College Golf Camps Poll Results

College Golf Camps polled our junior golfers and parents over the past three years and the results are in! College Golf Camps is a must for junior golfers looking for the college golf experience and the chance to interact with college golf coaches. Our camps provide our campers the opportunity to learn from coaches from a variety of colleges and backgrounds, experience the competitive spirit and interact with other junior golfers with the goal of improving as a golfer. We’ve had golf camps all over the United States and even the world. Each event has a select group of major colleges coaches to develop fundamental skills for aspiring junior golfers, both boys and girls.

So we decided to ask our customers what they thought about our golf camps. When asked Did you have a fun experience at College Golf Camps? 98% of our surveyors said yes. When they were asked How much has your knowledge of College Golf improved because of the information at the College Golf Camps? 47% answered that a great deal of their knowledge was improved because of attending one (or more) of our events! 67% said they were satisfied with their experience with the camp they attended while 49% of our parents and junior golfers found the information they were presented at our camps.

Also according to our survey, the most valuable aspects of College Golf Camps are

Our survey told us that 62% of our junior golfers thought that all of their interactions with their college coach was useful and 66% of our campers said they would attend one of our camps again, if they had the opportunity while 82% of our customers said they would recommend one of our camps to a friend. And of course, when asked if they planned to “Keep Calm and Play College Golf”, 74% said they would, definitely do so.

How is College Golf Camps making a difference? We believe in 4 pillars that all junior golfers need if college golf is a goal.

We are not your typical “traditional” junior golf camp. Junior golfers and parents need a better understanding of college golf.

LEARN: Junior golfers need to learn the landscape of college golf. You will learn the practice routines, skills and drills that college coaches use with their own teams. College golfers have very focused practice sessions. They don’t go out and just bang balls all day long. They practice to learn. This is paramount for all junior golfers to understand.

COMPETE: Junior golfers need the opportunity to compete at a high level. Imagine the opportunity to compete in front of college golf coaches. Better yet, how about getting feedback about that competition. Our junior golf camps provides the opportunity for all junior golfers to compete with the expectation of playing well, but more importantly obtaining critical feedback on what you did well, what you need to improve on and how you can improve.

INTERACTION: Junior golfers need to the opportunity to interact with college golf coaches in order to gain a better understanding of all facets of being a student-athlete. Course management, practice routines, spirit of competition, expectations of college coaches, etc. The list could go on and on and on.

EXPOSURE: Junior golfers and parents need to understand the realities of junior golf and college golf. They need a total exposure to the life of a college golfer. The expectations are high and it’s not for everybody. You should expect exposure to college golf, better game management, time management skills, etc.

These are the four pillars that all junior golfers should be looking for within junior golf.

CGC BIG 5 Junior Golf Camp in Pinehurst, North Carolina

There is a great junior golf story unfolding.

Imagine the opportunity for junior golfers to play for a team coached by one of the coaches from the BIG 5 conferences. CGC BIG 5 junior golf camp will provide junior golfers with the opportunity to immerse themselves into college golf, November 22-24 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

What do the College Coaches think?

Over a 3 day period, 50 boys will learn and interact with college golf coaches. The roster of coaches includes:

• University of Illinois – Mike Small
• Duke University – Jamie Green
• Florida State University – Trey Jones
• University of Arizona – Jim Anderson
• University of South Carolina – Bill McDonald
• University of North Carolina – Andrew Sapp
• Ohio State University – Jay Moseley
• Baylor University – Mike McGraw
• University of Florida – JC Deacon
• Ole Miss – Chris Malloy

What do parents/junior golfers think?

This junior golf camp will take place at the historic Pine Needles Golf Lodge, 60 miles southwest of Raleigh just 75 miles east of Charlotte, NC. Built in 1927, the Pine Needles golf course, currently ranked #3 in North Carolina, is a classic Donald Ross-designed course and site of three recent U.S. Women’s Open Championships. This nationally-acclaimed course is both challenging and rewarding for golfers of all skill levels. Pine Needles is ranked #22 in the ‘Top 25 of Golfweek Magazine’s Top 100 Resort Courses in the USA’. Here are some highlights:

• Each Junior Golfer will play a 18 hole instructional/evaluation round
• Each Junior Golfer will be assigned to a team of 5 campers coached by one of our College Coaches
• Each Junior Golfer will play four 9 hole matches with instruction/coaching
• Point system for match play to embrace the spirit of competition
• Each camper will wear team colors, polos, hats, visors, etc
• Each Coach will have a team of 5 players to instruct, guide and motivate
• Each camper will receive 5 evaluations, one from each conference
• Team practices, team dinners, team breakfast, team meetings, etc
• Presentations from Dr. David Cook

Parents, junior golfers and coaches continue to say that College Golf Camps of America exceeds expectations.

College Golf Camps of America has now contracted nearly 150 college golf coaches in the past three years. Hundreds of junior golfers and parents have attended one or more College Golf Camp around the country. See who they are here

Campers learn the importance of attitude, effort, expectations, character, dedication, course management, quality practice and striving to play golf in college.

What are the coaches saying?

10 Reasons to attend College Golf Camps

1. CGC is the only junior golf showcase camp of it’s kind

2. CGC provides the best junior golfer-to- college coach ratio, 6 to 1.

3. CGC has limited roster spots, making the college golf coaches very accessible

4. CGC allows parents and junior golfers to learn from college golf coaches

5. CGC provides junior golfers with written evaluations from college golf coaches

6. CGC provides guest lecturers on navigating the junior golf environment

7. CGC provides a never scene before immersion into college golf

8. CGC provides exposure to college golf

9. CGC has become a trusted source for junior golf and college golf

10. CGC allows junior golfers to interact with college golf coaches

11. CGC provides the junior golfer with the opportunity to compete in front of college golf coaches

12. CGC keeps it fun

13. CGC provides education for the parents of junior golfers

14. CGC provides junior golfers with the opportunity to TrackMan

15. CGC is reasonably priced, average cost per coach, per day is $38.00

Andrew Rice gives wonderful guidelines for developing junior golfers. Continue reading!!

Andrew Rice Blog – 4/28/14

I have so much to say to junior golfers – they are the future of the game. Here is a summary of what I believe to be the most important points for them to observe:

Always walk versus ride! Golf carts have been forced into the game primarily for financial reasons. They do not speed up thegame; they do not provide the golfer with a better experience; and they do not improve the design of golf courses! Do yourself a favor and commit to never riding again unless it is absolutely called for.

Compete, casually and seriously, as often as possible. One of the primary reasons boys are much better chippers than girls is because they love to compete and try unique shots around the practice green. It is this competitive environment that stretches them to create new and better shots. Apply this philosophy to every element of the game.

Give your young golfers a chance to have a great time playing and practicing the game. This way they will learn to love the game and when they love the game they will come back to it over and over. This is the only way they will ever reach their full potential – if you will allow them to have fun while playing golf!I have seen the game become work and a career for too many 12 and 13 year olds. I taught perhaps the best female junior golfer of all time in Aree Song. At 13 she had won the US Junior, the very first AJGA event she played in, finished in the top 10 in an LPGA major and was a first team AJGA All-American. Aree, now in her late twenties, no longer plays on the tour. She should be a dominant force in the prime of her career! We can all guess why she no longer has a passion for the game. Trust me; I have seen the right way and the wrong way; tread lightly and let them have fun.
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Junior Golfers can expect a total immersion into College Golf while attending College Golf Camps of America.