HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SC (September 1, 2010) – 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 Academy’s 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 an (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 Tar Heel. She then 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 and 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.
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.
Contact:
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
