RecruitPKB: 20 Questions with Channing Hensley

Want to know a little more about some of the PKB girls? Recruit PKB College Consultant Brandi Jackson caught up with some players and asked them 20 questions to find out more about them both on and off the course. This week we hear from Channing Hensley, a 2018 recruit from Wake Forest, NC.   1. What is your favorite club in your bag? Putter 2. Do you have any pets? 2 dog children 3. Do you have any superstitions?   My clubs can’t cross when I put them on the ground  4. What is your favorite on course snack?   Quest bars 5. What is your favorite golf course?   Kapalua Plantation Course and Pine Needles 6. What do you want to be when you grow up?   Professional. After that,  I have no idea 7. Who is your role model?   Parents & Steph Curry 8. [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:45:20-04:00June 8th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: College Coach Panel

          During the PKB Open Championships, we hosted a Recruit PKB College Coach Panel where the ECU, UNCW, UNCG, Western Carolina, UNC-Pembroke and Catawba coaches all participated. I wanted to share a little insight about some topics that were discussed during the panel. First, as many questions pertaining to the contact rules were asked during the panel I want to direct you to one of my blogs which addresses some of the important NCAA rules that you need to be aware of through the process. You can read them HERE. Top questions from the panel: "What are some of the mistakes you see players make?" - Asking a coach to return a call or email when the rules don't allow it - Not identifying your full name and graduation year - Always trying to call a coach in their office during the afternoon [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:49:06-04:00June 1st, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: 3 Myths about College Recruiting

Between the availability of information through the internet, the demand for scholarship money, and the increase in competition among young golfers, the recruiting process has changed drastically in the past 10 years. After being in the junior golf and college recruiting world as an advisor and consultant for almost 7 years, I wanted to take the time to explain and dispel a few of the myths that are floating around misleading and misguiding junior golf families. Golf Scholarships are Abundant - Golf is a great avenue for a young female to earn scholarship money, but it is not quite what many families anticipate it being. While there are some scholarships that do go unused on the girls side, those are usually at small, rural and lower ranked academic schools. Over the years, it has gotten very competitive among the females for golf scholarship money of any amount. [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:49:06-04:00May 26th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Conference Championships

Over the last few weeks, across the country, teams and individuals battled it out for the title of Conference Champion. Below are the teams, their average score, and the yardage they played from - keep in mind conditions such as wind, cold, elevation and location were all different. Click on each image to enlarge.    

By |2017-09-13T11:50:57-04:00May 4th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Take the Initiative to Call Coaches

Maybe you have sent out some intro emails but you haven’t gotten any responses, or maybe you have been communicating with some coaches through email but don’t feel like you are getting anywhere? The next step you must be willing to tackle is to pick up the phone and call the coaches. It is very easy to sit behind a computer and send emails, and often times coaches will prefer to communicate that way, but they will all be expecting you to take the initiative to pick up the phone and call them. They want to see that you are willing to make the extra effort to call and speak by phone. This not only shows your seriousness about playing for their program, but it also provides them insight into your communication skills. Coaches are looking for players with maturity, assertiveness and interpersonal skills, so a phone call [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:50:58-04:00April 15th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Learn from Lexi

I hope many of you had the chance to watch the ANA Inspiration this past weekend, if not you missed a great tournament finish with some moments that a young girl could definitely learn a lot from. By now we all know that Lydia Ko is a phenomenal player and her attitude on the course is certainly one to pay attention to and try to mimic, but the player who impressed me the most during the final round was Lexi. She started the day with a one-shot lead, which she quickly lost on the first hole after a poor first tee shot. As any professional golfer knows by now, during a major a 3-4 stroke lead can disappear in a heartbeat so staying patient throughout the day is a must during a major championship. But it was Lexi's composure on the last few holes that really stood [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:45:21-04:00April 7th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Learn to be Excellent

“Success is about having, excellence is about being. Success is about having money and fame, but excellence is being the best you can be.” - Mike Ditka It's so easy to get caught up in the desire to win trophies and awards. They are the external rewards that make athletes feel like their hard work has paid off and they've earned something to show for it. Many times those external rewards are what determine an athlete's success. You hear too often that a professional athlete retires, sustains a career ending injury, gets cut from the team or loses their tour status, just to realize they are left with years of external rewards but no internal ones. They don't know who they are without being successful at their sport. Learning that true excellence comes from within is what will allow a junior golfer the opportunity to use the [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:45:21-04:00March 30th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Learn from Jason Day

This past week on social media I shared a clip from Jason Day's post-round interview after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Unfortunately, the clip isn't available online anymore but when asked about his win, Jason emphasized 4 main areas that I thought were important to share. He says that his physical training and nutrition are two areas he has really focused on improving recently. He trains hard in the gym and he eats to fuel his body for the grind of competition. Also, he said that he spends 3.5 hours a day working strictly on short game, where he said that he writes everything down in a notebook, as in everything. He tracks the drills that he does, how he performs during those drills and he analyzes his results from one practice to another. Don't get me wrong, I don't expect a junior golfer to have 3.5 hours [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:45:21-04:00March 23rd, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: Stories and Lessons from Tour

I serve as a guest blogger for WomensGolf.com and they recently asked me to write an article about my experiences from playing on tour. I thought I would share that as part of my Recruit PKB article this week. I hope you enjoy some of the stories and lessons from a few of my favorite experiences both on the LPGA and Symetra Tour. You can read all about them HERE.  

By |2017-09-13T11:45:21-04:00March 18th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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RecruitPKB: College Golf Practice

I have re-posted almost every blog that Coach Sutherland from SMU has written because the information is so insightful and valuable for junior golf families. I was honored to have her complete an interview for me last year which you can find Part 1 and Part 2. But this week she shared some details about the team's practice schedule that should give you some great ideas on how to set up your practice as well. You can check out the article HERE. Personally, this article was very satisfying for me to read as I just started a 4-week challenge with my full-time players that included some very similar drills that Coach Sutherland uses in her practice. The girls have a specific plan of action each week, they track their results, they WRITE THEM DOWN, they work on their weaknesses, and they have something specific to focus on improving the [...]

By |2017-09-13T11:45:21-04:00February 25th, 2016|College Recruiting Articles|0 Comments
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