Staying Hydrated on the Golf Course
By Karen Harrison, IJGA Director of Health and Athletic Development Adequate hydration is vital for good health and optimum sports performance, even in the winter. Consuming water and carbohydrates with sporting activities lasting longer than 40-60 minutes can be performance-enhancing. Ensuring adequate hydration is a MUST for a golfer who spends up to five hours […]
Chanelle Mwangi & Taishi Shigaki Win Putting Competition
Chanelle Mwangi, IJGA’s new star student from Kenya, and veteran student Taishi Shigaki partnered together to win the opening season Putting Competition. The team of two conquered the opening season putting competition from a field of forty-eight students. Related Post: Golf Boarding School Versus Regular Boarding School Together, our new and veteran students opened the […]
Putting Champions – Filip Jacubcik & Ting-Wei Chang
IJGA golfers Filip Jacubcik and Ting-Wei Chang beat future champions Ryo Murato and Soichi Shinakawa in a sudden-death play. Related Post: How to Earn a College Golf Scholarship Our golfers prevailed in a strong challenge of a field of over twenty interns and returning students. Train at IJGA Start training at IJGA, register for a […]
IJGA Student Wins America’s Cup
Gerardo Gomez celebrated a wire-to-wire victory, winning individually and leading the Mexico Red Team. With scores of 67, 66, and 69, Gomez tied for first place in the prestigious America’s Cup. Having only gained World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) status one year ago, Gerardo has broken into the top 1,000. Gerardo also had good results […]
Race to Scotland Update – Group 1
Our first group in the very first week of the Race to Scotland 2023 included student-golfer Hanna Chan, IJGA CEO Andrew Summers, Hanna’s sister Bess, and her mother Maggie. Hanna was also accompanied by IJGA golfers Peerapol Huangching, Aaron Lin, and Zoravar Singh Star. Week one was perfectly timed, as it led up to Hanna’s […]
Developing Your Mental Golf Game
When looking to improve their golf game, people tend to focus on their technical skills and physical fitness. However, to play successfully, student-athletes need to also develop their mental toughness. At IJGA Bishops Gate, our coaching team emphasizes building each player’s mental skills. This looks like creating clear process goals, learning to focus on things […]
Golf Tips: Bridging the Gap
How to Convert an Intention to a Functional Action in Golf The process whereby a human converts an intention to action is subject to many internal and external factors that influence the functionality of the process. These influencing factors can either promote “flow” or create dysfunction. The source of these influential factors can be perceived […]
Golf Tips: How to Generate Power from the Ground Up
When it comes to golf tips, the buzzword at the moment is “using the ground.” What exactly does that mean? If we go back to the physics classes we took in school, we will remember one of Newton’s laws of motion, which states that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. You […]
Enjoy A Number Of Summer Golf Camp Programs With IJGA
Summer golf camp at IJGA is unlike any other combining the fun of summer camp with high-performance training for junior golfers. Students learn from former pros with decades of experience at the most in-demand training facilities in the world. There are numerous benefits to enrolling your junior golfer into our summer camp and all-year-round programs. […]
Golf Boarding School Versus Regular Boarding School
Sending young people to boarding schools for academic preparation dates back centuries. Boardings schools are most famous for shaping a young student’s learning skills. Regardless of heritage, your environment supports learning and the likelihood of success. Choosing the right boarding school for your child is essential for their life goals. In this blog, IJGA discusses […]
