CLUB/ASSOCIATION: Russell Vale Golf Club Why did you apply for an IAS scholarship? To gain advice on all aspects of golf and become a better player. Who’s your favourite professional athlete and why? Thierry Henry, as he brings something to a football/soccer match that no one else can. If you weren’t playing this sport what would you be doing and why? If I wasn’t playing golf I would probably be trying the other sports I’m interested in such as soccer and tennis as I like to keep myself occupied. How would you describe yourself in one sentence? I’m easy going, self disciplined, motivated, reliable and humble. What are your plans beyond school? Beyond school I would like to go to college in America on a golf scholarship. If you could live anywhere in the world it would be? I would live in New Zealand. What do you do in your free time? Play my guitars, and practice chipping in the backyard. What is your favourite subject at school? I do not have favourite as I enjoy PDHPE, Economics and Industrial Technology. What is your greatest achievement in your sport so far? Winning the Russell Vale C grade Club Championship in 2012. When did you start playing your sport and how did you get started? I started playing golf when I was 10 years of age, and the person who got me interested and playing was my granddad.