[Farm93]

[quote author=Farm93 link=topic=12165.msg119175#msg119175 date=1432704802]
[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=12165.msg119174#msg119174 date=1432702587]
Earlier in the thread I believe there was a reference to "mercenary" type players who join a team in the middle of the year.  Dylan Kim enrolled at Baylor in January and immediately began playing on the golf team.  She was an early enrollee.  http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-golf...14aaa.html

We have seen this in football - kids graduating after the first semester of their senior year, then enrolling in college so they can participate in spring practice.  But I was not aware that this happened in golf. 

Apparently happens all of the time.  U$€ got the #1 Juco player, and then conveniently enough she was able to compete in January. 
http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-golf/...14aaa.html


Golf really is an individual sport, so as soon as these schools can find a way to get the players on campus they are essentially ready to go.
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Farm93, the article says that the #1 juco player will enroll in the fall.  The player who joined the team mid-year was frosh Amy Lee.  She destroyed Stackhouse yesterday 6 & 4.  But I do take your point that this practice of adding players mid-year is not uncommon.
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Ooops.  Sorry.
Actually the USC situation then proves just how common the January arrivals are in this sport.  On the TV coverage on Monday they went on and on about how this January arrival had helped the team so much.  Given that USC is quite fond of January admits I guess it should be expected that they would do that for golf too.

And I do see the benefit in women's golf since a lot of these women just want to get a few seasons of college golf before they turn pro.  So why sit in HS waiting for summer amateur events when you can get on a college team and play competitive golf ASAP.

[Farm93]

[quote author=Farm93 link=topic=12165.msg119175#msg119175 date=1432704802]
[quote author=Spiny_Norman link=topic=12165.msg119174#msg119174 date=1432702587]
Earlier in the thread I believe there was a reference to "mercenary" type players who join a team in the middle of the year.  Dylan Kim enrolled at Baylor in January and immediately began playing on the golf team.  She was an early enrollee.  http://www.baylorbears.com/sports/w-golf...14aaa.html

We have seen this in football - kids graduating after the first semester of their senior year, then enrolling in college so they can participate in spring practice.  But I was not aware that this happened in golf. 

Apparently happens all of the time.  U$€ got the #1 Juco player, and then conveniently enough she was able to compete in January. 
http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/w-golf/...14aaa.html


Golf really is an individual sport, so as soon as these schools can find a way to get the players on campus they are essentially ready to go.
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Farm93, the article says that the #1 juco player will enroll in the fall.  The player who joined the team mid-year was frosh Amy Lee.  She destroyed Stackhouse yesterday 6 & 4.  But I do take your point that this practice of adding players mid-year is not uncommon.
[/quote]

Ooops.  Sorry.
Actually the USC situation then proves just how common the January arrivals are in this sport.  On the TV coverage on Monday they went on and on about how this January arrival had helped the team so much.  Given that USC is quite fond of January admits I guess it should be expected that they would do that for golf too.

And I do see the benefit in women's golf since a lot of these women just want to get a few seasons of college golf before they turn pro.  So why sit in HS waiting for summer amateur events when you can get on a college team and play competitive golf ASAP.