2006-12-02 03:42:37 · 8 answers · asked by masterk814 2 in Sports ➔ Golf
Try football or basketball and hope you are good at one of them.
Just joking, try to be proactive. Find schools that will give you a scholarship for golf, and contact them to let them know that you are interested in their school. Good luck.
2006-12-02 03:51:18 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Hi,
I was a golf coach and College golfer. You will need to produce a pretty good junior resume. Your goal should be to finish in the top ten in the State HS Championship as a junior and top 5 as a senior. If your handicap is 8 and you drive it over 290 you need to concentrate on your short game. I would practice 80% of your time from 120 yds in.
Next, you have to be open to going anywhere for a scholarship. Send your playing resume to as many coaches as you can with all your major accomplishments. If you have not won any events yet, wait until you do. Your handicap will need to be a zero or better to get consideration. Don't give up! I was an 8 as a freshman and zero by senioir year. If you have the money get a personal coach immediately and also get into the gym to establish more strength and stamina. Your personal coach has to be a good local PGA pro. Ask around your city to see who has the best reputation and resume of players they worked with recently. Again, don't give up!!! College golf is the most fun you will have in your golfing career!
2006-12-02 13:10:00 · answer #2 · answered by Thomas K 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Get it on video.
Make a movie about yourself. Not a long, drawn out...I am God, look at me kind of thing, but a well, put together "documentary".
Start with introducing yourself. Tell them who you are and what you want out of life. Don't hit them up for a scholarship!
Introduce them to your family. Let your parents (briefly) say what a wonderful son you are and how proud they are of you.
Then get a buddy or a parent to go out and take video of what you can do. This doesn't mean a whole 18 holes! This means film a few of the drives, a few of the puts, etc. Show them the distance a few times (driving range style).
Then interview your coach. Let him or her brag for you. Let them tell what your record is and what an asset you'd be at any school.
Interview your teachers and let them tell what your grades are, extra curricular activities, etc.
If you are part of any organizations, clubs, etc. Inteview someone for those as well.
If you have a church, get the pastor, Sunday school teacher, etc. to go on record for you.
These interviews don't need to be more than 2 or 3 minutes each. Short and sweet.
The end is where you make your plea. Invite them to set up a tee time and watch you in action. Don't ask for a scholarship.
Send it out to every school you can.
When you get responses, set up that tee time and shine.
Then when they ask if you want to come to their school, then you ask them what kind of scholarship they can offer you.
You'll probably get more offers than you might think. Then you'll have a tough time making a choice on which offer to take. When schools find out other schools are interested, they up the ante.
Schools want kids that are well rounded. Good grades, active at school, interactive at home and church, active in their community, and then are good athletes. Being a good golfer alone won 't cut it.
Good luck!
2006-12-02 12:06:22 · answer #3 · answered by soccermomw3 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A handicap of 8 is a little high to get a scholarship. I suggest you work diligently on your short game which is the easiest way to shave off a few strokes. It also helps to have a coach, PGA professional or someone trying to help you out and willing to show you the ropes.
2006-12-02 17:21:49 · answer #4 · answered by cam 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The above answers are good, but there is another factor: Academics. While not as important in the major sports, lesser sports like golf, tennis, etc. require good grades.
Take a look at the letter you posted. If a prospective Athletic Director, Coach or Academic Adviser were to read it, would they be impressed?
Presentation is everything, so while you are improving your game, you should also work on your spelling, use of upper and lower case letters, punctuation and sentence structure.
There are plenty of good golfers out there, you need to set yourself above them in the way that you present yourself.
2006-12-02 17:57:51 · answer #5 · answered by x-15a2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You may not believe it, but lots of kids nowadays drive it pass 300, so 290 is no big deal. Work on your short game and approach shots and you will score consistent better.
2006-12-04 13:23:30 · answer #6 · answered by terencework 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Bring your handicap down about 6 or 7.......unless you want to play at a junior college, except they dont offer scholarships.
2006-12-02 11:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by Nick G 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you play high school then you talk to your caoch and have him send out tapes of you playing and your stats and then you will become recognized. Or even try online recruiting websites that will send your profile to colleges.
2006-12-02 11:50:32 · answer #8 · answered by Ballliiinnnnnn 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋