OHS Boys Golf – Tryout Information & Expectations

 

Tryout Details

• Dates: Monday, August 3rd thru Thursday, August 6th (Off Wednesday)
• Time: 3:00 PM
• Location: Twin Rivers Golf Club
• Tryouts may last up to three (3) days, but they do not have to.

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Eligibility Requirements

• You must be eligible to try out.
• Eligibility for the 2026–27 school year opens May 15.
• Not having eligibility completed is not an excuse for a late tryout.

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Attendance Policy

• If you will be out of state during tryouts, you must notify Coach Howell (john_howell@scps.k12.fl.us) before tryouts begin.
• Once the team is selected, it is too late to try out.

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Performance Expectations

• If your scores are well outside the expectations of a varsity golfer, you may not be invited back for Day 2.
• This is a varsity sport—you must show you have a legitimate chance to make the team.
• This is not an opportunity for free golf.
• It's HOT that time of year - make sure you have done enough pre-conditioning to be ready for the heat!

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Scoring Standards (9 Holes)

• Elite Varsity: 34–37
• Solid Varsity: 38–42
• Borderline Varsity: 43–46
• Above 46: Not ready for high school golf

 

Being a Varsity Golfer

 

You say you want to be part of something special. Making a varsity team accomplishes that goal.

 

But that requires sacrifice.

 

So ... What are you willing to given up?

• Time on video games?
• Time sitting around doing nothing?
• Time doing things that don’t make you better?

As we approach the three-month mark until tryouts, the question becomes:

 

What are you willing to do to make our Oviedo Golf Team?

 

Are you practicing the way you’re supposed to?
Are you going the extra mile when no one is watching?
Do you understand that your improvement directly impacts your teammates?

 

Because it does.

 

Right now, every stroke matters.
Every missed putt. Every loose tee shot—it all adds up.

And it affects more than just you.

 

Is what you’re doing right now enough?

We will be playing matches in August.

Will you?

 

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Minimum Commitment Expectations

If you want to make this team, your preparation - RIGHT NOW - should already look like this:

• Practice 3–4 hours per week - Follow the Practice Plans. 
• Play at least one 9-hole round every two weeks
• Play one 18-hole round approximately every 6 weeks
• Compete in some type of competitive round before tryouts (recommended)
• Follow the monthly workouts posted by the program

 

Here's the Stat Sheet that we use. It help focus on areas that are hurting your score.

 

Hole Number	Name: __________		Fairways and Greens		Up and Downs			Putting		Penalty
	Score For Hole	Strokes from inside 150	Fairway Hit (✔ or →, or ←)	GIR (✔ or →, ←,  ↑, or ↓)	From Fringe (Yes or No)	From Sand (Yes or No)	Rough by  Green (Yes or No)	Total Putts	All of your 6 Ft (Makes / Miss)	H20, OB, etc.
Hole 1 Par __
Hole 2 Par __
Hole 3 Par __
Hole 4 Par __
Hole 5 Par __
Hole 6 Par __
Hole 7 Par __
Hole 8 Par __
Hole 9 Par __
Totals