- AMATEUR
- The constructor of this crossword, vis-à-vis crossword constructing
- Dabbler
- Tyro
- New kid on the block
- Not in it for the money
- One learning the ropes
- Rank ___
- Sunday driver
- Inexperienced one
- Unpaid athlete
- Inexperienced sort
- Putterer
- Greenhorn
- Celebrity dancer on "Dancing with the Stars," say
- Open mike night participant
- Rank one?
- Rank type
- Nonprofessional
- Novice
- Tiger Woods, before August 1996
- Rank novice
- Olympian, before 1976
- Literally, it means "lover"
- Hustler's target
- Dilettante
- French lover?
- Nice nonpro?
- Pro's opposite
- Karaoke singer, usually
- Bobby Jones, for his entire golfing career
- One who plays without pay
- Hobbyist
- Tinkerer
- You clearly have no idea what you're doing
- No pro
- Unpaid performer
- Unprofessional.
- Unsullied by money.
- Status of certain athletes.
- College athlete's status.
- Player for fun.
- Olympic athlete, for instance.
- Vic Seixas, for example.
- Member of A. A. U.
- Olympics athlete.
- Part of A. A. U.
- Neophyte.
- Olympic athlete.
- Unpaid devotee.
- Sportsman of a sort.
- Type of athlete.
- TV performer of a kind.
- Sport "pour le sport."
- Certain sportsman
- Certain-golfer
- Kind of standing
- Talent on trial
- Bobby Jones, e.g.
- Major Bowes's hour
- Jackleg
- Olympics contestant, e.g.
- Olympics competitor
- Olympics athlete, e.g.
- True Olympian
- A.A.U. member
- Not an expert
- Beginner
- College athlete
- Do-it-yourselfer
- Pan American Games participant
- Like hams
- Inexperienced
- One might be a "n00b"
- Unlikely winner at the Masters
- ___ hour
- Professional's opposite
- College athlete, e.g.
- Mickey Mouse
- Any Olympian, once
- Nonspecialist
- Person pursuing passion, not pay
- Not a serious musician
- Not-so-serious musician
- Unprofessional one
- He doesn't play for pay
- Not yet a pro
- No expert
- Open mic night participant
- Not a pro
- Any pro draft selection
- Golf's Bobby Jones was one
- Ham radio operator, e.g.
- Many a karaoke singer
- Dilettante, e.g.
- Golden Gloves boxer, for example
- Masters golfer who's unlikely to win
- Like fan fiction writers
- Like a Walker Cup golfer
