Tour Time

The developmental golf leagues that dot Florida, the minor leagues of the sport, were quite the nomadic existence for Carl Wakely.

A Sarasota resident, Wakely, 27, was making trips to Orlando, West Palm Beach and far-flung places in between three or four times a week. The grind paid little, unless Wakely played near-perfect golf, many times under intense pressure. That rarely happened.

So in early 2010, Wakely, a native of Wales, gave up the tour life. But he didn't give up golf.