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RecruitPKB Webinar: When a Coach is Watching
In the college golf recruiting process, every moment a coach is watching can impact your chances of staying on their radar. This webinar will help you better understand what college coaches look for—not just in scores, but in behavior, preparation, and overall presence on and off the course. We’ll cover how to prepare before a coach ever sees you play, what to do during [...]
RecruitPKB: A Look at DI and DII Collegiate Averages
While this process has a great deal of subjectivity to it, I've come to appreciate data and numbers more over the years. This is a chart compiled of the average scores for the top 5 individuals from a mix of DI and DII programs (through May 15th of the 2024-2025 season). Typically, collegiate tournaments for mid and top DI plus top DII programs are [...]
RecruitPKB: Webinar Recording: Kickoff 2027 Process
In case you missed this past week's webinar and you are a current 2027 getting ready to start the college recruiting process, you are going to want to watch this episode: Watch Here For more questions, please send them to bjackson@pkbgt.org
RecruitPKB: Verbal Commitment vs Scholarship Agreement
I wanted to do a comparison of the difference between a verbal commitment and when you sign a scholarship agreement. A verbal commitment is simply a verbal agreement between the recruit and the current coach. The verbal commitment is not legally binding, however, the scholarship agreement is a legally binding, signed contract between the recruit and that institution for at least one academic year [...]
RecruitPKB: Emails MUST be Specific
When we say emails have to be specific that does not simply mean you can include the coach’s name and the school name. ❌That doesn’t cut it these days! You also can’t just say “Your facilities are awesome and you have excellent academics” ❌It is likely not going to impress a coach either! You have to show you’ve done some actual research and know some [...]
RecruitPKB: Starting the Process – Create a Resume
Create a college golf resume. Seems pretty simple right? Wrong. It’s amazing how many resumes I’ve seen that are difficult to read, hard to access, and don’t contain the information a coach needs to begin their initial assessment of you as a potential recruit. I’ve had players send me resumes that don’t even include a single tourney score, the most important stat a coach [...]
