How To Get A College Golf Scholarship

By Coach Chris Berg

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.

Keep in mind that these are just parameters. If a college coach sees something about your game that he/she really likes, the coach may still offer you a scholarship...even if you do not meet these guidelines.

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 hope this gives you HOPE even if your scores do not currently match up to what college coaches are looking for in their prospective golfers.

Also, please remember the FUNDAMENTALS of college recruiting still apply...it is critical that you do well in the classroom, and you do whatever it takes to promote yourself to college coaches...and YES this does include video of your different club swings and putting.

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

One of the most common questions I get from families is, "What do I have to shoot to play college golf?"

RECRUITING GUIDELINES

A D1 coach is looking to recruit scratch golfers for his male golf team, and a 0-5 handicap for the female golf team.

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

Division 3 coaches are typically looking for male golfers to have an 8-13 handicap, and their female golfers to have a 10-20 handicap.

ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

D1 schools can have a total of 4.5 male scholarship golfers on the team, while the woman's golf team has a total of 6 scholarships.

D2 schools are allowed to have 3.6 scholarships for their male golf team, and 5.4 scholarships for their female golf team.

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

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Find out what it takes to get a golf scholarship from Coach Chris Berg. If you dream of getting an Athletic Scholarship then let Coach Chris Berg help you discover all the scholarship secrets you need to achieve your collegiate dreams!