Williams Helps Grow the Game of Golf in Thailand
Jun 18 | Women's Golf
PISCATAWAY - Rutgers head women's golf coach Kari Williams was selected to represent the United States as an international coaching delegate at the US College Sports Camp in Thailand. Entering her fifth season at the helm in 2018-19, Williams was joined by fellow coaches from Brown, Charlotte and San Francisco at Royal Hills in Nakhon Nayok last month.
"I was fortunate enough to be selected as one of the Division I coaches for the US College Sports Camp in Thailand," said Williams. "It was great to spend the week working with so many talented junior golfers, where we shared drills and on-course strategies that our own players use in their practices. For the future of the sport, it is so important to take these opportunities to teach young golfers and to grow the game."
The camp marked the company's seventh sports education program featuring US college coaches. The coaches flew into Bangkok and experienced cultural sites such as the Golden Mountain (Wat Saket Ratchawora Mahawihan), Loha Prasat (Wat Ratchanadaram), and the market at Khao San Road. The camp culminated in a 36-hole competition, and two campers received sportsmanship awards for their efforts both on and off the golf course.
"It was really special to be able to talk with these campers about what universities like Rutgers can offer athletes that work hard on the golf course and in the classroom," said Williams. "Being able to share the Rutgers experience and the Block R across the country and around the world is a privilege, and this camp in Thailand was a great way to start our summer of recruiting!"
Women's golf earned both the Top Team Grade Point Average and Rutgers Leadership Academy (RLA) Team Cup Awards at the 2017-18 RAwards. The team, which had six student-athletes earn Big Ten All-Academic honors this spring, maintained a 3.82 grade point average to lead all programs in the classroom for the third consecutive year. With a perfect 1,000 multi-year rate for the past five years, women's golf was one of eight Rutgers programs to receive public recognition from the NCAA for its most recent multi-year Academic Progress Rate (APR) score.
In the community, women's golf maintained perfect participation in RLA initiatives and logged 304 hours this past academic year despite a roster much smaller than many of its peers.
The US College Sports Camp in Thailand has been sponsored by the Singha Corporation for the past five years, and additional sponsors this year include Mazda and Doi Kham. The camp was attended by 70 youth golfers on May 25-27. By including four US college coaches from elite NCAA Division I universities, camp attendees had the opportunity to learn about initial eligibility, NCAA rules, recruiting timelines, and how to choose the right college. Coaches taught technical skills, mental training, fitness basics, and explained how golfers can use their athletic talents to study in the United States.
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