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Where will your golf game and academics best fit in college golf?
So You Want to Play College Golf
By Shannon Rouillard, Collegiate Search Partners
By now you realize that playing in a “year-round” tournament schedule is critical to your recruitment. In addition, you also have some “inside” knowledge on character qualities that coaches will be observing when they watch you compete. Now what?
If you haven’t started already, you need to do some research!
You need to see where your academics and golf game are best going to “fit” and you need to narrow down your field of choices. Here are some resources and questions you need to answer:
- List schools that you would consider attending
- Research school’s academic and athletic websites
- Are your grades good enough?
- Do they offer your potential academic major?
- Where does your golf game fit into the school’s golf program? Golfstat’s Prep Report and Interactive Score Conversion can be of great assistance in this area (Remember: your scoring average should fit into the top 3 players on that college team for a college coach to realistically consider you) Click Here for more info.
- What are the school’s facilities like (weight room, academic services, treatment center, etc…), golf practice facilities, courses?
- What school’s can you/mom and dad afford?
- Size of the school?
- Size of town?
- Weather an issue?
- Close or far from home?
- What level do you want to play at…Division I, II, III, Junior College or NAIA?
There may be other questions that are pertinent to you, so be sure to address them. Also, follow tournament scores more closely on Golfstat. This will not only make you more educated about many school’s golf programs and players, it will also keep you motivated and focused on your academics and improving your golf game. You can do it! Good luck!
Shannon Rouillard, former Women’s Golf Coach at the University of Oregon and Assistant Women’s Golf Coach at the University of California, is founder of Collegiate Search Partners, a consulting service designed to counsel young athletes and their parents in navigating and managing the recruiting process with the intent of earning a college scholarship. Personalized services guide clients in their overall personal and player development, demystify the expectations and realities of college athletics, and prepare them for life after graduation. Visit www.collegiatesp.com and contact me for a FREE “What should I be doing?” action plan.
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