OUR MISSION
Our mission is to teach, motivate, and inspire, leaving attendees eager to pursue their goals in golf and in life. We will strive to provide each participant with areas of focus to become better practice and tournament golfers as well as an improved understanding of the college recruiting process.
ABOUT IVY GOLF INSTITUTE
Begin your introduction to college golf with coaches representing Ivy League men's and women's golf programs. Twice each year, our camps will provide individual instruction in all aspects of the great game of golf. Through personalized instruction and worthwhile conversation, participants will be pushed to improve their games as well as their understanding of the college recruiting process and, more specifically, the recruiting process for the Ivy League. Simply put, golf camps are the very best place to make a lasting impression on the coach from the institution of your dreams.
The instruction will include an assessment of skill, introduction into elements of team golf, and expert insight to tournament preparation and course management. Over the two-day experience, participants will engage in a number of activities to better their games and their understanding of how to best position themselves to become recruitable student-athletes.
Ivy Golf Institute is open to any and all with limitations based only on age and number of participants. We are looking for junior golfers ages 12-18. The sizes of the golf camps will be vary based on sites and number of coaches attending. Each year, we host a summer camp at Princeton's home course, Springdale Golf Club in Princeton, NJ. Click on the following links to learn more about our summer staff and to register: Boys Camp | Girls Camp. In addition to our summer camp, we offer a winter camp on the west coast with different Ivy League coach line-up!
Ivy Golf Institute is a partner of College Golf Experience (CGX). Read this article for more information on our partnership.
Ivy Golf Institute also endorses CGX's DIII Elite camp. Visit this page to learn more about these camp opportunities.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Day one emphasizes the importance of proper practice and tournament preparation. Participants will go through practice drills and discuss tournament strategy and course management. Additionally, the practice round will simulate a collegiate practice round. Day two emphasizes taking practice to the course and tournament play. Our staff will continue coaching throughout the day, but it will feel more like a traditional golf event. Enjoy the competition!
An overview of our camp activities is below:
PRACTICE
STRATEGIZE
LEARN
COMPETE
FUNDAMENTALS
In three separate stations, coaches will guide participants through practice drills in the following skill areas: putting, short-game, and long-game.
Our goal is to give you a chance to feel what is it like to practice for a college team, while also giving coaches the opportunity to evaluate your coach-ability and skills in all aspects of your game.
Through drills and games, experience practice like a college student-athlete.
Skills assessment in all aspects of the game.
Improvements and adjustments to ready play for tournaments and collegiate golf.
COURSE MANAGEMENT
Coaches will dive into course management strategy and tournament preparation. Be ready to take notes and change the way you look at attacking the course!
Expert advice in course management and tournament preparation.
Play a practice round like a college student-athlete alongside our exceptional staff.
SEMINARS
Educational seminars, including small and large group conversations with Ivy League coaches will take place throughout camp. In these open discussions, participants and their families will learn about what it takes to become a collegiate student-athlete as well as how to best navigate the recruiting process.
Seminars will give you and your family the opportunity to ask our staff questions about playing at all levels and, specifically, what it takes to play in the Ivy League.
And, perhaps most important of all, you will have the chance to practice communicating directly with coaches. Learn to be confident in these conversations!
Effective Communication
Resume Building and Evaluation
Navigating the Recruiting Process
Comparing All Levels of Collegiate Golf
Requirements for Elite Institutions
Playing for a Team
Discovering Your Best Fit
TOURNAMENT PLAY
This is will be a tournament-like round, with coaches observing more than instructing.
Coaches will have a chance to spend time with each group and each participant. And though coaches will be evaluating tournament play, you should feel free to engage with and ask advice of our staff throughout the competition.
Learn how to prepare for tournament golf.
Showcase abilities and tournament mindset.
Evaluation in a tournament-like setting by each Ivy League coach.
OUR TEAM
Ivy Golf Institute is the only college prospect golf camp with an All-Ivy coaching staff. With multiple camps and an ever-changing coaching roster, we are committed to representing as many Ivy League golf programs as possible throughout the year. Our player to coach ratio of 8:1 will ensure that each participant has quality time getting to know and to work with our All-Ivy staff.
Our coaches have years of experience among them, and their successes include multiple top-5 National Championship finishes at both the Division I and Division III levels, Big 12 Championships, Ivy Championships, and NESCAC Championships. Their wealth of knowledge and experience developing champions will assist golfers of all abilities to bring their games to the next level. Our staff is prepared to offer individualized assessments, insights in the college recruiting process, and secrets to success.
As Erika DeSanty, the Princeton women's golf coach, explains, "The partnership between Ivy Golf Institute and College Golf Experience is reshaping the camp model for junior golfers interested in playing at elite academic institutions. As the only camp representing nearly every golf program in the Ivy League, we are determined to build meaningful connections with all participants and their families. We hope to support and guide them as they embark on one of the most crucial decisions of their lives." She continues, "Our camps are meticulously organized, and our camper to coach ratio provides stellar one on one coaching and skill development. We also aim to provide a realistic college practice experience through our teaching. These are some of the many ways our camp has elevated the junior golfer’s experience, thus better preparing them for college golf."