Josh Van Niekerk
Availability status: Committed
University: Southern Nazarene University
Country: United Kingdom
Date of birth: 01/01/2006
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 163 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Maidstone Grammar School
Graduation Year: 2024
Enrollment Year: 2024
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Physics: A, PE: A, Maths: A, Biology: A, Chemistry: A, Religious Studies: A, History: A, Geography: A, English Literature: B, English Language: B;
SAT: Not taken yet
Scoring Average: 76.1
Tournament Low Score: 68
Current Handicap: 2
Team Selections: Kent U18 Squad
Top tournament results:
42nd place 2023 Darwin Salver (81,76,83,71)
1st place 2022 North Foreland Open (68)
1st place 2023 Junior Open (71)
1st place 2022 Race to St Georges Final (73)
3rd place 2023 Junior Open (73)
30th place 2023 West of England U18s (80,74,80)
16th place 2023 Stratham Trophy (78)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
Hardworking, resilient, technical, creative, focused.
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My best memory in golf was being selected to play for the Kent squad and also winning at North Foreland to qualify to play for the Justin Rose Junior Golf Championship held in Portugal.
Goals:
My short term goals are to be more consistent in competitive golf in order to improve my handicap by at least 2 shots. My longer term goal is to play golf for a college team and ultimately become the best golfer in the world.
Anything else we should know?
I regularly go to the gym and previously played rugby, football, cricket, table tennis, badminton, tennis, basketball and field hockey.