Making Cuts for High School Golf

[Coach Hawk]

I will have 23 golfers trying out for the team this fall.  I have asked each of them to send me 5 scorecards over the summer to show me they are serious about playing on the team this fall.  We will have 3 practices to cut the team down to 9-12 players.  We do not have a JV team and in New Hampshire only 6 golfers can travel and play in a match.  Do any of you have any other ideas other than playing for score at tryouts that would help me separate or pick the team.  Drills that would be good at tryouts.

Thanks 

[iacas]

I have to cut anywhere from 14 to 20 down to 10. My criteria are, essentially:

• Scores during tryouts
• Summer scoring
• Previous year performance
• Attitude

The scores during tryouts hold 90-99% of the weight. If a kid is injured, but previously performed well for me in a prior year, maybe I keep him. If he's got a bad attitude and is on the bubble, I cut him. If he's got a horrible attitude, even if he's #1, I consider cutting him (and have done so if he's proven that it's not something that can be fixed). If he's a senior and still the #9 golfer, I cut him if the #11 golfer is a younger golfer with more potential.

In other words, I generally let the numbers guide you. Golf, and track/swimming, are the only real sports where your contribution comes down to a number 99% of the time. You shoot a 78, you're a 78. You shoot a 92, you're a 92.

[p1n9183]

The are not such things here in argentina.. but once i competed in a 72 holes tournament agains the top 11 players under 18 years old of my country. The first 3 players where selected to represent the country in a competition in Ecuador. 
I tied for 3rd place but I did´t get pick, the other player tied with me had better scoring average than me before the tournament.

I´m agree with iacas, score it´s what matters. The only exception it´s a really good player but really toxic for the team at the same time.