Hank Haney IJGA Announces New Director of College Placement

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC – Lauren Harling has been named Director of College Placement for Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy (Hank Haney IJGA), located on Hilton Head Island, SC. As Director of College Placement, Harling will advise the academy’s students, who represent 28 countries and 30 states across the U.S., as they prepare to play golf at the collegiate level and also help facilitate communication and planning between the students and college coaches.

A native of Laurinburg, North Carolina, Harling recently served as a golf instructor at Hank Haney IJGA and prior to that was a volunteer assistant coach for Indiana University’s Women’s Golf team from 2008-2009. A walk-on golfer at North Carolina State, Harling earned a golf scholarship after only one semester as a member of the Wolfpack. She transferred to Indiana University in the spring of 2007 and competed at the NCAA Division I Nationals in May 2007. The winner of the 2008 Mountain View Intercollegiate Invitational in Tucson, AZ, Harling secured a spot on the Collegiate All-Star Asian team in the summer of 2008 and traveled to Asia for three weeks, playing in Tokyo, Seoul and Hong Kong.

“Lauren’s experience as a college golfer and coach provides our students with invaluable insight and perspective as they prepare to take the next step in their lives,” stated Peter Orrell, CEO of Junior Golf Corporation, which operates Hank Haney IJGA. “She is a great resource because she has managed the rigors of academics and athletics. Lauren understands the processes and steps necessary to compete and succeed at the highest level in college.”

Harling, who began playing golf at 13 years of age, has played competitively in North and South Carolina on the Eastern Junior Golf Tour and North Carolina Golf Association tournaments.

“Being recruited to play in college is such an exciting time in the career of a junior golfer so I look forward to working closely with all of our students to help them find a program that will continue to enhance their skills and their lives, both on and off the golf course,” said Harling.

In 2009, 94% of Hank Haney IJGA students received a college golf scholarship. This past year, Hank Haney IJGA students received scholarship to prestigious NCAA Division 1 programs such as Georgia Tech, University of Alabama, University of Houston, St. John’s University, George Washington University, and Hofstra University, to name a few.

Over the next few months, Harling will be hosting a variety of “College Placement Webinars”, where she will discuss developing a resume and tournament schedule, researching colleges and universities, understand NCAA rules and regulations, and finding the right fit “academically” and “athletically”.

In addition to Harling working closely with Hank Haney IJGA students, she also offers individualized services for junior golfers outside of the academy who aspire to play collegiate golf. To find out more about the “College Prep Program”, please call (843) 686-1505 or e-mail LaurenH@IJGA.com.

About Hank Haney IJGA

Hank Haney International Junior Golf Academy, located on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, is the only golf academy in the world to combine training, competition, and academics for serious junior golfers. Hank Haney IJGA has students from 28 countries and 28 states. Hank Haney serves as Director of Instruction and his students have gone on to win every major professional, collegiate, and amateur golf championship. To obtain more information about the Hank Haney IJGA, please visit www.IJGA.com or call (800) 791-8229.

Media Contacts:

Glenn Gray, Hank Haney IJGA, 843-686-1526, glenng@ijga.com

Lynn Luczkowski, L2 Communications, 860-313-1426 or 413-478-1569, Lynn@L2comm.biz

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