how good do you have to be

[vthokie1157]

to play for a D1 school

as in no (sports) scholarship, no recruiting. Just getting into the college on maybe an academic scholarship or just getting in. I know that some schools are better than others but if you contact coaches and end up getting accepted to the school without a sport commitment, how good do u have to be to play on the team. I don't mean top players but just on the team? Maybe im just tryin to ask how good you have to be to be a walkon. looking at a few colleges that are attractive to me, i can see that i could be scoring better than a few of the players on the team at least and was wondering if that really reflects how good a chance you have in getting on the team.

thanks in advance,
matt

[bjackson]

I have always heard anywhere from a 1 handicap or lower. But of course there will be exeptions.

[kblakeney35]

All you really need to be is smart enough to get into the school, then be a good enough player to make it through tryouts. At some schools, this could be maybe a 2-4 handicap at the less competitive schools, while you might need to be better than scratch at some schools.

 

-Kyle

[wholeinwon]

If you can get in academically I believe every school is required to hold a formal tryout for sports teams open to anyone who attends the university.

 

If you are a 5 or under you obviously have a shot to make a team if you can string together a few good rounds.

[BridgestoneKevin]

it is not required for the team to hold try outs, although most schools do. Ive ran into a few coaches who dont want to admit that they have missed someone in the recruiting process, so they wont hold try outs at all.

[Lefty330]

You have to also be able to shoot these good rounds under pressure. You can't just go out and shoot 72 (somewhere around there give or take a few strokes) in a practice round you have to be able to do it all the time. And if you can you already have a better chance.

[Gripit N Ripit 54]

I've been doing some reasearch....maybe this will give you guys and idea

 

I had six different players shoot 67 or lower in college tournaments last year on golf courses tougher than most juniors have ever seen, yet I am amazed that I still receive letters from kids who don’t even play #1 on their high school team. Players won’t even make my line-up with a zero handicap. Kids would be better off writing to coaches and schools where they have a chance to play so they can find out how good they can become. They won’t get any better if they are not getting any tournament experience.

--NCAA Division I Coach

 

Here is the link to where i found this

 

http://www.collegegolf.com/collegegolf/pub...ers_coaches.cfm

 

Yeah, i was shocked aswell. I've got about an 11 handicap as a sophomore in high school, and my hopes of going to a D1 school seem a little far-fetched. In my opinion, you have to be a prodigy/ country club kid in order to play D1 (No offence to anyone). I'm looking into some great D2 schools, which wants about a 0-5 handicap on their squad. I feel that i can reach that goal, and along with my good grades and involvement in school....i could score some big time scolarships going D2. Thats the road I'm planning to take

 

just a little side note, for any of you interesting in playin D3 golf, they do not offer athletic scholarships.

 

Gripit N Ripit 54

[JAnthon88]

Some teams aren't quite as competitive as others. I live in the Buffalo, NY area and there are three area schools with teams that aren't so hot. Canisius College, Niagara University and St. Bonaventure University are all local and their golf teams aren't exactly upper echelon. Check out their websites and stats and that should probably give you a real good idea of where you have to be to get onto a lesser team.

 

I float between single and double digits as far as handicap goes and I play Division III. It's enjoyable and competitive. You get some teams with only a couple kids that can break 100 and some teams with only a couple kids over par. It's interesting to say the least.

[wholeinwon]

I know a guy one of those teams. He played with me on the high school team. He was the 5th guy on our high school team.

 

Also one of my good friends who is about a 5 handicap got 3 offers from US Div III schools in the last year of high school, he chose the PGM program as did I.

 

Obviously programs vary in competitiveness depending on the size of the school , etc.

[cg460]

When people hear D1, they think of like Oklahoma State, UNLV, Georgia, and all the other big name golf powerhouses. There are tons of other D1 schools that still require you to be a good player, but not a superstar. If you are around a 0-4 hdcp then you may be able to find a smaller D1 school to still play at.