do you kids play golf in college - for fun

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Anonymous wrote:JMU--yes. However, DS didn't bring his clubs until he had a car and keeps them in his trunk.

Storing clubs in a car trunk is about the worst place to put them. Dorms aren't that small, find a space.

Worst place for what reason? Might get stolen?

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Anonymous wrote:my kid leaves clubs at the golf course. they charge I think $50 a year. He's gotten so lucky with golf. we're not a golf family and have never been a member of any kind of club. but his college has a relationship with a course he can walk to. I think he pays 100 a year and it's free to play after that one time charge. he'll never have it this good again.

Where is this?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU--yes. However, DS didn't bring his clubs until he had a car and keeps them in his trunk.

Storing clubs in a car trunk is about the worst place to put them. Dorms aren't that small, find a space.

Worst place for what reason? Might get stolen?

Heat. It can compromise the epoxy that keeps golf heads attached to shafts.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS will graduate from Virginia Tech in a few weeks. He plays golf three times a week at the Pete Dye River Course, which is about 20 minutes from the Virginia Tech campus. He is a very good golfer, but not quite good enough to play for Virginia Tech. He met several important people at that golf course, including the CTO of a startup AI tech company. DS played golf with him several times whenever the CTO came to Blacksburg. Recently, DS received a job offer from that AI company because of his relationship with the CTO. He sent out 900 resumes, received two interviews, and got zero offers. After asking the CTO for help, he was hired almost immediately. He will be moving to San Jose in about two months. It’s not what you know, but who you know.

Golf is the key to networking.

Every single golf thread there is this gold pro posting some outlandish story.

Why in the world would a Valley CTO be in Blacksburg playing golf? That’s hilarious.

My question is why did this kid get rejected by 900 companies?

I know many kids that graduated from VA tech in 2025, and are still looking for jobs. The job market today is not the same as like four years ago.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU--yes. However, DS didn't bring his clubs until he had a car and keeps them in his trunk.

Storing clubs in a car trunk is about the worst place to put them. Dorms aren't that small, find a space.

Worst place for what reason? Might get stolen?

Heat. It can compromise the epoxy that keeps golf heads attached to shafts.

Got it. It's just funny, because it feels like 85% of all golfers just keep their clubs in the car.

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Like a PP, my son graduated from St Andrews. He played a ton of golf. He played in HS and was a 3 handicap before going to St Andrews. He graduated as a +1…and believe or not, he got an amazing job (Econ major) mainly because of a connection he made at a Friend’s golf club in San Francisco during his summer break (3rd to 4th year). His friend’s dad brought him to play at Olympic club with a good friend of his who happen to be the MD of a hedge fund in SF. He knew my son was a good golfer….my son went -3 on the day and the guy fell in love with him…..they stayed in touch and the guy offered him a job a few months later in December. I’m not saying it was all golf, but when he called him with the offer he said: “you are only allowed to play on my team as long as you work here”.

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Dont listen to anyone saying Golf doesnt matter. For interviews in the US , having Golf in your resume is a big conversation topic and separates you from those who never golfed….