He is a teenager, can you let him enjoy his childhood before we bash him?
Tank, you are just to darn lovable to hate, so Innova wants to keep you grounded, you know so your nose doesnt scrape the ceiling when you walk in somewhere.....

I don't think that it should be a problem for him to desire the ultimate reward as an am before he goes up. He didnt do it here last year, so hopefully this year he can get that take care of. He was highly rated here last year as well.
At what point should a child be subjected to the tools that make up some of our pro division?
I remember steadfastly an older AM (like 30+) guy ridiculing a very young player (like 17 and sponsored) for playing as an am and being sponsored. The kid did not handle it well, and I wanted to reprimand the adult for treating our youth so badly....Karma came back and the guy was 7 holes late the next morning......I just gave him a ride to where his card was, let him aff and said, aint Karma a b%tch.....

So lets let kids enjoy the game, lets let them bask in the area that they want before we rush them to play in a division that is clearly not as much fun to play, and mentally much more challenging, and people-wise much harder to contend with.
Our sport is loving to a point, but at the pro level there is a major difference between the divisions, you pro players (or in many cases wannabe pros) know where I am coming from. Its a tough mental aspect to win, and at a young age that is even harder to contend with....