More than 1,300 universities in America offer scholarships for boys or girls who want to combine golf and study in America.

Playing college golf in America is the ideal way to get better at your sport, get stronger both physically and mentally, and make friends with other student-athletes from all over the world!

All of this serves as a good start and preparation for your future career: whether on or off the golf course!

Did you already know that big names like Jack Nicklaus, Tiger Woods, Daniel Berger, John Rahm, Thomas Pieters, Tim Sluiter & Lars van Meijel also once started playing college golf?

Want to know more about golfing and studying in America? Then get in touch with us!

College golf is probably slightly different from the “normal” golf you are used to here in the Netherlands. The biggest difference is that you are not only golfing for yourself, but also for the university and the team you are in.

The average team consists of 6-10 golfers, as a team you compete against teams from other universities in competition or during tournaments. A typical golf tournament consists of 3 rounds of 18 holes.

Rounds are played in groups of 3 or 4 players from different universities playing against each other using either the “shot-gun” format (everyone starts at a different hole) or the “tee-times” format (everyone starts at the same hole).

Scores can also be determined in two different ways: stroke play or match play. In stroke play, every stroke, including the penalty strokes a player needs to finish a round, counts toward the final score. Thus, you may never pick up the ball in stroke play. In stroke play, the winner of the game is the player who ultimately needed the least number of strokes to finish the round.

A match play match is a different type of game format than a stroke play match. In matchplay, each hole played is a game (match) in itself. The golfer (or duo/team) who has played the least number of strokes (including penalty strokes) on an individual hole has won the hole. For each hole won, the golfer receives 1 point. The golfer who has won the most holes at the end of the round of golf is the winner.

Would you like to see if you have a chance to play college golf? Fill out our introductory form with no obligation and we will look at your options together!

Studying at an American university can cost as much as $65,000 a year! An amount that is unrealistic for almost all students. That is why almost all universities with college golf teams offer the opportunity to obtain both an athletic and academic scholarship. These scholarships (scholarships) cover (partially) the tuition costs for you as an athlete! Depending on your sport and academic level will determine how much the school pays to get you on the team.

Slamstox helps you find a scholarship so that your college golf experience becomes affordable. Some student-athletes receive a full scholarship, then you can play sports and study in America for four years free of charge. Other student-athletes receive a partial scholarship, in which case a (large) portion of the study costs are covered.

Read more about scholarships here .

The college golf system is divided into many different divisions, joining some 1,300 college teams. As a result, the level of golf varies tremendously: from high playing amateur golfers in the Netherlands and top international youth to amateurs playing matches at the regional level.

Slamstox has already helped many different golfers with scholarships at many different levels. So you don’t have to belong to the highest top in the Netherlands at all to have a chance at a scholarship at an American university. There is room for many different levels from the highest to the lowest.

Are you curious about the possibilities with your golf level? Then fill out the form on this page!

To play college golf, you must have completed at least high school. However, there are several options:
– You have a completed HAVO or VWO diploma;
– You have a completed (two-year) MBO education;
– You are pursuing a bachelor’s degree;
– You have a completed bachelor’s degree.

Here you will find more information about the various options.

American universities offer a wide range of degree programs at many different levels. So as long as you meet the requirements, we will make sure that the perfect match with a university is made for you!

Not sure if you meet the requirements? If so, feel free to contact us!

Slamstox golfers come out for various universities across America, from the west coast to east coast. College golf is popular throughout America! Thus, Slamstox has helped several golfers such as: Jerry Ji, Nevill Ruiter, Mayka Hoogeboom and Lars van der Vight. All golfers who are currently performing very well in America and are working hard to reach the top.

Check out the different Slamstox golfers on this page. Or fill out our introductory form with no obligation to get to know us and discuss your options!

After you have golfed and studied for four years in college, there are guaranteed to be many opportunities for you: both on and off the golf course. Some of the best college golfers choose professional golf careers while many others begin their working careers in the field they studied for.

Are you ready to start working? Slamstox would love to help you kickstart your career. We do this with the Slamstox After College service, accessible to all Slamstox student-athletes and non Slamstox student-athletes. Want to know more about the Slamstox After College service? Check out the page here!

Did you know…

• Within the global top-100 golf players, 50 of them played college golf before turning professional?
• Tiger Woods won the NCAA Division 1 individual championship in 1996? He was a student-athlete at Stanford at the time!
• Jack Nicklaus won the NCAA Division 1 individual championship in 1961? He was a student-athlete at Ohio State at the time!
• Two top women’s players, Annika Sorenstam and Grace Park, also won the NCAA Division 1 individual championship?
• You can still participate in golf tournaments anywhere in the world during the school vacations?
• Slamstox together with Slambassador Lars van Meijel organizes golf clinics for (future) college golfers?
• Slamstox is committed to creating a good cooperation between your current golf coach in the Netherlands and your future golf coach in America? That way you develop the best, even during your vacations at home!