Category Archives: College golf

Alternatives to playing college golf

Alternatives to playing college golf
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson Not everyone can play varsity golf in college. It's simply the truth, and is true in every sport, but the odds are especially staggering in golf. According to Scholarship Stats, an estimated 224,800 high school students play golf, and there's about 19,000 varsity spots available in college. That...
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Glade Springs: a Hidden Gem in West Virginia

Glade Springs: a Hidden Gem in West Virginia
Written By: Matt Weinberger | @bergsUD Driving into the Resort at Glade Springs in Daniels, West Virginia, one cannot help but see how beautiful the 4100 acres are with 3 championship courses and a picturesque clubhouse. The facility has played host to many prestigious tournaments, including the NCAA Men's Championship, USGA Men's Amateur, US Open...
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Life as a freshman NCCGA college golfer

Life as a freshman NCCGA college golfer
Written By: Chris Johnson | @ChrisJohnson776 Coming out of high school, I faced a decision that many high school golfers face after graduating. While I wasn’t good enough to play varsity college golf for a big Division I school, I could have taken the route of playing for a smaller Division III or NAIA team...
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More colleges cutting varsity golf due to budgets

More colleges cutting varsity golf due to budgets
Written By: Travis Richardson | @travis_richson As many people saw, the University of Tulsa announced last week that they are eliminating the men's varsity golf program following the 2015-16 season. It is the fifth school to cut varsity golf in the first three months of 2016 alone, all seemingly because of budget concerns. According to...
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My Story: Playing varsity golf in college

My Story: Playing varsity golf in college
Written By: Corey Stamper | @clemsonclubgolf The most frequent question that I get when I tell people that I transferred from Clemson University to play golf at Greensboro College is, “Why did you do that?”. Clemson is like a dream college, and Greensboro College is a very small school that sits in the shadow of...
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4 ways to spot a golfer on campus

4 ways to spot a golfer on campus
Written By: Mike Kersys | @mikersys Are you ever walking down a crowded sidewalk and see someone and think to yourself, “that person has to be a golfer”? College campuses are loaded with groups of people that are easy to identify, but golfers may be some of the easiest to spot. Golf, especially club golf, is...
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