Morgan Pankow '19 Recruiting Profile

I can best describe myself as an athlete that loves to play golf.  I am seeking a golf program that will allow me to compete, grow my game and eventually play for a national championship.  I have set high goals for myself and if you get to know me,  you will soon realize that when I have a goal, I am not afraid to work hard to achieve it.

I am likely not a typical recruit.  I didn’t grow up playing golf but rather grew up playing travel softball. In 2015 I made the decision to discontinue playing travel softball in order to fully commit my time to pursue the game of golf.  Although I only began playing golf during the summer of 2015, I have worked very hard on all aspects of my game and I am now competing with some of the top golfers in the Midwest.  In an effort to take my game to the highest level, I have competed in many AJGA, GolfWeek, Hudson Junior Invitational, SOPGA tournaments to name a few.  As a result, I have been able to accomplish in a short time period to what many take years to achieve.  My coaches often tell me that “they have never seen any student make such progress in such a short period!”  

I have a passion to play the sport along with strong work-ethic. I realize that hard work is necessary to achieve my goals. I have been successful and have learned to balance my priorities including academics and sports. I am a good student and I am committed to succeed in the challenges that I decide to pursue!

My golf strengths include a love for competition and a desire for success.  There is no doubt that my primary strength is off the tee as I have a solid long game with a driver club-head speed that averages 95-100 mph and a distance off the tee totalling 265 + yards.  (I recently competed in a GolfWeek tournament where I actually drove the #12 green (Par4)).  Since my strength is off the tee, I have worked very hard developing my short game.  My GIR has improved a lot since this past spring and has been a major factor in lowering my scores.   This is due to my wedge game which includes three distinct yardages for each of my four wedges.  Additionally, I work every day on putting with a goal to stay under 30 putts per round.