Resolved Question: Where should I try to play college golf?

9 July 2010, 12:54 am

I have a lot of developing left to do with my golf swing (I'm 15 years old and will be a sophomore come fall), and I realize I have a lot of improvement to do before I go to any of these universities. I have a 0 handicap (The Southern California Golf Association has me at +0.2) and I am a member of the AJGA. I have tournament experience (no AJGA events yet), and my competitive scores are steadily improving due to more tournament experience. I don't have any offers, and I'm just doing this for fun. I have a lot of schools I would like to go to, but it'll take a lot of hard work to get in to them all. Here they are (and my reasons for wanting to go there): 1) University of Tennessee: My uncle played for the golf team there from 1983-1987 and finished runner-up to Billy Mayfair in the 1987 U.S. Amateur and played in the 1988 Masters. He was a 2-time Academic All-American and currently my swing coach. I have been to the campus once and to the city of Knoxville several times and love the atmosphere there. 2) Florida State University: My parents' alma mater. I have been to the campus twice and I love the small town, "everyone knows each other" vibe it gives. A lot of tradition at FSU, too. That War Chant gives me the chills. 3) Oklahoma State University: If you're a junior golfer, who doesn't dream of going to OK State? With the likes of Scott Verplank, Hunter Mahan, and Rickie Fowler going through there on their way of going to the top (PGA Tour), why not want to go there? 4) University of Southern California: Ah, the University of Spoiled Children. Don't really have any desire to go there, but it's USC and it's two hours from my house. And they have a phenomenal golf team. Plus, I know someone who committed to playing golf for the Trojans. 5) University of Alabama: Don't really like Tuscaloosa or Nick Saban (does it matter when you play golf?), but I aspire to go to law school and I've heard their law school is phenomenal. Besides, their golf team is great. If you had offers to any of those schools, where would you go? Your thoughts. Oh yeah, I have a 4.0 grade point average. Yeah, I realize I still have a ton of development to do and I gotta win big in some AJGA or IJGT events before I even consider this.... Read More »

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