Golf
Athletic scholarships are available across the NCAA Division I & II, NAIA, and Junior Colleges. Did you know that roughly 70% of the current players on the USPGA played college golf? Showing that a Golf scholarship is the main pathway into a professional career. Some of those professional golfers include, Tiger Woods (Stanford University), Jordan Spieth (University of Texas), Bryson DeChambeau (Southern Methodist University), and Bubba Watson (University of Georgia) to name just a few. Competing daily and playing at some of the best courses in the world is a huge advantage when trying to improve your overall Golf game.
NCAA DI Golf Scholarships
NCAA DI Golf Scholarships
NCAA Division I Golf is an equivalency sport, meaning the athletic scholarships are distributed however the coach sees suitable for their program. Each team has 4.5 scholarships that are awarded across the roster. Alongside those athletic scholarships, student-athletes can also be eligible for academic scholarships, those are funded based on the students’ academic background and SAT scores. Combining both forms of scholarship can be a great way to help cover a student-athletes tuition, room & board, and books.
Men’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 65, High End: 75
Women’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 66, High End: 78
NCAA DII Golf Scholarships
NCAA DII Golf Scholarships
Again, NCAA Division II Golf being an equivalency sport, the athletic scholarships are distributed however the coach sees suitable for their program. Each team has 3.6 scholarships that are awarded across the roster. Alongside those athletic scholarships, student-athletes can also be eligible for academic scholarships, those are funded based on the students’ academic background and SAT scores. Combining both forms of scholarship can be a great way to help cover a student-athletes tuition, room & board, and books.
Men’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 67, High End: 77
Women’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 68, High End: 82
NCAA DIII Golf Scholarships
NCAA DIII Golf Scholarships
The NCAA Division III is the same format across all sports, they do not offer Athletic scholarships to any of their students. This isn’t something any prospective student-athletes should be worried about as they do offer strong academic scholarships to their players. So, performing to the best of your ability inside the classroom will help boost your chances of receiving a significant financial package across NCAA Division III colleges. If a coach sees a player that they think would be a good fit for their program, they will do their best to accommodate that student-athlete with the best possible financial package.
Men’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 68, High End: 79
Women’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 68, High End: 79
NAIA Golf Scholarships
NAIA Golf Scholarships
The Scholarships in the NAIA are given out the same way as NCAA DI & DII, being distributed however the coach sees suitable for their program. Each team has 5.0 scholarships that are awarded across the roster. Alongside those athletic scholarships, student-athletes can also be eligible for academic scholarships, those are funded based on the students’ academic background and SAT scores. Combining both forms of scholarship can be a great way to help cover a student-athletes tuition, room & board, and books.
Men’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 70, High End: 83
Women’s average Scores on courses above 6,800 yards: Low End: 75, High End: 92
NJCAA Golf Scholarships
NJCAA Golf Scholarships
The Scholarships in the NJCAA are given out the same way as NCAA DI & DII, and NAIA being distributed however the coach sees suitable for their program. Each team has 8.0 scholarships that are awarded across the roster. The Junior College route can sometimes be best for many Student- Athletes. These two-year colleges are a great way for student-athletes to prove themselves both in their sport and the classroom, alongside reducing fees while gaining some experience before stepping into either an NCAA or NAIA program.