 As a former college golf coach
and someone who has worked with talented
junior and collegiate players for 20 years,
I
feel well qualified to help families
navigate
junior golf and manage college placement.
For this purpose, I founded Red Numbers Golf
in 2003 and since then, have worked with
over
125 dedicated families who are focused on
helping their junior golfer realize the
dream
of playing collegiate golf. My extensive
coaching experience at the NAIA, NCAA
Division II, and NCAA Division I levels has
allowed me to witness the commitment and
work
ethic necessary for student-athletes to
transition successfully into college.
Realizing that the college placement
process can be complex and somewhat
overwhelming, I strive to help each client
employ a "best fit" philosophy when
identifying and targeting potential colleges
and golf programs to attend. During my 14
years of college coaching, I met and built
meaningful working relationships with
hundreds of college golf coaches and other
key members of the golf industry. These
relationships are useful tools that play a
significant role when helping Red Numbers
Golf clients work through college placement
and ultimately secure an opportunity to
compete at the collegiate level.
In an effort to disseminate useful and
practical information to an interested
junior
golf audience, I author "Going to College"
on
the Junior Golf Scoreboard and serve as
College Golf Advisor for the American Junior
Golf Association staff and membership. Now,
through the Red Numbers Golf program, I look
forward to sharing this knowledge with the
next generation of golfers and to assisting
in their junior golf development and college
placement.
To learn more about Coach Brooks' services,
please visit
www.rednumbersgolf.com
Professional Biography:
- President, Red Numbers Golf since 2003
- Head Golf Coach, University of North
Florida (UNF) for 13 years
- NAIA (3 years)
- NCAA Division II (4 years)
- NCAA Division I (6 years)
- Member of UNF Athletics Hall of Fame,
Inaugural Class
- Coordinator of Golf Programming for The
First Tee at UNF for 2 years
- United States Golf Association (USGA)
Junior Amateur Committee Member 1996-2003
- USGA Mid-Amateur Committee Member
2004-2005
- USGA Intercollegiate Relations Committee
since 2006
- USGA Rules Official at U.S. Junior, U.S.
Amateur, U.S. Mid-Amateur, U.S. Senior Open,
Walker Cup, and U.S. Amateur Public Links
- Owner and Director of the Florida
Collegiate Golf Coaches Summer Camp at World
Woods Golf Club 2000-2003
- Coached 19 All-America golfers during
collegiate career
- Named by the Golf Coaches Association of
America as NCAA Division I District III-
South
Coach of the Year, 2001
- Led UNF team to 26 tournament titles,
including two NAIA National Championships
- Established in 2000 the prestigious
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship at
Sawgrass Country Club, currently known as
the
John Hayt Collegiate Invitational
- Coordinated the funding, design, and
construction of UNF's $2.5 million Hayt Golf
Learning Center - a three-hole,
state-of-the-art golf training facility
designed by Mark McCumber
- Conducted numerous volunteer junior golf
clinics for The First Tee, THE PLAYERS
Championship, and the Fellowship of
Christian
Athletes Golf Ministry since 1990
- Earned NAIA All-America honors in 1989
- Authors "Going to College" Column on
Junior Golf Scoreboard
- Serves as College Golf Advisor to the
American Junior Golf Association
- Contributing Writer for Titleist
Performance Institute website
- Served as Head Golf Coach for Team USA
at
the World University Games (Palma de
Mallorca, Spain), 1992
- Master of Business Administration, 1991
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11/10/2005 |
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Should Junior Golfers Attend Collegiate Tournaments?
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9/27/2005 |
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Will Playing AJGA Events Increase My Chances of Earning a College Scholarship?
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8/8/2005 |
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What Should Recruits Say When Coaches Call Them?
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7/13/2005 |
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Just How Big is College Golf?
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6/3/2005 |
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2/4/2005 |
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12/12/2003 |
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11/11/2003 |
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10/10/2003 |
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8/20/2003 |
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