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Joel Albany is a Canadian Amateur golfer who resides in Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. He will be attending post secondary education at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia and kicking off his campaign as a college golfer in the Fall of 2014. Joel will be playing among some of the best college, and junior college golfers of the Southeastern United States. He is one of only two International golfers (outside of Georgia) that placed a spot on the Men's Golf roster at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. Colton Wyllie, of Markham, Ontario, Canada also obtained a position on the Men's golf roster. Both of the Canadian golfers have had experience playing with each other and are coached by former Team Ontario Coaches, Jon Roy and Jeff Overholt who are among the top Canadian Golf Coaches in all aspects of the game.

In March of 2013, Joel was offered a scholarship to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College by Herb Hendrix (Head Golf Coach) in Tifton, Georgia intending to major in Geology. He is expecting to achieve great academic success in an effort to transfer from his two year program at ABAC in Georgia to a Division I or II NCAA school, also in the United States. After his four years at various College/University Institutions in the United States, he plans to return back to Canada to take his Masters in Geology.

Paul Albany, father of Joel Albany got Joel into golf at the young age of three. After many years of hitting golf balls and playing short courses with his father, he quickly began to show signs of competitive spirit. His father soon realized that Joel was very serious when he was on the golf course, and that he enjoyed it as well. In the summer of 2005, Paul entered Joel into his first golf tournament in Dayton, Ohio, where he placed second in a regional competition. Joel has been a competitive golfer since 2006, where he has managed to score very well and place in bigger tournaments.

Joel hopes to carry his success and efforts into post secondary education on and off the golf course.