Matt Walters
Availability status: Committed
University: New Mexico Junior College
Country: South Africa
Date of birth: 11/10/2003
Height: 6 feet 2 inches
Weight: 176 lbs
Sex: Male
School: The Education Studio
Graduation Year: December 2021
Enrollment Year: Fall 2022
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Environmental Management: A+, English: A, Physics: A, Chemistry: A, Afrikaans: B, Biology: B, Maths: B;
SAT: Not taken yet
Scoring Average: 74
Tournament Low Score: 68
Current Handicap: 1
National Amateur Ranking (South Africa): 176
Team Selections: Ilembe Men’s Golf Team (2020 & 2021)
Top Tournament Results:
5th place KwaZulu-Natal County District Championship (75,69)
1st place South Coast Junior Championship (73,72,75 / Par 73)
3rd place Northern Natal Men’s Open (71,74)
27th place South African Boys U19 Championship Strokeplay (73,72,75,78)
3rd place Club Championships (75,73)
26th place KwaZulu-Natal Amateur Strokeplay (76,73)
1st place Open Medal (68)
2nd place Bill Kerr Memorial (72)
2nd place Dr Willie O’Connel Championship (72)
1st place Maritzburg Golf Club Junior Championship (73)
9th place David Suddards Trophy (77,76)
15th place KwaZulu-Natal Closed Championship (82,75,76,74)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
resilient, adaptive, diligent, competitive, composed
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
My best memory in golf is my first full round of golf. This is easily my best memory as that is when I realized how much I genuinely loved this game.
Goals:
To play professionally around the world and compete at the highest level.
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