Golf Universities in America

[Piersberrington]

Hi

Just turned 15 playing off 4, play for county and I'm trying to look ahead and see what golf university to go to. Just asking for some help on what ones are the top ones to go to and what i should do next. Maybe getting in touch with some people or some coaches.

Thanks any help would be appreciated.

Piers

[1puttit]

Hi Piers,

Great playing! Can't image being a 4 hcp at 15. The best advice I can give you is to play in as many tournaments as you can.

Ideally you'd like to play for a Division 1 college. Here's a list of the top 50 schools:

http://www.golfweekrankings.com/ellington/default.asp?t=mt

Check out this site:

http://collegegolf.com/collegegolf/

Here is some additional info

http://3jack.blogspot.com/2011/07/3jacks-quick-guide-to-college-golf.html

Good luck to you!

[mvmac]

A lot of good schools out there.  I used that Ping college guide myself for writing letters and some other thing (can't remember off the top of my  head) but it is a great resource.  To get into one of the top golf schools, you have to show you have the ability to win some tournaments and shoot in the 60's.  But don't get too caught into needing to attend a top 20 golf school like OSU, ASU, Texas, figure out what class sizes you might like, where you want to live, what you want to study, if you like the coach, etc.  I know some guys that went where the prestige was and hated it.  Some even had to transfer.  Anyway just something to consider as you're doing some research.

[WUTiger]

Two challenges:

• Getting a golf scholarship
• Keeping it

I'm a college professor, and golf is one of the most challenging sports for student-athletes. If you end up in your college's top two rotations, you'll spend a lot of time on the road - especially during spring semester.

So, along with perfecting sizzling drives and a dart-stopper lob shot, you need to develop excellent time management skills. You need to establish a reputation with the professors as a serious student who can get assignments in on time , and keep up with class work, despite the road trips. This means getting calculus problems done on the bus rides, rather than goofing with your teammates.

I've taught at a Div. II, a Div III, and an NAIA school. At each school, the golf team had one or two highly rated players that were Div. I refugees. These guys could hit the ball, they just couldn't keep up with the classroom side.

Good luck!