For competitive junior golfers and their families, the dream of playing on a college golf team looms enticingly large. Parents see talent and potential in their junior golfer and want to support his/her dreams but don’t understand the recruiting process or how to get the attention of the college coaches. Before you know it, thousands of dollars are invested each year chasing rankings points while entering local and regional tournaments.
Players then hope to graduate to higher-level tours, get invited to invitationals, aspire to play on the AJGA Tour, and try to qualify for U.S.G.A. events. All the while, coaches are watching players from behind trees at junior tournaments will little connection or getting to know a player beyond their golf swing. CGX Top100 camps help players make those connections, get comfortable performing in front of coaches, find their fit and spot on a college golf team, improve their game and hear accurate information straight from the horse’s mouth…the coaches.
CGX Top100 Camps - Simulated tournament rounds
Kalen Anderson, head women’s golf coach at the University of South Carolina and Jerry Haas, head men’s golf coach at Wake Forest are looking forward to getting to know top juniors and helping them get better at the upcoming CGX Top100 East Camp at Chateau Elan in Atlanta, GA November 11-12.
“I look forward to getting to know the players and their personalities during the CXG Top100 in Atlanta,” said Anderson. “As a coach, I place a strong emphasis on building individual relationships and finding out what motivates each player on an individual level.
“CXG Top100 camps allow coaches the unique opportunity to interact with players and begin building a rapport with players that is otherwise not allowed when making regular tournament evaluations.”
To register for the Top100 East Showcase Camp in Atlanta, visit: https://collegegolfx.com/camps/
There will also be more than 20 additional DI collegiate coaches and golf programs from around the country at the camp.
Top100 East Boys Showcase Camp: Blaine Woodruff - Chattanooga, Jake Amos - East Tennessee State, J.C. Deacon - Florida, Mike Small - Illinois, Glen Millican - Missouri, John Handrigan - Notre Dame, Jay Moseley - Ohio State.
Top 100 East Girls Showcase Camp: Mic Potter - Alabama, Shauna Estes-Taylor - Arkansas, Emily Glaser - Florida, Amy Bond - Florida State, Kelly Hovland - Maryland, Erika DeSanty - Princeton, Gerrod Chadwell - Texas A&M, and Ria Scott – Virginia, Greg Robertson, Oklahoma State.
CGX Top100 Camps - Simulated practice rounds
CGX Top100 camps break down the barriers between coach and player bringing their tournament resume and ranking to life. When some of the country’s top golf coaches come together with aspiring college golfers, the experiences are transformative and lead to lasting relationships that are vital to a junior becoming a collegiate golfer. Junior golfer John Carter Tafner called the CGX Top100 South Camp he attended, “the most valuable junior golf experience thus far. I got more insight and instruction in two days than years of camps and individual instruction.”
At every CGX Top100 Camp, juniors and their parents engage with the top-level coaches over two days where they experience: immersive education sessions on college golf and the recruiting pathway, NIL conversations, open Q&A sessions, and on-course coach engagement and instruction during simulated college golf practice and tournament rounds. The real-time evaluation and personalized feedback from the coaches is helping players discover the right collegiate program fit.
Anderson is really looking forward to sharing her insights from 18-years of coaching and recruiting.
“I believe that the most important factor in determining a successful recruiting process is placing emphasis on finding the “right fit” for all parties involved,” she explained. “Parents and players should each have at least 2-3 priorities that are most important when considering/selecting a golf program and school.
“I am really looking forward to having a hands-on interaction with these higher-level players at the CGX Top100 camp and I hope I can help them make a more informed and knowledgeable decisions as they navigate their own collegiate golf process.”