College Golf Coaches: ZERO Contact Before Junior Year

Joshua Jacobs on College Golf Experience and how college golf recruiting really works College Golf Experience: https://collegegolfx.com/ Listen to every episode: https://behindthebrand.buzzsprout.com/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Who is Joshua Jacobs? Joshua is the CEO of College Golf Experience. He played college golf at Emory, started out producing live TV at Fox Sports and sold his junior golf company TGA. What's the June 15 rule? Until June 15 between a player's sophomore and junior year, college coaches can watch prospects play but can't engage with them, except at a camp. What's a tournament preview camp? A day of camp before a junior tournament with a college golf seminar, a simulated college practice and course management, then a practice round with college coaches. TABLE OF CONTENTS: 0:00 Intro 0:43 PGA Show attendance and timing 3:39 Joshua's background and TGA 6:23 Getting into Fox Sports production 14:00 Starting TGA after New York 16:11 Idea behind College Golf Experience 19:42 Parent misconceptions about recruiting 23:37 Elite camps and tournament previews 26:28 Exposure and showcase camps 30:46 What recruiting services cost 33:02 Coaches want the right fit 39:34 Camp counts and expansion plans 43:03 Partners and the college golf guide 48:09 Where to find College Golf Experience