Zak Karkaletsos
Availability status: Committed
University: University of North Texas
Country: Spain
Date of birth: 28th March 2000
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Weight: 155 lbs
Sex: Male
School: IES Salduba
Graduation Year: 2018
College Enrollment Year: 2019
Qualifications:
High School Grades: English: A, Economics: A, History: A, French: B, Geography: B, Literature: B, Psychology: B;
SAT: not taken yet
TOEFL: not taken yet
Scoring Average: 72
Tournament Low Score: 65
Current Handicap: +2
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 1431 (June 2018)
World Junior Ranking: 147th
European Junior Ranking: 61st
Team Selections: Andalusia State Team
Top tournament results:
41st place 2017 English Boys Championship (74,68,74,65)
2nd place 2017 Andalusia Championship (78,73,69)
9th place 2017 Boys Amateur Championship (70,75)
1st place 2017 Puntuable Andaluz Almeria (73,68)
8th place 2017 Copa Baleares (76,72,75,74)
14th place 2017 Memorial Norberto Goizueta (78,73,71,74)
2018 Spanish U18 Championship (76,69,69,78)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
dedicated, optimistic, humble, relaxed, professional
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
Although I have won several events, including 4 regional competitions and 3 club championships at 2 different clubs, my best moment was reaching the last 16 in the prestigious British Boys Amateur Championship at Nairn/Nairn Dunbar, Scotland in 2017.
Goals:
Winning at the professional level and playing in all four majors!
Anything else we should know?
I live a clean life. I don’t drink and I don’t smoke as I realize how important this is in modern day sports.