How to get a GOLF Scholarship and PLAY in College: Part 11
I hope you like to make list and gather information because it is now time to find the most available places to play college golf. This potential scholarship list will depend on the quality of golf that your junior golfer is playing now and their potential for improvement in the near future. This list should start once they are in high school and be tracked throughout their high school career. Why, because you will want to begin to communicate with... [Read More...]
How to get a GOLF Scholarship and PLAY in College: Part 10
I am going to take a break from the rankings and schedules to discuss your Resume. The resume is an ongoing process and it will include the results from your tournaments. So, it seemed like a good time to get you started on this. Take this opportunity to tell the schools that you have an interest in who you are and why you would be a good fit for their program. College coaches want to know more than your scores. They want to know about your civic... [Read More...]
How to get a GOLF Scholarship and PLAY in College: Part 9
This is a continuation of “Schedule of Tournaments”. As discussed last week this is a difficult subject since each junior golfer is at a different stage of their game. There is no one-way to prepare a Schedule of Tournaments. This week we will be talking about the Mid-Level to Advanced juniors. Mid-Level juniors with tournament experience: Okay, your junior has been playing tournament golf for at least one to two years oand has played in at least... [Read More...]
How to get a GOLF Scholarship and PLAY in College: Part 8
Okay, lets talk about your “Schedule of Tournaments”. This is a difficult subject since each junior golfer is at a different stage of their game. There is no one-way to prepare a Schedule of Tournaments. However, About Junior Golf will give you a general guideline for beginners/inexperienced, mid-level/advanced. It is also important to note that it is not a requirement to ever play in an AJGA tournament to achieve your goal of playing in college,... [Read More...]
How to get a GOLF Scholarship and PLAY in College: Part 7
About Junior Golf wants you to know the hard truth about this game of achieving a college golf scholarship. As a junior golfer you are probably very good, maybe the best at your high school. Your off a to a great start having a low handicap and you are right up there in the national rankings, well here is a news flash. Unless you are in the top 5%, or elite category, don’t expect coaches to knock on your door. If you want to be recruited, especially... [Read More...]
How to get a GOLF Scholarship and PLAY in College: Part 6
About Junior Golf believes the Polo Rankings (AJGA) are critically important in that most of the top invitational tournament in the country will use this ranking system to determine which junior boys and girls will be invited to these high-profile events. The Polo Golf Rankings are a select ranking system that is used to rank the top junior players in the country. These rankings will be used to: 1) round out AJGA Invitational fields; 2) guide the... [Read More...]
