As a junior golfer in pursuit of college golf opportunities, you likely know that campus meetings with coaches can boost your candidacy as a prospect. You also know it’s very important to properly prepare for these interviews. What does preparation entail? Well, beyond doing basic research on the coach, golf program, and college or university, it means that you (the recruit) are ready to:

• Take center stage
• Be intelligently inquisitive
• Deliver thoughtful feedback

This prep is essential in presenting yourself as a mature and knowledgeable high school recruit who is passionate about a college golf career.

We are now Listing 2017 Spring Signees!

Each year we have the largest list of junior golfer college signings and non-scholarship commitments to play. You can see the list for 2017 Grad Year early and spring signees by selecting the More . . . link below.

To all 2017 grads, if your name is not on the list, send us a copy of your NLI letter or have your future coach contact us! You can send us a copy of page 1 of your National Letter of Intent (NLI) by Email or by (FAX) 804-527-0834.

We are always looking for ways to improve the rankings, making it fair for everyone. After consulting with others in junior golf here is what we have done. 18 hole scores will be used in the rankings calculation when posted with a WD, DQ, NC, NS, weather shortened event or a tournament with a 18 hole cut. You can read more details about this change by selecting the More . . . link below.

We are also excited to announce that Titleist has become the presenting sponsor of the Junior Golf Scoreboard Rankings. We are proud to be a part of a relationship with them for more than 12 years.

On the Atlantic coast in the low country of South Carolina lies IJGA – safe and beautifully hidden, yet perfectly situated in the middle of more exclusive golf courses per square mile than any other academy. Coaching winners on the PGA, European and Asian Pro Tours, IJGA has 20 + years of experience training juniors for golf and life.

The International Junior Golf Academy is proud to be the meeting place for the world’s top performing junior golfers. At IJGA we believe in developing the whole person—the athlete, the student and the young adult.

You can view previous junior golfers who made the decision to create their Golf and Academic Resume and where they are playing golf in college by clicking here!

Do you have aspirations of playing golf in college? Is your goal to obtain a golfing scholarship to help defer the costs of college? What if you have a great tournament but all there is are your name and scores? Are you making it difficult for a coach to know more about you?

Getting a coach's attention is about two things: visibility and making it easy for the coach to contact and follow you. So ask yourself, how does a player develop a proactive strategy that helps his name stay on a coach's short list of recruits for his graduating class? By presenting yourself professionally and being as visible as possible.

So with the exciting possibility of playing college golf, think about creating your Junior Golf Scoreboard^SM Golf and Academic Resume.

Are you aware that your brain, when in an intensely concentrated state, burns over 33% of the body’s available energy?

With this fact in mind, you should begin to consider ways to save mental energy and develop strategies to reduce the strain on your brain during a round of golf.

Consider this metaphor – you’re in your car waiting at a stoplight for the light to turn green, but instead of gently idling to keep your engine at a very low rpm, you put your left foot on the break and push your right foot on the gas pedal simultaneously. Your engine begins wail away. Your car wants to lunge forward but is held back because your breaks are applied.