Ryan Volta '14 Recruiting Profile

 I am very interested in competing for you next year. I currently play in  Junior Golf Association of Norther California (JGANC) tournaments and on my high school team.Unfortunately, I only began playing golf competitively just two and a half years ago, so I don’t have as much experience as I would like. That being said, in those two years I have improved from shooting  18 over par my freshman year to shooting averaging 8 over my junior year. My current tournament index is 4.0. I am currently in my senior year and I expect to continue to improve a great amount this upcoming year.

I  participate in many extracurricular activities at my school. I have been active in the leadership class for two years. I played football my freshman year, as well as basketball my freshman and sophomore year before I decided to concentrate on golf. Additionally, I have a part-time job at America’s Tire as a tire technician.

Over this past summer I played in 15 JGANC tournaments, and  I am currently ranked  29th in performance points for may age group in JGANC. I won one tournament (-7) and lost in a playoff in another to take second(-2). I have placed in the top ten  in six other tournaments.  Most aspects of my game have been achieved through practice without much coaching, although  I received one week of coaching from Coach Jeff Ritter, the head of Nike Golf Schools at the Nike advanced golf camp 2013.

I understand the commitment it takes to compete at the college level both academically and athletically as my father played football at Stanford on a full scholarship. He also coached at various levels prior to moving into school administration. Coming from such a competitive household I believe that not only will I strive to reach my full potential, I will also bring out the best in my team mates. I look forward to hearing back from you.

Sincerely,

Ryan Volta, High School Class of 2014