Chances for golf recruit?

LUbioE
Thu, 28 Nov 2013 03:26:45 +0000

I was pretty much in your boat when I was in hs. I took up golf my sophomore year, averaged 55 for 9 and then brought it down to a 48 my junior year and was thinking about wanting to golf in college. Basically I bought the membership to the PING golf guide because it does give great information about college recruiting and gives you a good idea of what scores you need for each college and has the coaches information right there for you.

My tournament scoring average was in the mid to high 80’s when I was going through the recruiting process. I got some interest from Holy Cross, but I was mostly looking at DIII schools. The NESCAC schools are great because they have amazing academics and golf. With the scores you have now, you could probably walk-on, but most likely won’t be “recruited.” I talked to a few coaches and they were looking for people with outside of high school tournaments experience. (IJGA, AJGA, PGA of your state etc.) You also have to take into account the yardages you play. I know in high school we played ridiculously shorter yardages, so when I went to my first “national” tournament, I was definitely challenged by the length.

Some programs I do suggest you take a look at include: Mount Holyoke (all girls, but the coach is very very very nice, the girls on the team are very welcoming. I did an overnight with the number one girl on the team and had an amazing time!), Eastern University, Gettysburg, Franklin and Marshall and Muhlehberg. A lot of the all-girls schools have teams and are great with academics (Vassar, Wellesley etc.).

Filling out the recruiting questionnaires will definitely help you get your name out there. If a coach if interested, you may find yourself getting emails back without having to start the conversation. (I do believe you have to be a junior in order to be in contact? but then again I’m not positive). Work hard over the winter to bring your scoring average down. (Short game, short game, short game!).

Also I found myself getting emails from coaches because they saw my profile on BeRecruited. It’s a free website you can sign up for and create a profile, upload videos and your stats etc. You can also look up schools that have DI, DII, or DIII teams and see what the coach is looking for in an athlete (if they have set up a profile).

I wish you the best of luck in your recruiting journey!