Using the Junior Golf Hub

We designed the Junior Golf Hub to make your life easier as you navigate your way to college golf. Junior Golf Hub includes functionality at every step of the process, including building a golf resume and profile, researching college golf programs, getting noticed by coaches, and, of course, understanding the recruiting process. Not bad! To understand our site further, we put together a guide on how to use Junior Golf Hub to help you achieve your goals.

Here are the key steps:

1. Build a Great Profile:

Your profile is critical, as this is what coaches will see and use to evaluate you as a prospect. To create your profile, click on your Profile icon on the top right of your JGH Dashboard. Fill out the form for each section (Athlete Information, About Me, My Photos, etc.), and don't forget to hit the Save button after entering your information. The more complete your profile, the more useful it is to coaches searching for recruits — don't stop at the basics. Fill out every section as thoroughly as you can, and keep coming back to update it as things change or new information comes up.

2. Share Your Profile with a Coach:

Junior Golf Hub allows you to share your profile with a college coach using your personal email. The "Share Profile" button is available for quick access on the top-right tile of your JGH Dashboard. Click it, then copy and paste the link provided into your email and cover note to college coaches. In your cover note to the coach, make sure to ask them to "Follow" you on Junior Golf Hub so they can keep track of your progress.

3. Find and Research College Golf Programs:

• JGH contains a full database of thousands of collegiate golf programs, including contact information for each program's current coaching staff, team scoring statistics, and key admissions statistics for the college. Search by region, state, or division to find a program that's a fit for you.

• Click on "Colleges" > "Find a College" on the menu bar to access our college finder.

• This same data powers our Premium "College Match" tool, which gives members personalized guidance on where they fit into the college landscape as they develop as a student-athlete.

4. Find Ranked Events and Build Your Tournament Schedule:

• Use our Tournament Finder to find ranked events all over the globe.

• Use the Calendar feature to build a winning tournament schedule each season.

• Once you compete, sit back and let us do the legwork: the Hub Rankings automatically post your verified tournament results after each event.

5. Follow College Programs and Organize Your Search:

• Following a college program accomplishes two key purposes. First, it allows you to keep track of the program, compare it to other programs, and take notes on your My Colleges page. Secondly, it allows coaches to see you are following them.

• To Follow a college program, simply search for programs (see step #3), and then click on the "Follow" star to the left of the program's name. Remember that college coaches can see their Followers, provided your profile is complete enough to be searchable, and you can see who is Following you!

• Following a program automatically adds it to your My Colleges page — think of this as your command center for college golf, with all the programs you're interested in located in one convenient place. Tag, sort, and take notes on programs to stay on top of your search. This page also lists all the colleges that are following you on the site.

6. See Who Is Viewing or Following You:

When a college coach views your profile or follows you on the site, you will be sent both an in-app notification and an email notification. The golf program will also appear on your My Colleges page. If a coach follows you and you are interested in their program, we recommend you follow them back and then follow up with a "thank-you" email letting the coach know about you, your status, and your intent to keep your Junior Golf Hub Profile up to date.

7. Get Educated on the Recruiting Process and the Journey to College Golf:

The Hub includes extensive, golf-specific content on the process of playing college golf, including setting a tournament schedule, understanding rankings, coach communication, NCAA rules and regulations, and more. We also clue you in on how college golf works and what life as a college golfer is all about.

Enjoy your Journey!