What type of degree should I get to design golf clubs?
I love golf and particularly club design and i already know what that that’s what i want to do when i grow up for a living. Specifically, what kind of degree should i get to pursue this career. Im pretty sure it is some type of engineering, probably mechanical or materials.
Sorry for any confusion, I intended the question to be for the design of golf clubs as in Drivers and Wedges ect. So what degree should i pursue in order to be a club designer for one of the big companies such as Taylormade or Titleist golf.
Step 1Find a college that provides a landscape architecture degree. The College Board website lets you search by information such as location and type of degree to narrow your search and find the best school for you. Make sure the program is accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects.
Step 2Contact your colleges of choice and obtain admission information. There may be admission fees, deadlines and additional paperwork to complete during this process.
Step 3Get an internship while in college, or work with a seasoned golf course designer as an apprentice after college. Either way results in some hands on experience in designing golf courses and gets your foot in the door, both are needed to move up the ladder.
Step 4Complete your college education and with your new degree in landscape architecture look for golf course design jobs. Many golf course design companies do not want to be contacted directly, but rather sent a resume with pictures of your work in college and elsewhere. Check each companies’ guidelines and follow them.
Step 5Join the American Society of Golf Course Architects. In order to become a member in the ASGCA you must have eight years experience as a golf course designer and must be responsible for completing at least five designs.
I would think that if you wanted to get into the design side of golf, you should get a degree in Aero Engineering…The Aero engineers that design galf balls are some of the highest paid engineers around….cool stuff !
Take a look at the limitation of the field you want to follow. How many companies are there that manufacture golf clubs ? How many people work in each of their research departments who are designers of clubs? How often are club designs altered ? If you feel that you wish to pursue the field, pass mechanical engineering, metallurgy and fiber technology to prepare yourself. Then find a sponsor who has an” in ” with a major manufacturer.
My uncle is a designer for Calloway golf. I’m not sure if he got a BS or AS in engineering and design, but I believe that a majority of club designers have some sort of engineering, architecture, or physics degree. It varies. The best thing to do would be to contact a golf school and ask them. There are several golf schools, one of them being the Golf Academy in San Diego County.
Also, when you get a chance, check out. It will give you discount golf lessons if you go down that road.