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College Golf / August 2, 2021
The College Golf Experience

The College Golf Experience

By Nextgengolf

Every college golfer has their own story. A unique journey that brought them to their campus, to pick their major, and to continue playing the sport they love. Truth be told, only a small percentage of high school golfers will play varsity golf in college. A survey conducted by the NCAA to determine the estimated probability of competing in college athletics found that only 6.2% of men and women who golf in high school continue competing at the collegiate level. So where does that leave the other 93.8% of high school golfers? 

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College Golf / August 20, 2020
How the NCCGA is helping save college golf this fall

How the NCCGA is helping save college golf this fall

By Matthew Thompson

With college campuses ramping up for students to go back to school this fall, a big question on everybody's minds is "will I be in physically on campus?" An even bigger question to varsity athletes is if they will have a fall golf season. Although many conferences have "cancelled" all fall college athletics, golf is an individual sport where players are naturally socially distancing outside and should be considered different than other college sports. Although golf may seem like one of the most responsible sports to operate, the majority of colleges will not be hitting the course this fall. 

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College Golf / March 14, 2018
New Hampshire Wins Big in Northern New England

New Hampshire Wins Big in Northern New England

By David Urmacher

The Northern New England Regional saw a large and competitive field as 8 teams and many individuals competed in the region's first regional qualifier trying to help start their Road to Jersey.

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Topics: College golf NCCGA NCCGA Recap

College Golf / March 31, 2017
17 Regions Tee Off Big Weekend of College Golf

17 Regions Tee Off Big Weekend of College Golf

By Adam Gracik

The final two weekends of the college golf club season are finally here, and it's a big push with 41 regional tournaments over the next 9 days. Over those 9 days, 29 team bids to the NCCGA National Championship will be awarded along with all eight individuals. It's a whirlwind and we're here to preview all of the action.

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College Golf / March 28, 2017
11 Tips for a Successful College Golf Recruiting Process

11 Tips for a Successful College Golf Recruiting Process

By Claire Sheldon


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College Golf / February 13, 2017
5 Ways to Plan Ahead for your College Golf Season

5 Ways to Plan Ahead for your College Golf Season

By Erik Laaksonen

As the winter months slowly pass, and each day the sun stays up a little later, the itch to get back out on the course starts to kick in. This is also the time of year where preparation for the upcoming college golf season should kick in. These vital areas of preparation could prove to be your team’s difference in winning a tournament or falling short:

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College Golf / September 7, 2016
Fall 2016 Preseason College Golf Rankings

Fall 2016 Preseason College Golf Rankings

By Nextgengolf

The start of the Fall 2016 NCCGA season is less than two weeks away! The #drivefordisney will officially begin in Georgia as the South Region will host the first regional of the year on Sept 17/18. Over 300 college golf club teams are expected to take part this season, with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the NCCGA National Championship at Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando. Only 30 teams will qualify, meaning the only guaranteed way to make nationals is to win your qualifiyng region.

The beginning of the season means it is time to finally unveil the Fall 2016 Preaseason Top 25 college golf rankings!

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Topics: College golf NCCGA Rankings NCCGA

College Golf / June 29, 2016
What to Do If You Didn't Get Any NCAA Varsity Golf Scholarships

What to Do If You Didn't Get Any NCAA Varsity Golf Scholarships

By Travis Richardson

The sad reality is that the overwhelming majority of high school golfers will not play varsity golf in college. The statistics have been stated frequently, but according to the NCAA only 5.8% of high school boys and 7.2 of high school girls will play in the NCAA. That leaves more than 90% of high school golfers left to wonder what to do next?

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College Golf / June 5, 2016
What do you need to shoot to play college golf?

What do you need to shoot to play college golf?

By Travis Richardson

One of the biggest questions junior and high school golfers might have is: "What do I need to shoot to play varsity golf in college?". The answer isn't an easy one, but let's take a look at the average college golf scores at the varsity level from the 2019 NCAA Men's and Women's College Golf Championships.

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College Golf / February 22, 2014
How College Golfers Practice on the Course

How College Golfers Practice on the Course

By Nextgengolf

We can hit every shot perfect on the range before a round, and still go out on the course and play the worst round of our life. Golf is funny like that. As golfers, most of us on any given day would take playing a round over spending hours on the practice tee, but in the right circumstances the course can become your practice field, providing you with experience you can use at your next college golf tournament.

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