Kyle Hobbs

Husband, Girl Dad, Teacher, Retired Collegiate Athlete (Indiana State University Track/Cross Country), Sports Enthusiast

[Arabians Athletics @PHHSAthletics]

Girls Golf tees off at Greenfield-Central!

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Please consider donating/sponsoring our team. Any amount is appreciated and helps our team throughout the season. Contact me if interested.
Thanks
Coach Hobbs

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

These two were such a big help at the match last night!! SYCAMORE GOLF FAMILY FOR LIFE 👊

[Greg Towne @CoachGTowne]

Made my day when these two volunteer HS assistants met each other for the first time and discovered they both had played for the Sycamores!! Love seeing them giving back. #gosycamores #marchon

[Rob Hunt @hunt_Rob]

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New @PHHSAthletics golf coach @kylehobbs21 kept his search for an assistant in-house, quite literally. He has enlisted his daughter @kristenhobbs_, former @lapelhsgolf and Indiana State star, to help develop the Arabian talents this fall.

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Thanks for coming Rob. Always appreciate your coverage of high school sports.

[Rob Hunt @hunt_Rob]

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In their season opener, senior @kiersten_d02 earned medalist honors with a 42 and @PHHSAthletics opened the Kyle Hobbs coaching era with a 198-228 win at home over Lawrence North.

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Proud of these girls and their willingness to get better. GO ARABIANS 🏌🏼‍♀️⛳️

[Arabians Athletics @PHHSAthletics]

Girls Golf collects their first win of the season!

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

LETS GO!!

[Arabians Athletics @PHHSAthletics]

Girls Golf takes their first swings of the season today! Good Luck, Arabians!

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

This group of Pendleton Heights Lady Arabian golfers are a joy to work with and have improved so much in a short time.

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

@CoachGTowne 100% the truth. Keep preaching Coach Towne!

[Arabians Athletics @PHHSAthletics]

The Arabian Report is your weekly source for everything happening in Pendleton Heights Athletics. Check out this week's edition below, and be sure to follow along each week so you never miss an update!
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[Arabians Athletics @PHHSAthletics]

Each edition includes schedules, important announcements, athlete and team highlights, upcoming events, and everything you need to stay connected with Arabian Athletics.
Check out this week's edition below!
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[Arabians Athletics @PHHSAthletics]

⛳ Take a swing at something new! PHHS Girls Golf is looking for more teammates! Whether it's your first time on a tee box, or looking to get back into the swing of things, reach out to Coach Hobbs!

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Pendleton Heights Girls Golf team store is now open! Get your gear now so you can support the Arabians for the upcoming season. 🏌🏼‍♀️⛳️

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[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Pretty much sums it up!!

[Brad Sparling @playgolfcollege]

What College Golf Is Actually Like

Most junior golfers dream about college golf.
Almost none of them know what it actually looks like.

After coaching at Duke and Ohio State, and sending 165+ players into programs across every division, here’s what college golf is really like:

1. It’s a job. Early morning workouts. Film sessions. Travel weekends. Team meetings. The romance fades fast if you’re not truly committed. You are an athlete first, a student second, and a normal college kid third. In that order, most days. The players who thrive treat it like a profession from day one.

2. The jump is real. The gap between the best junior golfer in your state and the average D1 player is significant. Prepare accordingly. The speed of the game increases. The courses are harder. The fields are deeper. Most freshmen are humbled before they’re ready to contribute. That’s normal. Plan for it.

3. You will sit the bench. Most freshmen don’t play right away. How you handle not being in the lineup defines your trajectory more than your talent does. Coaches watch practice players just as closely as tournament players. Nothing is invisible. The ones who stay ready when they’re not playing are the ones who earn the spot eventually.

4. The coach relationship is everything. You will spend more time with your college coach than almost anyone in your life for four years. Choose that person carefully. A great coach at a smaller program will develop you faster than a disconnected coach at a prestigious one. Ask hard questions on your visit. How do you communicate with players? How do you handle conflict? What happens when I’m struggling?

5. Teammates matter. You travel with these people. You compete with them for spots. The culture they create will shape who you become. Talk to the players on a visit without the coaches present. They’ll tell you the truth. The best programs feel like families. You’ll know it when you walk in.

6. Academics are harder than you think. Golf travel means missing class, managing makeups, and studying on the road. This is not optional. Programs that don’t support your academic success aren’t programs worth attending. Ask about graduation rates and academic support before you ask about the practice facility.

7. It’s a short window. Four years goes fast. The players who are present for the journey enjoy it. The ones always looking ahead miss it. Freshman year feels long. Senior year feels like a weekend. The players I’ve coached who were the happiest competed hard and stayed present. Both. At the same time.

8. Not everyone turns pro. The goal of college golf is not the Tour. It’s becoming the best version of yourself as a player and a person. Keep perspective. Less than 1% of college golfers play professionally. Plan your four years around the 99%. The discipline, teamwork, and work ethic you build will pay dividends for the next 40 years of your career. That’s the real return on investment.

9. The right division matters more than the prestige. Playing every weekend at a D2 program beats riding the bench at a D1 program for four years. Fit is the most underrated word in recruiting. Academic fit. Cultural fit. Geographic fit. Golf fit. I’ve watched players thrive at NAIA programs and wither at Power Five programs. The division does not predict the experience.

10. You have to want it. Coaches can feel the difference between a player who chose their program and a player who settled for it. Be somewhere you chose. Motivation borrowed from your parents doesn’t survive the first hard stretch of college golf. The players who last are the ones who chose the game, chose the school, and chose the grind. All three. On their own.

The dream is worth chasing. Just make sure you understand what you’re chasing.

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

I’m getting old. Ordered off of the senior menu at breakfast this morning!!😳

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

@jbourff44 Congratulations on the Championship!!👊

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Happy Valentine’s Day to these three beauties!! Love you guys. 😘

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

Getting a few holes in during my lunch break!!😜⛳️

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

@AngieLansing Well done ladies!! 👊

[Kyle Hobbs @kylehobbs21]

@CoachGTowne I know you’re secretly rooting for the dog act!!