How does high school golf work?
What high school golf offers is a real team atmosphere where you are practicing with a coach and your teammates every day. States host either an 18, 36 or 54 hole state tournament and either two, three or four player scores are used toward a team total.
Who is the best high school golfer in Michigan?
PJ MAYBANK III
MICHIGAN: PJ MAYBANK III (CHEBOYGAN HIGH SCHOOL) The top-ranked player in Michigan, PJ Maybank III is Northern Michigan’s top boys golfer after playing at a high level in 2021.
What is scoring differential in golf?
A Score Differential measures the performance of a round in relation to the relative difficulty of the course that was played, measured by the Course Rating and Slope Rating.
How often should junior golfers practice?
As a general rule, the Junior Golf Scoreboard site recommends that young players practice short putts every day, with the goal of sinking 50 or more 3-foot putts in a row. Juniors should use one or two practice sessions per week to work on drills, with the remaining sessions focusing on shotmaking skills.
Is high school golf expensive?
High school golf is surprisingly inexpensive given that it can become expensive once you start dealing with equipment upgrades, travel, etc. However in my experiences high school golf is affordable to most everyone, despite the more priveledged kids generally being further along due to lessons and things of the like.
Is high school golf important?
Every high school golfer can play golf in college. Whether you are looking to get an NCAA scholarship or play club golf with the National Collegiate Club Golf Association (NCCGA), high school golf will help you get prepared to play in college.
What does PCC stand for in golf?
Playing Conditions Calculation
The Playing Conditions Calculation (PCC) is a daily calculation that compares actual scores made at each course to the expected scores of the players who made them.
What does DIFF mean golf handicap?
A Handicap Differential is the difference between a player’s adjusted gross score and the USGA Course Rating of the course on which the score was made, multiplied by 113, then divided by the Slope Rating from the tees played and rounded to the nearest tenth, e.g., 12.8.
Who are the best high school golfers in the state?
This means even though another player in the state may have shot a lower score, when including the difficulty of the golf course in the calculation, the player with the lowest average differential will come out on top. Enjoy! Here are links to the full Boys National High School Golf Rankings and State Golf Leaderboards
When did high school golf rankings come out?
The National High School Golf Association started producing high school golf rankings in 2017 for the 2016 and 2017 boys high school golf season. NHSGA provides a national rankings for high school golf, but also state leaderboards ranking high school golfers across divisions within their state.
Where can I find high school golf tournaments?
This resource lists all the high school state golf tournaments and promotes tournament opportunities for players outside of high school golf Interested in playing golf in college? This resource provides information on college golf recruiting for those students looking to play golf in college
When do the rankings come out for the nhsga?
The NHSGA national rankings are are run on a calendar school year basis. For example, the 2017-2018 rankings are for the state golf tournaments that took place between September 2017 and June 2018. Currently we ONLY use state tournament scores for our rankings.
