Tiago Sousa
Availability Status: Committed
University: University of the Southwest
Country: Portugal
Date of birth: 21st March 2003
Height: 5 feet 8 inches
Weight: 160 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Escola Secundaria de Loule
Graduation Year: 2021
College Enrollment Year: 2021
Qualifications:
High School Grades: Economics: A, PE: A, English: B, Philosophy: B, Geography: C, Maths: C, Portuguese: C;
SAT: not taken yet
TOEFL: not taken yet
Scoring Average: 79
Tournament Low Score: 74
Current Handicap: 4.6
Top tournament results:
Mensal Quinta do Lago Open (74, +2)
Audi National Final #2 (76, +4)
1st place Torneo Drive Challenge (80, +8)
28th place Taca da Federacao Portuguesa de Golfe (82,82)
6th place National Club Championships (77,79,90)
14th place 2021 Torneio St. Estevao U18 (87,77 / Par 73)
18th place 2019 Paul McGinley Cup (87,79)
36th place 2021 Torneio do Circuito de Federacao (86,79)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
committed, hard-working, honest, confident, fighter
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
The best moment of my golfing career was when I won my age group at the 2017/2018 Paul McGinley Cup in Quinta do Lago. This was special to me as 2017 was the first year that I had just restarted the game and immediately won one of the biggest tournaments in the Algarve region. I was really proud of myself, and so were my coaches and parents! This showed me that I can achieve anything I want when I am committed and when I work hard!
Goals:
I want to take my golf game to the next level and after I reach that target I would like to become a professional golf player with the ambition to play on the PGA or European Tour! My ultimate dream is then to win a major championship! For this goal I am willing to give everything as this has been my dream since I started playing.
Anything else we should know?
I am fully committed to this program as it will open a new and brighter future to me. I see this as a big step forward for me in order to make one of my biggest dreams come true. I have been talking with my parents about this for years now and I will do anything I can to make my dream come true. I will be working hard on the golf course as well as in the classroom so that all my dreams become a reality!