Full Name: | Garen Niemand |
Age: | 17 |
Date of Birth: | 08-Jun-95 |
Handicap: | 2 |
From: | Nelspruit, but born in Johannesburg |
Clubs: | Nelspruit, Kingswood, Oubaai and Fancourt |
Favourite Golf Clubs: | Titleist |
How long have you been playing: | 13 years |
Motivation: | His dad has always played and got him motivated to start |
Role Model: | Tiger Woods |
Golf Role Model: | Roger Wessels – he has a great approach to coaching, easy to work with and has a great knowledge of the game. He is also well respected and Garen says that Roger has helped his game tremendously. |
Why KeNako? | He heard about KeNako through a fiend in Nelspruit, Daniel Abraham who was at KeNako. Garen wanted to be a professional cricket player at first and after hearing about KeNako, he changed his mind. |
Your KeNako experience thus far: | It has been amazing. He has enjoyed working with all the professionals, matured over the 4 years and has made lasting friendships. |
Other Interests: | Fitness in general, friends and socializing |
Future Goals/Plans: | Going to Stellenbosch University after matriculating at the end of this year to study Managerial Accounting. After he has something behind his name Garen wants to try and make a name for himself playing golf. |
General Interest: | Garen was previously an excellent athlete and at the start of the 2012 school year he won the school inter-house 200m race in the remarkable time of 22,23 seconds, a feat achieved running barefoot and with little training! |
Garen has been elected KeNako Head Student Leader for 2013. This is a tribute to his leadership qualities including his trustworthy, responsible and approachable attitude. Garen is always willing to help and he has respect for both his professionals and his peers. |