College
Placement
Timeline
By BGGA College Planning & Placement Team
There is a lot of work that goes into college
placement and landing a spot on a college golf team.
The preparation needs to start early and there’s a
certain process to follow. See the optimal college
placement timeline below.
Freshman Year of High School
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Build a resume and establish a ranking in junior golf
in the U.S. by playing in multi-day tournaments. This
is how you start to build your profile.
Begin your research on colleges and admissions
requirements.
Keep up academically by taking the core courses
required by the NCAA.
Maintain a high GPA and figure out a plan for the next
three years in regard to academics.
Sophomore Year of High School
• Continue to make academics a priority and maintain
your GPA.
• Participate in school activities.
• Keep building your list of potential colleges.
• Play consistently in tournaments.
• Update your golf and academic resumes.
• Register with the NCAA eligibility center.
• Start contacting coaches when appropriate.
Junior Year of High School
• Refine your college list by looking at team rosters
to note how many players are leaving the year you
enter and note their scoring averages.
• Continue to update your golf and academic resumes
and send them to coaches.
• Take standardized test prep courses and register to
take the SAT and ACT in the Fall of your junior year.
• Take the TOEFL if required.
• Start making unofficial visits to colleges.
Senior Year of High School
• If you haven’t taken the SAT or ACT this should be a
priority. You can retake them if you need to improve
your score.
• Have your transcripts sent to the NCAA Eligibility
Center.
• Upload your test scores to the NCAA Eligibility center
• Complete the amateurism certification process.
• Continue to compete in tournaments.
• Try to narrow your list of potential colleges down to
those that are a “best-fit” for you
• Continue to make unofficial visits or official visits if
asked by the coach
• Evaluate offers and decide on the best option for
you!
Learn more about BGGA’s College Planning & Placement
and see a signing day list of where BGGA students have
gone on to play college golf.