I am a former men's golfer at Furman. I follow both the men's and women's teams closely. I'm also a Furman Athletic Fund/ Paladin Club member for over 40 years and I give money to basketball, football, and both men's and women's golf.
I friend of mine from my hometown, whose son went to Furman, told me that he is related to one of the best girl junior golfers in the country who lives in Charlotte, N.C. He told me this about 10 months ago. And her dad also went to Furman. I reached out to the Women's head coach and assistant coach thru multiple phone calls and emails to tell them about her and to make sure they knew about her and her Furman connections. I have yet to receive a call back or even an email acknowledging that they even heard from me. I would think that they do know about her and maybe she's already committed to FU, but it would be nice to receive a call back or email. I know they are busy but that is poor public relations. Are the coach's prohibited from contact with boosters/alumni due to some NCAA rule?
Which brings me to the next point. I just became aware that we have lost the Johnson twins, who just completed their freshman year, to the transfer portal. We lost a player that played last fall and could have played in the Spring for a reason that I am not aware of. After last year we also had 2 players transfer out. At our first tournament this spring we could only field 4 players due to a lack of depth. We only had 5 on the team and I guess one was either sick or injured.
The Women's team has had 6 players leave the team, 5 by transfers, in the last 3 years. Why can they not retain their players? Could anyone shed any light on this?
I do not want to blame the coaches if its not their fault.
