IJGA is the world’s leading golf boarding academy.
We offer:
Unlike other golf academies, IJGA players have unlimited and priority access to the golf course and are able to enjoy the facility in their free time with their peers. Floodlit, covered hitting bays, floodlit putting and bunker chipping greens allow practice well into the dark evenings. Additionally, students are assigned golf carts, allowing them easy access to practice or wherever they need to be on campus.
Located on beautiful Little Lake Harris in Florida’s Lake County, the IJGA training facility is world-class with:
IJGA players have unlimited and priority access to the golf course without the need to book a tee time. Likewise, students have full access to the extensive range, which remains open 24 hours a day with floodlit hitting bays and putting and bunker chipping greens. Additionally, students are assigned golf carts, allowing them to quickly get to practice, classes, and wherever they need to be on campus.
Our 20-acre practice facilities and 18-hole golf course allow students to train in golf course conditions every day. We have 5 designated training tee spaces on the range, 100,000 square feet of practice putting and short-game greens, and multiple bunkers. There is no other training environment better equipped to prepare you and your game for competition.
The Bishops Gate golf facilities have USGA grade greens, providing an excellent training ground for juniors. Numerous national teams (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Scotland, Finland, Sweden, Estonia) and college teams (Northwestern, Williams, Wisconsin – Green Bay) have trained at Bishops Gate.
MENTAL PERFORMANCE
IJGA Bishops Gate places a strong emphasis on building mental skills. From creating clear and compelling process goals, learning to focus on the things they can control, and developing on-course skills to promote grit and perseverance, the mental performance program will help each athlete manage their own tendencies and become mentally stronger.
TECHINCAL PLAN
Using Swing Catalyst and Trackman technology, we analyze the swing and develop a technical plan for each player. The technical plan includes basic fundamentals, swing, short game, and putting. Following an individualized plan based on their needs, students focus on improving these fundamental skills. Sound mechanics are a critical element of long-term development.
ON-COURSE-STRATEGY
Strategy is a key part of the learning process for a junior golfer, involving all areas of on-course performance. Developing a good game plan, managing the yardage book, reading greens, setting tournament goals, and managing statistics are all part of on-course strategy. Learning how to make smart strategic decisions while playing is a critical skill that can significantly impact student scores and performance.
ASSESSMENTS
Without an accurate gauge of where a student-athlete is in all areas of athletic development—functional strength and conditioning, technical skill, mental strength, course strategy, and personal growth—it is impossible to provide the right plan for their development. Utilizing the best technological diagnostic tools, combined with many years of coaching experience, IJGA students are assessed in all areas throughout the year. Technology includes Swing Catalyst, Trackman, Sam Putt Lab, and more to accurately diagnose the swing for accelerated results.
BLUEPRINTS
Using the assessment data, a blueprint (an individualized improvement plan) is created for each student with clear and measurable process goals in all areas of training. Outcomes and goals are easy to set, but the blueprint provides the roadmap for how to achieve those goals. Blueprints are regularly monitored and adjusted based on progress and development.
EVALUATION & ACTIVE REST
A period of evaluation and post-tournament reflection is another element of the process that promotes learning and growth. Taking time to review performance and adjust or refocus the plan is necessary for any athlete. Active rest allows you to reset physically and mentally to prepare for the next cycle.
TOURNAMENT STRATEGY
Tournaments provide a competitive environment to test students’ skills. However, it is important to build the right schedule based on age, ability, goals, and objectives. Having a mix of tournaments that provide different levels of difficulty is an excellent way to gain experience, be challenged, and build confidence. Students set goals before tournaments and complete a robust post-performance process using stats and self-reflection to evaluate and readjust their plans for the next tournament.
FITNESS
A junior golfer’s functional strength and conditioning are vital to their success, on and off the course. Strength and conditioning work improves endurance, prevents injuries, and promotes peak performance. Our approach to fitness includes functionality, stability, strength, and flexibility, all of which help students improve their swing and overall golf game. To maximize results, we tailor each student’s fitness program to their own individual physical and functional needs.
WORLD CLASS GOLF FACILITIES
Our 20-acre golf range has multiple hitting areas, putting greens, and chipping bunker greens providing extensive training opportunities for students. The range has floodlit covered hitting bays and floodlit bunker and chipping greens allowing for training deep into the evenings. Students at our academy have priority access to the golf course, including the use of golf carts, for practice and fun! Students have unlimited course access throughout the day.
PERSONALIZED TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Students benefit from a personalized tournament schedule. They enjoy a wide range of tournament options like high-level invitationals, American Junior Golf Association (AJGA), Federation of Mexican Golf (FMG), and International Junior Golf Tour (IJGT) Elite and Regular events. Players competing in the IJGT events earn points for our Race to Scotland (RTS), based on net scores.
ELITE ACADEMICS
We are committed to the highest level of academic development and as such partner with the world-renowned Montverde Academy. Montverde Academy is an elite college preparatory academy founded in 1917, ranked in the top 20 of notable private schools in the USA, out of a total of 36,000 schools. Additionally, we offer supplemental academic support through teacher-led study halls and professional and peer tutoring.
COLLEGE PLACEMENT AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT
IJGA has a dedicated and experienced College Planning and Placement team who guide students through the intricacies of the application and placement process. We are fully-active with students through all grades, starting in the 9th grade and culminating in placing the students into college during the 12th grade, if not before.
PARTNERSHIP ETHOS
IJGA is committed to providing a great level of support to its students. As such, senior staff are partners in IJGA, making them owners in the business, motivating them to provide the best service to students and parents.
STUDENT LIFE
Students enjoy a home away from home with living rooms and kitchens to do their own cooking and entertaining. Rather than a dorm-style living situation, these homes replicate family-style living. Students from the ages 14 -18 live together, creating their own family support units.
CHARACTER AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
We have an active character program throughout the year for all students to teach valuable life and character building skills. We have adopted a Captains Program to give students the opportunity to develop their leadership skills and learn how to influence and mentor others.
We offer the most outstanding peer group in junior golf, evidenced by the extraordinary results and accomplishments of our students.
Unlike other sports-focused programs, all our students are dedicated to becoming the best golfers they can be.
Our program is capped at 100 students, allowing staff to build individual relationships with each student.
Students in the IJGA program boast a 100% college acceptance rate, with a vast majority of students getting accepted to their first choice of college.
IJGA has a student body abundant in diversity and culture. The majority of our students are international and study in a second language.
IJGA is the longest established independent junior golf academy in the U.S., dating back to 1995. Our numbers speak for themselves.
In the last 5 years IJGA has placed 113 D1 athletes
Top colleges and universities that IJGA graduates have attended since 2014
Of IJGA graduates have earned a college golf placement spot in the last 3 years
International Junior Golf Academy (IJGA) student-athletes earn spots and play golf at the college level, while getting an excellent education. Their golf talents get them into colleges they might not otherwise have been admitted to. They play hard and study hard. Here are some recent IJGA alumni success stories.
Academic development is as important to us as golf development. IJGA is privileged to partner with Montverde Academy who provide an excellent education. Founded in 1917, Montverde Academy is an international, co-educational, college preparatory school that is ranked among the top 20 most notable private schools in the USA out of 36,000 schools.
Getting strong, hit bombs 💣.
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Group 1 fitness and halfway semesters fitness assessment to track the students improvements and weaknesses to work on 💪🏼 😊 🎉
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Tournaments are a great place to test your ability in a competitive environment! However, building the right tournament strategy should be taken into account. IJGA coaches work to build the right schedule for each golfer based on age, ability, goals, and objectives. https://ijga.com/golf-development/training-philosophy/
How does your academy celebrate Thanksgiving??
IJGA’s catering team takes celebration seriously. Offering a brunch and thanksgiving dinner to our visiting European Teams, Alumni, students, and staff!🍁🦃
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#golfacademy #thanksgiving #thankful #academylife #juniorgolf #ijga
Incredible yet unsurprising achievement from Gerardo Gomez @ajgagolf Rolex Tournament of Champions finishing 2nd with an outstanding 6 birdies🏆❤️🔥
IJGA’s coaching team and staff mentor our student-athletes to find success on and off the golf course. See for yourself what life at IJGA is like by downloading our guide at https://ijga.com/resources/life-at-ijga/ or scheduling a visit.
The latest, from FMG COPA VALLE DE MEXICO, our students traveled to Mexico City to compete in the V Copa Valle de México.
Congratulations to our girls who played tremendously!!✨💕
Girls 15U
2nd: Isabel Kuri - (79,73,75) 227
Girls 18U
8th: Paloma Ibarra - (75,75,78) 228
14th: Isabela Carmona - (76,75,80) 231
Boys 18U
27th: Daniel Shelley - (73,77,78) 228
33rd: Hernan Iriarte - (77,79,75) 231
A pillar of IJGA’s developmental success is our fitness program. From the moment our students step foot on IJGA they are assessed on a variety of physical tests. In addition, factors such as mentality and nutrition are tracked. We tackle the challenge of individual improvement from a holistic approach. There is an array of factors that affect each an everyone of us differently. This is why no one dietary or physical plan will work across the board. To develop successful junior golfers, we must meet them exactly where they are at. We nurture them along each step of their goals. What is so special about IJGA is that we are here 24/7 for our students to deeply understand their needs and strengthen their weaknesses. Karen Harrison, our Director of Health and Athletic Development, and Sebastian Brown, our Director of Fitness guide our students through every step of their fitness journey.
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Functional strength is as vital to success as your technical ability. Our coaching team promotes strength training and conditioning work to improve endurance and prevent injury. https://ijga.com/golf-development/training-philosophy/
Every Monday we have a Character Session and for this week, November 13th, students requested that Gary Wise give a talk. In line with Gary’s hobbies of rock climbing, surfing, and other extreme sports he started with a short documentary on Alex Honnold’s free solo climb to the top of El Capitan in Yosemite. Gary used this example to help our students understand what it means to form a self-identity. How external pressures shape you and how you reach your goals. In Alex’s case, he was shaped by life or death. In golf, it’s not so extreme. So, what shapes a golfer? For our juniors its society, their peers, and their mentors. It’s the internal pressure they place on themselves to be the best they can be. Sometimes the doubt of getting there is crippling. Especially when your social media feed is filled only with successes. It seems like failing is unacceptable. Gary challenged the students to find within themselves who they are. What shapes them? What drives them? And for them to know that the golf course is not life or death. It is more about character than anything else. He informs them that there are three options when facing a challenge; accept, influence, or change. Change is the hardest but is the most consistent in our lives. Gary offered his opinion that life will always be shaping us and that we should consistently move towards our goals, knowing who we are. Thus, the importance of our self-identity.
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#golfmental #golf #juniorgolf #wisdom #rockclimbing #selfidentity
Looking to become a better golfer during your winter break? IJGA winter golf camp is taking applications. Work with a team of experienced coaches at the best course in junior golf. https://ijga.com/golf-programs/junior-golf-camps/
It’s the beginning of College Signing. Its time to remember and cherish the years before. The friends made. The stories that will be told. On to the next chapter! Good luck seniors!
Last night we congratulated 6 of our seniors who have signed with their colleges! These students have gone above and beyond at IJGA being role models to their fellow students. We wish them the best on their journeys to come and are proud to have nurtured such incredible people❤️🔥⚡️💪
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#ijga #golfacademy #collegesigningday #juniorgolf #seniorsunday #graduation #newmexicolobos #razorbacks #oregonducks #macalester #dustdevil #wku
A bit of Halloween fun at training! Finally got our coaches to participate on our marketing shenanigans 😝
You’d be surprised at the determination that comes with destroying a pumpkin! Get aiming practice💪
#pumpkin #golf #halloween #ijga #spookyseason
IJGT Bella Vista Open tournament results! Congrats to all players who played in the event!
Boys 16U
Hans Huang +6
I-Ken Hsin +17
Fernando Galindo +20
Aaron Koo +20
Boys 19U
Adrian Kaik +6
Hungfung Liang +10
Santiago Del Aguila +13
Girls 19U
Chien-Ying Lee +12
Risoul Muggenburg +14
Roberta Alvarez +19
IJGT NC tournament results! Congrats to our 19U boys and girls players.
Gerardo Gomez -2
Adrian Kaik +3
Tingwei Chang +5
Nutt Khamkhokgruad +5
Maria Garcia +5
Lily Reitter +9
Cynthia Yang +10
IJGA custom programs address the individual needs of each golfer. Stay for any number of weeks and receive the same schedule as our full-time students and benefit from the assistance of our golf coaches and fitness instructors. https://ijga.com/golf-programs/custom-programs/
Happy Halloween from IJGA!!!👻🎃💀
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IJGA is pleased to welcome renowned Korean golf coach Won Ho Kim and his students to their Bishops Gate golf facilities for an extended winter break. Coach Kim will bring 8 to 10 students, arriving December 20th before Christmas and staying through until mid February, 2024. They will receive intensive golf instruction from Coach Kim and get fitness training, with some support from the IJGA instructors. They will also participate in some local tournaments, including the IJGT events played at Bishops Gate, and some may travel to play in the Federation of Mexican events, which IJGA supports. We’re sure that they will have a wonderful time, including many social events with the IJGT students.
Congrats to Leo Kim for placing 3rd at the District Championships qualifying for Regionals!!
He placed 3rd out of 60 players with 74 in difficult windy conditions. Unfortunately the team missed Regionals by 1 shot and only 7 off from winning. Gabriel and Daniel also played well breaking 80!
Whats your favorite putting drill??
Today coach Andres puts our players through a series of putting challenges to keep them moving through different scenarios!
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We use the latest in golf-training technology, including K-Vest and 3D motion capture, Swing Catalyst performance studio, TrackMan doppler radar, and more.
IJGA’s coaches have an aggregate of more than 100 years of experience and specialize in a variety of areas. They are recognized as being the strongest team in junior golf.
Our training program includes technical skills development, mental training, physical training, and course and competition strategy.
Based on their needs, students are organized in a Pod with a highly experienced team of coaches who compliment one another’s strengths.
