Volker Henkel
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About Athlete
My motto is always: Give a 110% all the time! Shall mean in order to achieve my goals, I will work as hard as possible to reach what I dream of. I´m extremely dedicated, motivated and disciplined towards my goals and I am willing to work twice as hard as others to get what I want. I have this mentality not only towards school and golf, but also for my team, so we can achieve much more as a team.
My goal as a college athlete is to constantly improve my golf to enable myself and my team to play at the highest competitive level possible, while also being the best student I can be to be able to guarantee a good academic education as well. I strongly believe that as a college athlete I can perfectly bring all my interests together to become the best I can personally be and as a golfer.
GPA
GPA: 3.19
School year 2021/2022. 2. Half-Year
German: 10 (advanced level)
English: 09 (advanced level)
Art: 13
History: 10
Geography: 07 (advanced level)
Economics/politics: 13 (advanced level)
Philosophy: 10
Mathematics: 12 (advanced level)
Physics: 13 (advanced level)
Biology: 07
Sport: 13
German grading scale coverted: 13/14/15=very good; 10/11/12=good; 7/8/9=satisfied; 4/5/6=sufficient; 1/2/3=inadequate; 0=insufficient
TOEFL Total Score
Teams
- North German Junior Team of GC am Sachsenwald (since 2014-regular player)
- Germans golf league Mens of Team GC am Sachsenwald (since 2019- regular player)
- High School Team Gymnasium Sachsenwaldschule Reinbek
Championships
2023 (scoring average->72.23: +0.23)
- Team Cup I 04/21/2023 I Castanea Golf Resort I 6789y I Par 72 I round: 75, finished 1st
- May Club Trophy I 05/01/2023 I Golf-Club am Sachsenwald I 6650y I Par 72 I round 77 I finished 4th
- Men’s Golf League Qualifying Cup, 05/10/2023 – 05/12/ 2023 I Golfclub am Sachsenwald I 6650y I Par 72 I rounds 72,70,72 I finished 1st
- Men’s Golf League Matchday 1 I 05/14/2023 I Golfclub am Sachsenwald I6650y I Par 72 I round 70 I finish 2nd Team and T1 Individual
- Mens Golf Championchip Qualifikation I 07/03/2023-07/05/2023 I GC am Sachsenwald I 6650y I Par 72 I rounds 71,72,69 I finished 1st
- Team Cup I 07/07/2023 I GC Gut Bissenmoor I 7105y I Par 72 I round 70 I finished 1st
- State Team Championchip of Schleswig Holtstein I 07/08/2023-07/09/2023 I 6500y I Par 72 I finished 2nd (matchplay 2-0-1)
- Brunstorf Cup I 07/11/2023-07/13/2023 I GC Brunstorf I 7050y I Par 73 I rounds 74,71,73 I finished 2nd
- Mens Golf League Qualifying Cup I 07/18/2023-07/20/2023 I GC am Sachsenwald I 6660y I Par 72 I rounds 72,70,71 I finished 1st
- Mens Golf League Matchday 5 I 07/23/2023 I GC Wendlohe I 6600y I Par 72 I round 71 I finished Team 2nd and 2nd individual
- GVSH Mens State Championchip I 07/29/2023-07/30/2023 I GC Großensee I 6872y I Par 73 I rounds 73,70,73 I finished 2nd
- German Junior Golf Tour- Tour Championship 2023 I 08/02/2023-08/05/2023 I Berliner Golfclub Stolper Heide I 7120y I Par 72 I rounds 79,81,82,74 I finished 4th in boys U19
- Price of the Pro Shop I 08/06/2023 I GC am Sachsenwald I 6600y I Par 72 I round 77 I finished 3rd
- Junior Team Cup I 08/08/2023-08/11/2023 I GC Brunstorf I 7050y I Par 73 I rounds 73,68,70,74 I finished 1st
- GVSH North German Ranking Men, 1st rankend-rounds 70,71,69,72,72 (-6)
- Team Cup I 08/13/2023 I GC am Sachsenwald I 6660y I Par 72 I round 68 I finished 1st
- 6. Austrian Junior Golf Tour powered by Bernd Wiesberger I 08/16/2023-08/17/2023 I GC Haugschlag-Waldviertel I 6900y I Par 72 I rounds 70,75 I finished 4th
- Junior Club Championchip I 08/27/2023 I GC am Sachsenwald I 6660y I Par 72 I round 72 I finished 1st
- Club Championship I 09/02/2023-09/03/2023 I GC am Sachsenwald I 6660y I Par 72 I rounds 76,73,73 I finished 1st
- GVSH Junior State Championchip I 09/09/2023-10/09/2023 I GC Lübeck Travemünde I 6742y I Par 73 I rounds 71,74 I finished 1st boys under 18 and 2nd overall
2022 (scoring average->74.5: +2.5)
- Team Cup I 06/09/2022 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I round: 73
- DGL men’s team third gameday I GC Hamburg-Holm e. V. I Par 72 I 6655y I Place: 3rd (as a team) I individually- 77 (third lowest round of the tournament)
- Team Cup I 06/15/2022 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I round: 69
- North German Youth Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I rounds: 78, withdrawal after first round due to injury
- Price of the Pro Shop I GC am Sachsenwald I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I Place: 3rd I round 73
- State team Championship of Schleswig Holstein I Golfclub Förde Glücksburg I 6430y I Place: 2nd
- Team Cup I 08/20/2022 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I round 73
- Youth Club Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Place: 1st I rounds 70, 75
- Club Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Place 1st I rounds 70, 75, 72
- Junior state championship of Schleswig Holstein mixed I Golfclub Jersebk I Par 72 I 6590y I Place 1st (as a team) I individually 78, foursome 81 (best foursome)
- Team Cup I 10/04/2022 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I round 70
2021 (scoring average->75.45: +3.45)
- Team Cup I 05/02/2021 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I Place: 2nd I round 75
- German youth national finals qualification I Golfclub Jersbek I Par 72 I 6590y I round: 75
- North German Youth Championship I GC Ahrensburg I Par 71 I 6067y I Place: 9th I rounds: 78, 74
- Team Cup I 07/24/2021 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I round 71
- Junior state championship of Schleswig Holstein under 16 and overall I Golfclub Kitzeberg I Par 71 I 6200y I Place 1st I rounds: 77, 71 (lowest round of the tournament, victory on the second play off hole)
- Youth Club Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Place: 1st I rounds 74, 72
- Club Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Place: 2nd I rounds 74, 72, 72
- Junior state championship of Schleswig Holstein I Golfclub Lübeck Travemünde I Par 73 I 6750y I Place: 1st (as a team) I individually- 78 , foursome- 73 (best score of the tournament)
2020:
- Team Cup I 05/25/2020 I GC am Sachsenwald I Par 72 I 6650y I round 74
- North German Youth Championship and Hamburg individuals championships I GC Treudelberg I Par 72 I 6350y I Place: 16th I round: 84
- Youth Club Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Place: 3rd I rounds 74, 81
- Club Championship I GC am Sachsenwald I Place: 9th I rounds 74, 81, 78, 80
Additional sporting info
Handicap: -2.2 (scored rounds: 70, 70, 70, 71, 69, 74, 68,70)
I've always been crazy about sports and excited to get to know new sports. I started playing soccer and tennis when I was five years old. My soccer team and I won several youth tournaments and I was also in our high school team. Over time, I started playing golf more and more and finally stopped playing soccer, in order to concentrate on my golfing.
- State GVSH North German Men ranking 2023- 1st
- State (Schleswig Holstein) ranking of boys 2021- finished 2nd
- Final result North Region ranking of boys 2021 – finished 9th
- 2019 German junior team national final I Stuttgarter Golfclub Solitude I Par 72 I 7000y I finished 10th as a team
- 2017 Junior state championship of Schleswig Holtstein- finished 1st (as a team)
After I always got great support in my home golf club GC am Sachsenwald as a young player, I have been supporting since 2021 our local head pro Alan Roberts and teaching pro Lennart Optelaak during weekly kids training (aged 7 – 13).
Personal Best
Best round 68(-5)
Best 9 holes score (30,-6 after 9)
Lowest putts 26
HCPI -2.2
What makes you different?
I truly believe that the foundation of a successful golf career is not only getting up early in the morning and working hard on all areas of my game, but it is the discipline to keep working hard every day. In order to achieve my goals, I´m willing to sacrifice everything and I will give it all, until I succeed. Of course, there are days I am not as good as I would like to be - and sometimes I don’t achieve my goals immediately. But I think these are the most important days to keep going and start working even harder. What I like to do is learn from my mistakes and grow up with them. I also like to set myself higher and higher goals and to increase them in order to be even more ambitious and determined. In addition I´m reliable as an athlete and a student, and I´m a fast learner. I like to take responsibility and I work as hard as I physically can to make my goals a reality.
Why do you want to compete in college?
I like to compete in college because I always like to have new challenges and ambitions that I like to achieve. I truly believe that under the influence of a lot of competition and pressure, I could exploit my potential as an athlete and student to the maximum. Working as a team for a common goal and pushing each other to the limit is one of the experiences you can't get anywhere else. Therefore college golf could help me to take the next step as an athlete also to help me in my personal development for my future life.
College Goals?
I like to finish college successfully with the best possible grades. I like to bring my golf game to next level (scoring average under par) and help my team as far as possible as a golf player but also by developing as a person and athlete. In addition, I want to be very successful with my team to win multiple tournaments including the National Championchip.
Anything else we should know?
Special strengths of my game:
- Consistency in my game and so off the pitch
- My iron game - distance control
- Short game
- Mentality (fight back after bad holes, play well under pressure)
- My will to improve after each round; to learn from each round/ bad shots/wrong decisions
Stock/Carry yardages:
- 58° Wedge: 93y
- 54° Wedge: 115y
- 50° Wedge: 130y
- P Wedge (44°): 142y
- 9 Iron: 155y
- 8 Iron: 168y
- 7 Iron: 180y
- 6 Iron: 190y
- 5 Iron: 202y
- 4 Iron 214y
- 2 Iron: 235y- off tee: 250
- 3 Wood: 250y - off tee: 260y
- Driver: carry- 275y; total- 300y
Education
Sachsenwaldschule Gymnasium Reinbek
The Sachsenwaldgymnasium was founded 90 years ago and is one of the largest schools in North Germany. A gymnasium is the highest school form there is in Germany and I will finish school with an abitur, this is generally an admission for all courses of study at a university.