Jonah Han '21 Recruiting Profile

I would love to play golf at the collegiate level. While competing in golf can be stressful, I oddly feel at peace when I play and it relaxes me to be on the golf course. There is no one to beat, except the me that played the day before and I look forward to doing that each time I get on the course. One of my favorite aspects of the game of golf is the process of improving myself. There is something extremely gratifying and rewarding to turn a weak part of your game into one of your strengths through hours of practice.

Since I started significantly later than most competitive golfers my age (7th grade), I had to go through this improvement process very rapidly and with a lot of hard work. When other kids were playing in their hundredth tournament, I was picking up a club for the first time. However, I have been able to catch up and surpass many of them due to a couple of factors. When I practice, I am methodical and analytical, and make sure I learn something from every swing, chip, or putt. My driver swing speed is about 117 mph and I carry the ball almost 300 yards, which I feel also contributes towards my overall potential as a golfer at the collegiate level, since I’ve been often told that I am a long hitter. I don’t think I have ever not reached a goal that I have made for myself, and my current goal is to average in the high 60’s by the time I graduate from high school. I think my rapid growth pattern has shown my ability to overcome adversity and strong mental game, as well as my potential to exponentially improve my performance each year. With all aspects of my game continuing to steadily improve, I know that my best performance is yet to come.

Many of my golf practice habits are expressed in my approach to academics as well. I have been a straight A student since the 6th grade, scored in the 99th percentile for the PSAT, and am taking multiple AP classes in my junior year. I attend a magnet school on alternating school days and my academic goal for high school is to graduate at the top of my class, as the Valedictorian. I know how competitive and demanding college golf can be, but I love the sport, and am willing to work harder than ever in order to play at that level and for the right school, no matter what my position on the team would be.

Thank you for reading my profile. I really would love to play for an academically elite school and to be an integral part of its' golf team’s future success.