Feature
The Benefits
of College
GOLF
By Ryley Hendry
The G2 Academy (www.g2girlsgolfacademy.com)
allowing others to deal with the logistical
details of travel.
Managing your schedule as a student-
athlete is an individual challenge, but the
coach will be involved with scheduling
workouts, golf practice, qualifying and
classes. The student athlete learns how to
balance these required commitments with
homework, social time and other interests.
The transition from living with parents
to living with peers is an important step
in the life of young adults. Most schools
require students to live on campus their
fi rst year, and some even stay on campus
throughout their tenure at school – this
helps transition the move from parental
guidance to true self-suffi ciency.
A stepping stone from playing junior golf to turning
professional, College Golf provides an important
gateway many students need to succeed.
ollege Golf allows developing
student - athletes to mature at
a pace consistent with their
physical, emotional and mental
development while providing appropriate
levels of competition and supervision.
Junior golfers are still developing; they
continue to learn from the experience of
a seasoned College Coach. The coach
will develop and support them throughout
their college career as they prepare to
turn professional. The best coaches not
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only focus on their swing, but will show
them how to play, think and score around
a golf course. They will teach them how
to practice to prepare for events and will
push them to excel.
There is no question there is a lot of
travel involved with playing golf at all
levels. Learning how to travel, be on
time and follow a schedule is important.
College Golf helps to teach the student-
athletes how to maximize their time while
travelling. In college, this is done while
There is a lot to be said for the Education
student-athletes receive from the Colleges
they attend. Arnold Palmer stated that his
college experience taught him a lot in
(and out) of the classroom with respect to
life skills. Although many aspiring golfers
do not want to hear this, not everyone is
going to make it as a professional and
having a College Education will create
opportunities for life after golf.
The transition from Junior Golf to College
Golf seems to be on average 2 – 3 shots,
so imagine the transition from Junior Golf
to Professional Golf. College tournaments
are played on challenging top rated golf
courses all over the country which are set
up to test the skills of the competitors. In
the Women’s college golf, the top scoring
average was 69.76 and the top 25 players