Merlin Lipin
Availability: Committed
University: Rocky Mountain College
Country: Belgium / USA
Date of birth: 15th August 2002
Height: 6 feet
Weight: 140 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Ecole Internationale Le Verseau
Graduation Year: 2020
College Enrollment Year: 2020
Qualifications:
High School Grades: IT: A, PE: A, French: A-, English: A-, Geography: A, Science: A-, Communication: B+, Maths: B, Philosophy: B, History: C;
SAT: 1180
Scoring Average: 75
Tournament Low Score: 67 (-5)
Current Handicap: 2
Top tournament results:
1st place Millenium Junior Open (73,67)
4th place Thomas Pieters Junior Open (77,76,69)
15th place Rigenee Junior Open (75,77,77)
44th place Omnium Classic of Belgium (71,77,74,81)
1st place Prix communauté Coréenne (72, Ev)
Belgian National Interclubs Qualifying (72, Ev)
Prix Rothschild & Cie Belgique (74, +2)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
focused, perfectionist, determined, hard-working, centered
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
Shooting my lowest round of golf (67, 5-under) on an extremely hot day (100° Fahrenheit) on a course full of water and wind. I started off with three bogeys on the first three holes, but I kept my cool and continued to play my round like I prepared it. Afterwards, I made a few good putts and tried to not get too excited and to stay centered. Finally, I was able to shoot 8-under par on the last 15 holes to pull off the win even though I also lost a ball in a water hazard.
Goals:
To win a national team championship in college! After that, I would like to turn professional, play on tour (European Tour or PGA Tour) and eventually win a professional tournament.
Anything else we should know?
I also play tennis and I ski and snowboard at competition level. I love basketball, agility sports and I have excellent psychomotricity. My father is American, therefore I have a double nationality, Belgian and American!