In todays modern world of social media and technology, Student-Athletes on social media have to be more careful than ever. Not only are some of the things high school athletes put on social media embarrassing, it could cost you the chance of being recruited to your favorite school. As a college golf coach, I am (more…)
Are you doing your part to get noticed by College Golf Coaches? With all the new junior golf organizations and dozens of tournaments going on weekly across the state of Texas, it is nearly impossible for college golf coaches to evaluate every player in person. Sure, if you are the next Jordan Spieth, college coaches (more…)
College golf programs have taken huge steps with improving the exposure and quality of competition in college golf. 20 years ago college golf teams were lucky to have a university golf course that they had access to close to campus. Now athletic departments are investing millions of dollars to build world class practice facilities. At (more…)
Houston Junior Golf Service Houston has been the hot bed for high school athletes for decades. College coaches travel from all over the country to recruit our Houston area high school recruits. For nearly every sport there are club teams and elite training programs to train our young athletes. Yet for grunion golfers in Houston, (more…)
Over the past few years in college golf, junior golfers have been committing to schools extremely early in the recruiting process. Last year, there were two golfers that committed to the University of Connecticut and University of Texas when they were only in the 8th grade! I am one of the coaches that does not follow (more…)
Golf Recruiting Letter & Resume Developing a marketing package for college golf coaches is a very important step in the golf recruiting process. This is your first impression with the golf coaches. You want to make sure to take your time, and have your parents or a mentor look over the letter before sending it (more…)
Why junior golf tournaments popping up all over the place with very high entry fees? Because these golf tournament organizations are realizing that junior golf parents do not understand the college recruiting process. This allows for junior golf organizations to take advantage of junior golf parents and charge outrageous fees, implying that their child will (more…)
Why you’re not getting recruited to play college golf. The most common myth out there is “if you are good enough to play, they will find you”. That could not be more false. With golf recruiting budgets that average $500 annually, how is small school in Arizona going to find the quality high school player (more…)
Importance of local & AJGA golf tournaments While growing up in the 90’s and early 2000’s there was not many options when it came to national junior golf tournaments. The AJGA junior golf tour ran the national junior golf tournament scene in our country. The best of the best played in these events and it took (more…)
How to get recruited & Play College Golf The biggest myth in junior golf recruiting is “if you’re good enough to play college golf, they will find you”. Nowadays there are so many junior golf tournament options and recruiting services designed to navigate you to play college golf. If you truly want to play college (more…)
