Peter Martin

Great week for the team @RobbieCannon @RamoGolf at the French Boys and onto the Irish @MaloneGolfClub better weather tgan the the west @amateur_info and great start to the season for @GolfIreland_ @colinglenbelf

What College Golf Is Actually Like Most junior golfers dream about college golf. Almost none of them know what it actually looks like. After coaching at Duke and Ohio State, and sending 165+ players into programs across every division, here’s what college golf is really like: 1. It’s a job. Early morning workouts. Film sessions. Travel weekends. Team meetings. The romance fades fast if you’re not truly committed. You are an athlete first, a student second, and a normal college kid third. In that order, most days. The players who thrive treat it like a profession from day one. 2. The jump is real. The gap between the best junior golfer in your state and the average D1 player is significant. Prepare accordingly. The speed of the game increases. The courses are harder. The fields are deeper. Most freshmen are humbled before they’re ready to contribute. That’s normal. Plan for it. 3. You will sit the bench. Most freshmen don’t play right away. How you handle not being in the lineup defines your trajectory more than your talent does. Coaches watch practice players just as closely as tournament players. Nothing is invisible. The ones who stay ready when they’re not playing are the ones who earn the spot eventually. 4. The coach relationship is everything. You will spend more time with your college coach than almost anyone in your life for four years. Choose that person carefully. A great coach at a smaller program will develop you faster than a disconnected coach at a prestigious one. Ask hard questions on your visit. How do you communicate with players? How do you handle conflict? What happens when I’m struggling? 5. Teammates matter. You travel with these people. You compete with them for spots. The culture they create will shape who you become. Talk to the players on a visit without the coaches present. They’ll tell you the truth. The best programs feel like families. You’ll know it when you walk in. 6. Academics are harder than you think. Golf travel means missing class, managing makeups, and studying on the road. This is not optional. Programs that don’t support your academic success aren’t programs worth attending. Ask about graduation rates and academic support before you ask about the practice facility. 7. It’s a short window. Four years goes fast. The players who are present for the journey enjoy it. The ones always looking ahead miss it. Freshman year feels long. Senior year feels like a weekend. The players I’ve coached who were the happiest competed hard and stayed present. Both. At the same time. 8. Not everyone turns pro. The goal of college golf is not the Tour. It’s becoming the best version of yourself as a player and a person. Keep perspective. Less than 1% of college golfers play professionally. Plan your four years around the 99%. The discipline, teamwork, and work ethic you build will pay dividends for the next 40 years of your career. That’s the real return on investment. 9. The right division matters more than the prestige. Playing every weekend at a D2 program beats riding the bench at a D1 program for four years. Fit is the most underrated word in recruiting. Academic fit. Cultural fit. Geographic fit. Golf fit. I’ve watched players thrive at NAIA programs and wither at Power Five programs. The division does not predict the experience. 10. You have to want it. Coaches can feel the difference between a player who chose their program and a player who settled for it. Be somewhere you chose. Motivation borrowed from your parents doesn’t survive the first hard stretch of college golf. The players who last are the ones who chose the game, chose the school, and chose the grind. All three. On their own. The dream is worth chasing. Just make sure you understand what you’re chasing.

Round 1 of The Hayt in the books #GoCards

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@LouisvilleMGOLF Great start to to a new college congrats Adam @amateur_info @GolfIreland_ @Ulstergolfdaily and no you can’t cash it in @colinglenbelf

Tournament Champ 🏆 With scores of 70 and 71, Adam secures his first collegiate victory at the Golden Flash Individual Tournament! #GoCards

🌍 Ladies European Tour 📍 🇮🇳 Hero Women's Indian Open 🗓️ Oct 9 - 12 ⛳ DLF Golf & Country Club 💰 $500k (🥇$75k) 🏌️‍♀️ Anna Foster 🏌️‍♀️ Annabel Wilson 🏌️‍♀️ Sara Byrne 🏌️‍♀️ Canice Screene #LadiesEuropeanTour #LET #HWIO #HWIO25 #HeroWomensIndianOpen

Who's ready for Autumn golf? 😂 #LIVGolf

#RoryMcllroy has donated his entire $10.9 million bonus from the #RyderCup2025 & sponsorship earnings to fund a series of homeless support centers in Northern Ireland. The initiative will help create 150 housing units & 300 shelter beds for those in need. luxury.carmagazine.tv/good-news-rory…

The story of the most badass Ryder Cup player you've never heard of. Trust us and take five minutes of your day to watch this. 🤯

This time last week our Ryder Cup Bethpage Black social at @colinglenbelf was in full flow. Catch the action here: youtu.be/rR9wXyPVOjM?si… #RyderCup

Team Rock Solid

🌍 Ladies European Tour 📍 🇫🇷 Lacoste Ladies Open de France 🗓️ Sep 25 - 27 ⛳ Golf Barrière de Deauville 💰 €400k (🥇€60k) 🏌️‍♀️ Lauren Walsh 🏌️‍♀️ Anna Foster 🏌️‍♀️ Sara Byrne 🏌️‍♀️ Annabel Wilson @LacosteLODF #LET #LadiesEuropeanTour #LacosteLadiesOpenDeFrance #LLODF25 #LODF #LLODF

🌍 Ladies European Tour 📍 🇪🇸 La Sella Open ⛳ La Sella Golf Resort 💰 €1m (🥇€150k) 🏆 🇨🇦 Anna Huang -20 (won by 7!) ☘️ Lauren Walsh 5th (-10) ☘️ Annabel Wilson t19 (-4) Walsh's 6th top 10 and 5th top 5 of 2025. Huang is 16 btw. #LET #LadiesEuropeanTour #LaSellaOpen

You used a bucket on the front nine😂😂

Thanks to @colinglenbelf for hosting us tonight as we took on @BethpageGolf for our Ryder Cup themed night 🇺🇸🇪🇺

Huge thanks to @bmwpga . A magnificent day, great golf by @JohnTerry26 @samquek13 and @bkoepka #BMWPGA

Next Thursday we take on Bethpage Black at @colinglenbelf @TrackmanGolf range! We have spots still available. Golf, pizza and some prizes ⛳️🍕🏅 rocksolidgolfcompany.com/product-page/r…

After a slight delay, our Team Europe tees are now on the site 🇪🇺 rocksolidgolfcompany.com/product-page/t…

Good luck to our incredible Senior Cup team of girls today … play well and enjoy the experience 💪

Coach @crcarstens: golf coach, life coach.