Key Steps To Get A Golf Scholarship

Golf is an incredibly HOT sport these days thanks to Tiger Woods. It continues to grow and grow as more student-athletes are becoming Junior Golfers. Due to the increase in competition for college golf scholarships, I want to share with you some important and basic information about how to get a college golf scholarship.

One thing I want to stress to student-athletes is that what I am about to share with you are SIMPLY guidelines. If you are able to offer a college coach certain intangibles that he/she is looking for they may still offer you a college scholarship.

I know intangibles are an important part of a college coaches recruiting process. I speak from experience. I am a 6' guy that played quarterback in the Pac-10. Typically, coaches want their quarterbacks in the Pac-10 to be at least 6'2."

I think it is important to know what college coaches are looking for because it gives you something to shoot for...a goal to strive for as you practice and prepare.

It is important to note that the fundamentals of college recruiting are still critical to your success. Be sure to do well in the classroom, and put together an athletic resume with video to promote to college coaches.

Preferred grades are 3.0+ GPA and a 24+ACT/1000+SAT

The single, most common question I get from parents is, "What does my student-athlete have to shoot to get a college golf scholarship?"

RECRUITING GUIDELINES

A Division 1 coach is looking for MALE golfers to have a SCRATCH handicap, and FEMALE golfers to have a handicap from 0-5.

A D2 coach is looking to recruit male golfers with a 0-4 handicap and female golfers with a 0-10 handicap.

A D3 coach is looking to recruit male golfers with an 8-13 handicap and female golfers with a 10-20 handicap.

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

All D1 schools have 4.5 male golf scholarships per team, while the female team has 6 scholarships total for the team.

NCAA Division 2 schools have 3.6 male scholarships, while the woman's team has 5.4 scholarships.

NAIA schools will have 5 golf scholarships for their men's team and 5 scholarships for their women's team.