[Dave Ireland]

Hey guys, could you expand a little bit on the Golf Scholarship gig for the unitiated (me) please. We do have sports scholarships here but they're more pointed towards ahtletics and football.

I know from watching some factual documentaries like Hoop Dreams and reading Brian Bosworth's autobiography, that any excellance in sports - basketball, football etc is courted big time by the major colleges in the US. A 250lb linebacker doesn't necessarily have to show an aptitiude for academia to gain entry to the college system. Is it the same for golf ? Do the state colleges use local high schools as their feeder system or do they court from near and far ?

Once you're accepted, what's the % time spent devoted to the sport against normal tuition ? ... is there like 9 holes in the morning ...lectures ..9 holes evening ... psychological/mental fortitude conditioning etc.

And finally the role of a golf coach... again my background is from Gaelic Football - which is 15 aside game ... the varying degrees of talent within the 15 footballers was harnessed by the coach into a team whose constituents parts outweighed the individual talent within the team. Is a golf coach's role to oversee the team selection or do they actively participate in furthering the golfer's game ?

Thanks