Letting young guys play on the Tour doesn’t seem like a terrible idea to me. First off from my limited knowledge of professional golf the life they lead is very different from that of a professional basketball or baseball player. Golfers do travel consistently but they are not necessarily with other young men in a different city every couple of days. It seems to me golfers have an opportunity to do things at their own pace a little easier than most of the other major sports which would help with the transition for these young guys who might barely have their drivers license. There wouldn’t be the same pressure on them on a nightly basis and while the spotlight is shining on them every weekend I would guess they would be able to handle it better because it is an individual sport and they have always had to rely on their own ability.
It seems to me that most of the other young athletes in individual sports like tennis adjust well to the professional game and have succeeded for the most part. All in all it seems like it would be easier for a golfer to turn pro at 18 then most other sports.

-Drew