Student Profile: Kira Kappeler

Student Profile: Kira Kappeler

Swiss national Kira Kappeler was a first time visitor to South Africa when she came to experience KeNako Golf and Sports Academy in January 2017. That visit was intended to allow her to experience KeNako for a trial period, but she enjoyed it so much that she decided...
Student Profile: Jay Nathwani

Student Profile: Jay Nathwani

16-Year-old Jay Nathwani joined the KeNako Academy School Going Programme after the mid-year July 2017 break. Jay wished to participate in a programme that allowed him to focus on both his education and his golf aspirations. His dream is to one day become a golf...
Student Profile:  Dylan Cutting

Student Profile: Dylan Cutting

16-year-old Dylan Cutting joined KeNako Academy in the beginning of the year. His family lives in Swaziland and he has been attending boarding school since Grade 8. Dylan started playing golf at the age of 3. His father introduced him to the game and got him...
Student Profile:  Liam Ross

Student Profile: Liam Ross

Liam Ross is focused on making the Southern Cape Team and being one of the top 15 juniors in the region this year. He desires to follow in the footsteps of Charl Schwartzel and make golf his career. Charl Schwartzel and Louis Oosthuizen were the first two professional...
Student Profile:  Jeremy Freiburghaus

Student Profile: Jeremy Freiburghaus

With a golf coach as a father, Jeremy grew up spending many hours on the golf course – it has become his second home! He grew up playing golf and soccer, but ultimately had to make a decision between the two time consuming sports and at the age of 12 he made the...
Student Profile: Hayden Garcia

Student Profile: Hayden Garcia

Hayden Garcia is an enthusiastic sportsman. A cricket lover at heart, he grew up in Cape Town where he attended primary school. He remembers ‘messing around’, as he put it, on the golf course with his father for fun during his early years. When he was 11 years old he...