Hawkeye Community College men's golf: NJCAA program in the ICCAC, Waterloo, IA. Team scoring average 318.6, low player 78.2, 5th player 80.5. Compare college golf programs on Junior Golf Hub.
Thank you for taking the time to check out our profile and getting one step closer to being a RedTail golfer!!! We are looking for elite golfers who want to work hard, are coachable, have fun and let our coaching staff take their game to the next level. We develop players through swing tweaks(or sometimes overhauls) using technology most big D-1 programs have including Flightscope X3, Boditrak Pressure Mat, K-Vest, Decade Course Management/Stat tracking, V1 Golf for swing analysis and we have multiple indoor options for the winter including a Trackman studio. We are in the progress of building a program to compete on the national level every year and move student-athletes on to programs where they can make a significant contribution to that team. We are only in year 3 of the program and went from ranked 34th last year to 9th currently.
It is our goal as your coach to assist you in achieving your goals on the course and in the classroom. We would really like all of our student-athletes to move on to 4-year programs to continue their golfing and academic careers, but also know the 2-year programs are awesome as well and get you out in the workforce making money quicker! We do offer some athletic scholarship money for the better players, but anyone is welcome to walk-on and play golf for Hawkeye and will be treated the same. I feel like we play one of the best schedules for JC golf in the midwest and we typically we try to take 10 golfers (2 teams of 5) to our 1-day tournaments and 6 to the multiple day events.
About Head Coach Micah Destival:
I've been a member of the Professional Golf Association (PGA) since 2014, a three-time qualifier for the Iowa Cup (2014-2016). When not coaching/in the shop my professional playing experience has included wins at numerous Iowa PGA events, including the 2013 Prairie Meadows Pro-Am, 2013 Skip Holton Pro-Am Pro Division, 2014 Pro-Junior Championship, 2015 Foursome Match Play, 2015 Cobra/Puma East-West Open Division, the 2017 Iowa PGA Tournament of Champions and runner up in the 2017 Cleveland/Srixon Journey to Better Tournament at Pebble Beach. Prior to coaching at Hawkeye I helped many Junior Golfers go on to play college golf at all different levels.
My teaching philosophy is that there is no one way to properly swing a golf club (impact is everything) and having a good setup/grip at address and proper take away will help you achieve this whether you swing flat or upright. It is my goal to give you smooth, efficient power so there is minimal effort for maximum distance (that's where the tour guys hang out) by using the ground more effectively. My biggest strength is showing you how to get around a golf course more effectively using course management techniques that will give you more chances to score while minimizing strategical errors which lead to big numbers, bad self talk and jumping off the mental cliff.
We utilize a ton of technology to get our players to improve (Flightscope X3, K-Vest, Boditrak pressure mat, V1 Software, Decade Course Management) quickly and without a lot of major changes. Trackman studio access is also available for top players.