Adam Balatka
Availability Status: Committed
University: Wichita State University
Country: Czech Republic
Date of birth: 15th November 2001
Height: 6 feet 1 inch
Weight: 165 lbs
Sex: Male
School: Gymnasium Jeronymova (Liberec)
Graduation Year: 2021
College Enrollment Year: 2021
Qualifications:
Current High School GPA: 2.98
SAT: not taken yet
TOEFL: not taken yet
Scoring Average: 72.4
Tournament Low Score: 65 (-7)
Current Handicap: +2.4
World Amateur Golf Ranking: 979
European Golf Ranking: 372
National Men’s Ranking (Czech Republic): 9
Team Selections: Czech National Team
Top tournament results:
2nd place 2019 Slovakian Men’s Amateur Championship (74,72,65,70)
1st place 2019 Czech Club League (67,71)
4th place 2019 Czech International U18 Championship (70,73,70)
3rd place 2019 Czech Golf Tour Kaskada Open (75,65,74)
24th place 2019 German Boys Open (71,73,70)
30th place 2019 WGM Beroun Czech Open (75,65,70,74)
4th place 2019 Czech Golf Tour President Masters (74,73,70)
15th place 2019 Czech PGA Tour Grand Final (71,75,73)
22nd place 2019 Spanish International U18 Championship (74,74,76,75)
16th place 2019 Czech Classic (75,73)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
dedicated, ambitious, hard-working, motivated, ready
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
I have always wanted to win a big team event. In 2018, I started to play the highest ranked Czech club league as part of the Kuneticka Hora Golf Team. It is one of the best Czech teams and every year aspires for a title. In 2018, we made a huge comeback in the semi-final and advanced to the final where we ended up losing in a close contest. In 2019, I did not want to let this happen again. I won one of the qualification rounds scoring a total of 8 under par with rounds of 67 and 71 and helped my team get in the top three. We advanced smoothly through both quarter and semi-finals and ended up with Greensgate Golf Club as our final opponent. It was a very suspenseful match which we won at the end. I contributed with a win in my match. I consider this, one of my top accomplishments as it was a great team win!
Goals:
My short term goals are to reach the top 500 in the World Amateur Golf Ranking and to play on a successful college team. I would like to qualify for the national championship every year in college. Long term, I would like to become a pro golfer on the European or PGA Tour!
Anything else we should know?
I love playing team golf and have really enjoyed my experiences playing for the Czech National Team!