Cup.
"I am getting ready to go pro. Any pro events will be a good experience and help me learn what to do."
Lamb, who played A-Grade pennants for Concord earlier in his career, carded rounds of 67,71,69 to be at six under and win by two strokes from Bart Carroll.
"They had the pins placed in the hardest positions I have ever seen," lamb said. "You had to hit really good putts or chip it close. Thankfully, my game was solid. It was an -all round good week."