Personal Statement
Dear Coaches,
I am Putra Huzaireil Khan. I will be turning 18 years old on 5th of April 2021. I’ve graduated school and completed my INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY SCHOOL (IGCSE) of Cambridge International Education. I studied in a Cambridge International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I’ve been playing golf for about 6 years now. I started relatively late at the age of 12 compared to others but I improved my game quickly by starting to learn from great coach that taught me good fundamentals and technique. I started to participate in tournaments in late 2016 when I was 13. At that time, I was playing between high 90s to low 90s. I enjoyed playing in tournaments because of the competitive feeling and the hunger to win. I played various sports growing up and participated in various sports like football, rugby, tennis, badminton, swimming and athletics. So the feeling to win was always in me. Ever since, I’ve been working hard daily to improve my game and I've reached the stage where I am consistently shooting between 74 to 70 now.
In my years of competing, I've become a champion in several tournaments and a lot of top 10s. I’ve been recognised as one of the best and competitive players in the circuit and I am proud of it. My proudest achievement was playing for my State in the 2019 National School Golf Tournament where the best 3 players from each state compete against each other. We played great and won Gold for the state. That was one of the best competitive weeks and experiences before the pandemic hit and tournaments being canceled in early 2020.
I lived and completed my primary education in England. Growing up there and living there was great until I had to return to Malaysia due to my Father’s work. I was fortunate to study in a Cambridge International School which did not change my education progress but being a student and person whose first language is English was a little difficult to adapt to the culture, weather and language. Eventually, I adapted and learned about Malaysia.
I am a great ball striker and I swing the club pretty fast at an average of 121mph. Of course, even with the great distance of the tee, short game is just as important as the long game. I’ve worked hard on my short game to improve my approximate distance from the hole to increase my chances for birdies and etc. Overall, I love the way I am swinging my club now and I am striving to improve better to get my game to the next level. I’ve overcome a number of obstacles to be the golfer I am today such as losing 35kgs worth of fats to have better stamina and more muscle. That has become one of my greatest achievements in life because not only it improved my health but it was able to make me achieve my goals in golf.
Coming to the states to study and play golf has been one of my goals in life as it is a great platform for me to perform my game and get a good education. I am striving to become one of the best players in the world and make it to the PGA TOUR. However, education should not be left un-notice.
Thank you for looking through my Biodata and I hope we can communicate and work together.
Cheers!
