Where college students go for golf

Tournaments for all College Golfers

By Travis Richardson

 

Transitioning from high school to college is a milestone life event. You have a big party when you graduate high school just to start school again for another four years. The transition can be even tougher for high school athletes. Only a small number will go on to play their sport in college at the varsity level. If you played a sport in high school, and did not receive a scholarship to play on your college team, there are not many options if you want to continue playing.

According to the website Scholarship Stats, a site that provides statistics on college scholarship odds, in 2011-12 there were 152,725 boys that played on their high school golf team, and only 12,147 spots available on college golf teams!

Those numbers mean only 8% of high school golfers could go on to play on their college varsity team. The percentage was only slightly higher for girls, with 8.6% being able to play in college.

What the statistics show is that while it may be a goal of many high school golfers, playing on your college varsity team is a tall task. There simply are not enough spots to go around.

However, the journey does not have to end. There are still plenty of competitive playing opportunities available during your college years!

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Nextgengolf's collegiate tour, the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA), provides non-varsity students the opportunity to play college golf as a team against schools and individuals all across the country. Teams and individuals compete in two weekend tournaments in the fall and springs semesters in their regions, vying for a chance to compete in the national championship. The NCCGA is a great option for golfers looking to stay competitive in college. If you want help starting a team on campus, we are happy to work with you to help you fundraise and get course discounts.

Does your college have club golf? >> Click here to see if your school has a team on campus

For summer play, the Hurricane Collegiate Golf Tour helps college-aged golfers 17-23 stay in the game. The HCGT runs 1-Day, 36-Hole competitive tournaments during the summer. One of the unique aspects of this tour is that it contains a combination of high school seniors about to enter college, varsity golfers, club golfers, and recreational golfers. The Texas Collegiate Amateur Tour is another junior tour now expanding to host tournaments for college golfers during the summer.

College golfers also have the option to play in intramural events, as well as scrambles at their University and local golf courses. While each of these options is unique in their own way, they all have one common theme: college-aged golfers playing the game of golf.

 

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