Rosebery, NSW, Australia
Recruit Fall 2023 | December 2022 Australian High School Graduation
Email [email protected] | Cell/mobile number +61 420 726 123
Resume Online https://arkiron.co/arki-valdy-resume | Golf IG @arkironco
Golfer | 5′ 10″ (177 cm) – 143 lbs (65 kg) | ATAR 81.55 – 1220 SAT – 2.9 Overall GPA – 2.8 Core GPA
Right Dominant Hand | Lowest Handicap +1.2 | Current Handicap +0.5
University of Technology Sydney, NSW, Australia (2023-2027)
Scholar of The Australian Golf Club Foundation (2020-2026)
St Mary’s Cathedral College, Sydney, NSW, Australia (2018-2023)
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I graduated from Australian high school in December 2022 (Class of 2023) and planned to commence US university in Fall 2023; however, due to acceptance here in an Australian university plus the major that I want, I decided to attend the University of Technology Sydney majoring in Bachelor of Engineering in Data Science.
I am an 18 years old high school golfer from Sydney (Australia), born on 1 October 2004. I am a member of The Australian Golf Club and a scholarship holder for The Australian Golf Club (AGC) Foundation 2020-2026. My lowest handicap was +1.2, and my current handicap is +0.5. I have played golf competitively at the club level since December 2013 (9 years old). My best score was 64 at the Muirfield GC in the 2020 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf.
My hobbies and interests are playing golf, listening to music, cross country, chess, and math, as my favourite subject. I also have a brother named Aaron Valdy (16 years old), a golfer. We are a third-generation family of golfers – my grandfather is a golfer, and my dad is. Outside golf, I am the content creator of Arkiron.co – a blogging website.
To become a high-performance student-athlete at the University of Technology Sydney and an elite amateur golfer by aiming to be a plus player (+2) or better by competing in amateur events in Australia and Asia Pacific at the end of 2023.
To accomplish a Bachelor of Engineering in Data Science in 2027.
Have a go to get a tour card and play at the pro tour and beyond in 2027.
ATAR
81.55
SAT
1220
GPAs
Overall GPA: 2.9 (4.0 scale) – Academic Year 1-4 (Australian Academic Year 9-12)
Core GPA: 2.8 (4.0 scale) – Academic Year 1-4 (Australian Academic Year 9-12)
NCAA Eligibility 16 Core Subjects
Academic Year 1-4 (Australian Academic Year 9-12): 16 core subjects – completed
Eligibility Centres
NCAA ID#: 2003828259
NAIA ID#: 818591
Academic Honors
Band 6 in Mathematics. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR). St Mary’s Cathedral College (2022)
Timothy Vasquez Awards for Studies in Catholic Thought – St Mary’s Cathedral College (2022)
Participating in SMCC Sleepout (raising funds and awareness for homeless and disadvantaged people) – St Mary’s Cathedral College and Vinnies School Sleepout (2022)
Class Captain – St Mary’s Cathedral College (2021, 2022)
Advanced Class in Mathematics – St Mary’s Cathedral College (2020, 2021, 2022)
Academic Excellence Award – St Mary’s Cathedral College (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
Peer Support Leader – St Mary’s Cathedral College (2020)
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Engineering SunSprint Challenge – St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2018)
Credit Award – Language Perfect World Championship (2018)
Mathematical Olympiads Special Achievement Award – Academic Excellence – University of New South Wales (UNSW) Faculty of Engineering School Prize in Mathematics (2016)
Pass with Honours in First Grade in the Subject of Theory of Music – Australian Music Examinations Board (2014)
Intended Majors
Data Science Engineering
University of Technology Sydney (UTS) – Faculty of Engineering – Data Science Sydney NSW 2023 until the present | St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney NSW 2017-2022 (Year 7-12) |
Rainbow Street Public School Randwick NSW 2012-2016 (Year 2-6) | Mascot Public School Mascot NSW 2011 (Year 1) |
Australian Music School (AMS) Randwick NSW 2009-2015 |
Band 6 in Mathematics The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank St Mary’s Cathedral College (2022) | Timothy Vasquez Awards for Studies in Catholic Thought St Mary’s Cathedral College (2022) |
Participating in SMCC Sleepout (raising funds and awareness for homeless and disadvantaged people) St Mary’s Cathedral College and Vinnies School Sleepout (2022) | Academic Excellence Award St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022) |
Class Captain St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2021, 2022) | Peer Support Leader St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2020) |
Advanced Class in Mathematics St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2020, 2021, 2022) | Peer Support Leader Training Day St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2019) |
University of New South Wales (UNSW) Engineering SunSprint Challenge St Mary’s Cathedral College Sydney (2018) | Mathematical Olympiads Special Achievement Award, Academic Excellence UNSW Faculty of Engineering School Prize in Mathematics (2016) Rainbow Street Public School |
Academic Award in Mathematics Rainbow Street Public School (2015) | Certificate of Completion – Computer Science Fundamentals Courses 1-4 Code.org (2014, 2015) |
Pass with Honours in First Grade in the Subject of Theory of Music Australian Music Examinations Board (2014) | Piano Eisteddfod – Spectrum Australian Music Schools – AMS (June 2014) |
Guest Soloist – Performance Spectacular Australian Music Schools – AMS (2013) | Citizenship Award Rainbow Street Public School (2013) |
Attitude to Learning Award Rainbow Street Public School (2012) | Academic Achievement Award Mascot Public School (2011) |
Music Orange Concert Performer Australian Music Schools – AMS (2009-2013) |
Height: 5′ 10″ (177 cm) Arm Span: 5′ 10″ (177 cm) Weight: 143 lbs (65 kg) | Lowest Golf Handicap/Index: +1.2 Current Handicap: +0.5 |
Lowest Score – 18 holes 64 (69) – Muirfield Golf Club, 2020 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (January 2020) 68 (72) – Eastlake Golf Club, Eastlake Open (May 2023) 69 (72) – Wagga Wagga Country Club, 2022 Wagga Wagga Junior Masters (February 2022) 69 (72) – Liverpool Golf Club, 2022 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (January 2022) 68 (70) – The Links Shell Cove, 2022 New South Wales (NSW) Amateur Championship (January 2022) | Lowest Score – 36 holes 137 (141) – 2022 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (January 2022) |
Lowest Score – 54 holes 207 (211) – 2022 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (January 2022) | Lowest Score – 72 holes 279 (283) – 2022 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (January 2022) |
Lowest Score – 90 holes 354 (353) – 2022 Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (January 2022) | |
Average Score 74.97 (par 71.24) – 2020 session 77.19 (par 70.68) – 2019 session 79.60 (par 69.10) – 2018 session | Average Driving Distance: 285 yards (Nov 2022) |
Average Club Head Speed with Driver: 112 mph (September 2021) | Average Practice Hours per Week: 16 hours (non-daylight saving time) |
Average Holes play per Week: 27 holes | Other sports and highest-level play: Cross Country – combined school level Chess – combined school level |
Athletic Honors
Scholar. The Australian Golf Club (AGC) Foundation (2020-2026)
Winner. The Australian Golf Club Foursomes (2023)
Runner up. Eastlake Open – Amateur Event, Eastlake Golf Club (2023)
Master of Ceremony (MC). Jack Newton Junior Golf Awards Dinner Invitational (2022)
Runner Up. The Australian Golf Club Mix Foursomes (2022)
Junior Invitation to Professional Event. The Players Series – ISPS HANDA PGA Tour of Australasia and ALPG Tour, Bonnie Doon Golf Club (2021, 2022)
3rd Overall. Winner Junior Division. Eastlake Open – Amateur (2022)
T8 Boys Overall. T3 Boys 16-17 Age Division. Wagga Wagga Junior Masters (2022)
T1 Boys Overall (lost in a playoff). Champion 16-17 Age Division. Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (2022)
Final. Runner up. The Australian Golf Club Men’s Major Pennant Team. Sydney Metropolitan Men’s Major Pennant Division 1 (2021)
Player Development Squad. Jack Newton Junior Golf (2020, 2021)
T1 Boys Champion of Champions Trophy (lost in a playoff). JNJG North Coast Junior Masters incorporated the Champions Trophy (2020)
T2nd. Liverpool Junior Cup – Liverpool Golf Club (2020)
Champion 14-15 Age Division. T3 Boys Championship. JNJG Greg Chalmers Junior Masters – Shelly Beach Golf Club (2020)
Scratch Champion. Beverley Park Junior Open – Beverly Park Golf Club (2020)
Runner up. Under 16 Age Division. Faldo’s Series – Castle Hill Golf Club (2020)
Semi-finals. Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennants Team (2019)
The $1000 Srixon/Cleveland Equipment Scholarship – Jack Newton Junior Golf (2018)
Champion. Golf NSW State Junior Pennants Team (2018)
Champion. Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennants Team (2017)
Sports Boy of The Year. Rainbow Street Public School (2016)
Fall 2023 US College Golf Recruitment Video Swing Video
URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a2CsfYhgTg
Clips from Fox Sports @ 2022 Webex The Player Series (TPS) Sydney
URL: https://youtu.be/ECzrGqD6HfI
Coach Joshua Rindfleish Head Golf Professional The Australian Golf Club (2020 until the present) | Coach Matt Green Sports Physiotherapist, Head of Golf Precision Athletica (2018-2022) |
Coach Jackson Privett Strength and Conditioning Coach Precision Athletica (2021) | Coach Mathew Howe Sport Psychology Mindorium (2018-2020) |
Coach Dennise Hutton Golf Professional Bonnie Doon Golf Club (2015-2019) |
Junior Member The Australian Golf Club, Rosebery, NSW, Australia (2020 until the present) | Junior Member Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Pagewood, NSW, Australia (2015-2023) |
Junior Member Beverley Park Golf Club, Beverley Park (2018-2021) | Junior Member Bexley Golf Club, Bexley, NSW, Australia (2013-2018) |
Scholar
The Australian Golf Club (AGC) Foundation (2020-2026)
The $1000 Srixon/Cleveland Equipment Scholarship
Jack Newton Junior Golf (2018)
The Australian Golf Club Men’s Major Pennants Team. Division 1. Sydney Metropolitan Men’s Major Pennant (2022) | The Australian Golf Club Men’s Major Pennants Team. Division 1. Runner Up. Final. Sydney Metropolitan Men’s Major Pennant (2021) |
JNJG Development Squad Jack Newton Junior Golf (2020, 2021) | NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Golf Team NSW Combined High School Golf Championship – Catalina Golf Club (2021) |
The Men’s Major Pennant Team. Winner. The Australian Golf Club Intra-Club Skins Challenge (2021) | Bonnie Doon Golf Club Junior Pennant Squad. Division 5 Winner. Semi-finals. Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennants (2019) |
NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Golf Team NSW Combined High School Golf Championship – Yamba Country Club (2019) | Beverley Park Golf Club Junior Pennant Squad Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennant (2018) |
JNJG Talent Identification Camp Jack Newton Junior Golf. Riverside Oaks Country Club (2018) | Bexley Golf Club Junior Pennant Squad. Winner. Golf NSW State Junior Pennant – Newcastle Golf Club (2018) |
Bexley Golf Club Junior Pennant Squad. Winner. Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennant (2017) | Sydney East PSSA Representative. Runner up. NSW Primary School Sports Association Golf State Carnival (2015, 2016) |
Bexley Golf Club Junior Pennant Squad. Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennant (2016) |
Current: +0.5
Lowest Handicap: +1.2
Highest Handicap: 2.4
No of Rounds played: 38
Winner The Australian Golf Club Foursome (Club Event) The Australian Golf Club (June) | Runner Up Eastlake Open (Amateur Event) Eastlake Golf Club (May) |
Winner Eastlake Open (Club Event) Eastlake Golf Club (May) |
Lowest Handicap: +1.1
Highest Handicap: 2.9
No of Rounds played: 63
[To be updated] | |
T12 Overall. T9 16-17 Age Division Peter O’Malley Junior Masters (Junior Event) Bathurst Golf Club (March) | 3rd Overall. Winner Junior Division Eastlake Open (Amateur Event) Eastlake Golf Club (Mar) |
T8 Junior Division The Junior Webex Players Series alongside The Players Series (TPS) Sydney Series (PGA Tour Australasia and WPGA Tour Australasia and Junior event). Top 26 Elite Junior Invitation. Bonnie Doon Golf Club (March) | Made Cut. Concord Cup (Amateur – World Amateur Golf Ranking event) Concord Golf Club (February) |
T8 Boys Overall. T3 16-17 Age Division Wagga Wagga Junior Masters (Junior event) Wagga Wagga Country Club (February) | Miss Cut (MC) NSW Amateur Championship (Amateur event) Wollongong Golf Club and Links Shell Cove Country Club (January) |
T1 Boys Overall (lost in a playoff). Champion 16-17 Age Division Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (Junior event) Cabramatta, Liverpool, Brighton Lakes, Cumberland and Muirfield Golf Clubs (January) | Harvey Norman ACT Week of Golf (Junior event) Gold Creek Country Club, ACT (January) |
Lowest Handicap: +0.6
Highest Handicap: 3.1
No of Rounds played: 49
T31. Made Cut. 2021 NSW Junior Championships Lynwood Country Club (December) | Miss Cut (MC) Australian Junior Amateur Gold Creek Country Club (April) |
Junior Invitation to Professional Event The Player Series – PGA and ALPG Australia Bonnie Doon Golf Club (March) | Miss Cut (MC) NSW Amateur Championship Magenta Shores and Kooindah Waters (January) |
Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf (Junior event) Twin Creeks, Liverpool, Brighton Lakes, Strathfield and Muirfield Golf Clubs (January) |
Lowest Handicap: +0.3
Highest Handicap: 2.6
No of Rounds played: 41
4th – 16 and Over Age Division. 6th Boys Championship. JNJG North Coast Junior Masters – Kew Country Club (December) | T8th – 16 and Over Age Division. T12 Boys Championship. JNJG Brett Ogle Junior Masters – Goulburn Golf Club (November) |
7th Men’s Overall. Top 16 Matchplay – lost at playoff at 37th. Club Championships – The Australian Golf Club (November) | T9th Boys and Girls Overall. Adidas Junior 6’s Invitation – Shell Cove Country Club (October) |
T2nd. Liverpool Junior Cup – Liverpool Golf Club (September) | Champion 14-15 Age Division. T3rd Boys Championship. JNJG Greg Chalmers Junior Masters – Shelly Beach Golf Club (August) |
Scratch Champion. Beverley Park Junior Open – Beverly Park Golf Club (July) | Inside Top 20 Club Champion. Bonnie Doon Golf Club. |
Inside Top 20 Vardon Stonecutters Ridge Cup – Stonecutters Ridge Golf Club (February) | Miss Cut (MC) NSW Amateur Championships – St Michael’s Golf Club and The Coast Golf Club (January) |
Runner Up for Age Division. 4th Boys and Girls Championship. Asia Pacific Faldo Series Qualifying – Castle Hill Country Club (January – 2 rounds) | Personal Best – 5 under par (last round). Inside Top 15 for Overall. Inside Top 10 for Age Division. JNJG Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf – Twin Creeks Country Club, Castle Hill Country Club, Avondale Golf Club, Bankstown Golf Club and Muirfield Golf Club (January) |
Lowest Handicap: 2.2
Highest Handicap: 5.0
No of Rounds played: 82
Runner Up. The Coast Junior Classic – The Coast Golf Club (December) | Inside Top 20 for Age Division. JNJG Brett Ogle Junior Masters – Goulburn Golf Club (November) |
Jack Newton International Junior Classic – Cypress Lakes Country Club (September-October, four rounds) | 12 Seeded. 1st Round. Club Championship – Bonnie Doon Golf Club (October) |
Inside Top 20 for Overall Junior 6’s Invitational – Cronulla Golf Club (October) | Inside Top 20 for Overall Vardon Cronulla Open – Cronulla Golf Club (October) |
Inside Top 10 for Overall. Runner Up for Age Division JNJG South Coast Junior Masters – Catalina Country Club (August) | Inside Top 10 for Overall. Winner for Age Group. NSW Junior Championships – Belmont Golf Club and Charlestown Golf Club (July) |
Inside Top 20 for Overall. Inside Top 10 for Age Division. JNJG Macarthur Junior Masters – Camden Golf Club and Campbelltown Golf Club (June) | Scratch Runner Up. Campbelltown Cup – Campbelltown Golf Club (June) |
Inside Top 20 for Age Division. JNJG Illawarra Junior Masters – Kiama Golf Club and Links Shell Cove Golf Club (April) | Personal Best – shoot 70 (1 under par). Inside Top 20 for Overall. Inside Top 10 for Age Division. JNJG Ballina Junior Masters – Ballina Golf Club (April) |
Inside Top 10 for Age Division Australian Junior Age Division Golf Championships – The Royal Pines Country Club, QLD (April) | NSW Combined Catholic Colleges Golf Team School Qualifying Event, NSW CCC Team Qualifying – Macquarie Links Country Club (April) |
First Vardon Event Vardon Penrith Open Amateur – Penrith Golf Club (March) | Personal Best at Home Course Bonnie Doon GC (24 February) |
First Amateur Event Men’s NSW Amateur – Terrey Hills Country Club and Mona Vale Golf Club (January) | Inside Top 10 for Overall. Inside Top 5 for Age Division. JNJG Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf – North Ryde Golf Club, Pennant Hills Golf Club, Avondale Golf Club, Cumberland Golf Club and Muirfield Golf Club (January) |
First Interstate Tournament Junior Individual Event, JNJG Harvey Norman ACT Week of Golf – Federal Golf Club – ACT (January) |
Lowest Handicap: 5.0
Highest Handicap: 9.7
No of Rounds played: 81
First Faldo’s Tournament Series Faldo Series Australia Championship – Castle Hills Country Club (December) | Inside Top 10 for Age Division JNJG Brett Ogle Junior Masters – Goulburn Golf Club (November) |
Inside Top 20 for Overall and Age Division Jack Newton International Sub-Junior Classic – Cessnock Golf Club (October) | Inside Top 10 for Age Division JNJG South Coast Junior Masters – Catalina Country Club (August) |
Inside Top 5 for Age Division NSW Junior Championships – Belmont GC and Charlestown Golf Club (July) | Inside Top 20 for Age Division JNJG Greg Chalmers Junior Masters – Shelly Beach Golf Club (July) |
Inside Top 20 for Age Division JNJG Macarthur Junior Masters – Campbelltown Golf Club and Camden Golf Club (June) | Inside Top 10 for Age Division JNJG North Coast Junior Masters – Kew Country Club (May) |
Inside Top 10 for Overall and Age Division JNJG Newton Shield – Forster Tuncurry Golf Club (May) | Inside Top 10 for Age Division JNJG Illawarra Junior Masters – The Links Shell Cove Golf Club (April) |
Inside Top 10 for Age Division Wagga Wagga Junior Masters – Wagga Wagga Country Club (February) | Inside Top 10 for Age Division Harvey Norman Sydney Week of Golf – Lynwood Country Club, Stonecutters Golf Club, North Ryde Golf Club and Muirfield Golf Club (January) |
JNJG Sponsors Golf Day and Presentation Dinner Invitation Pymble/Concord Golf Club (2017, 2018, 2019, 2022) | SMCC Sleepout – raising funds and awareness for homeless and disadvantaged people St Mary’s Cathedral College and Vinnies School Sleepout (August 2022) |
Beverley Park Junior Appreciation Day Beverley Park Golf Club (2022) | Beverley Park Junior Fundraising and Comedy Night Beverley Park Golf Club (2020, 2021) |
Beverley Park Fundraising – Jarrod Lyle and Challenge Charity Day Beverley Park Golf Club (2019) | Beverley Park Junior Program Launch under Pro Paul Davis Beverley Park Golf Club (2018) |
Bexley Presentation Dinner Bexley Golf Club (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) |
PGA and ALPG join forces for The Players Series PGA Australia – March 2021 Link: https://pga.org.au/news/pga-and-alpg-join-forces-for-the-players-series | 2020 North Coast Junior Masters, including Champions Trophy Jack Newtown Junior Golf – December 2020 Link: http://www.jnjg.com.au/news/view/2020-north-coast-junior-masters-inc.-champions-trophy |
2020 Greg Chalmers Junior Masters Jack Newton Junior Golf – August 2020 Link: http://www.jnjg.com.au/news/view/2020-greg-chalmers-junior-masters | 2020 Faldo Junior Series Castle Hill Country Club – January 2020 Link: https://www.castlehillcountryclub.com.au/cms/golf/faldo-series-australia/ |
Beverley Park Golf Club Support Jarrod Lyle and Challenge with Charity Day St George & Sutherland Shire Leader – August 2019 Link: https://www.theleader.com.au/story/6325416/beverley-park-show-support-for-jarrod-lyle/ | Beverley Park Golf Club Launch Junior Program under Pro Paul Davis St George & Sutherland Shire Leader – October 2018 Link: https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5696620/beverley-park-gc-launch-junior-program/#slide=0 |
Bexley boys Win Club’s First-Ever State Junior Pennants Title St George & Sutherland Shire Leader – January 2018 Link: https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5191194/bexley-boys-win-clubs-first-state-junior-title/ | Bexley’s Babes – Bexley Golf Club Win First Sydney Metropolitan Junior Pennants title in more than 25 years St George & Sutherland Shire Leader – December 2017 Link: https://www.theleader.com.au/story/5104507/bexleys-babes-win-sydney-junior-pennants-title/ |
Casual Pro Shop Staff Eastlakes Golf Club May 2023 – present |
Seasonal Casual Indoor Sorter Australia Post, Alexandria, NSW, Australia October – December 2022 * Implemented processes and technologies to maximise efficiency and quality in mail production * Controlled, processed, and delivered incoming and outgoing mail * Monitored the flow of mail from remote locations and investigated disrupted * Verified that items were addressed correctly, marked with proper postage and in suitable condition for processing |
Mr Damien White Leader of Wellbeing / Counsellor / Registrar St Mary’s Cathedral College, Sydney, NSW, Australia | Mr Simon Shaw Sports Coordinator St Mary’s Cathedral College, Sydney, NSW, Australia |
Mr Nathan Gibbons Director of Golf The Australian Golf Club and The Australian Golf Club Foundation, Rosebery, NSW, Australia | Coach Josh Rindfleish Head Golf Professional The Australian Golf Club, Rosebery, NSW, Australia |
Mr Heath Canning Development Squad Manager Jack Newton Junior Golf, Arncliffe, NSW, Australia | Mr Dale Hughes Tournament and Event Manager Jack Newton Junior Golf, Arncliffe, NSW, Australia |
Coach Mathew Howe Sport Psychology Mindorium, Wollongong, NSW, Australia |
My parents always support me in academics and golf.
St Mary’s Cathedral College for my high school education.
The Australian Golf Club Foundation and The Australian Golf Club for the opportunity to take my golf to the next level.
My past and present coaches who help me to improve my game.
Bexley Golf Club, Beverley Park Golf Club, Bonnie Doon Golf Club, Jack Newton Junior Golf (JNJG), Golf NSW, and Golf Australia, where my golf journey begins and continues to develop.
Photos by The Australian Golf Club and The Leader Magazine.
Creative Mind music by Bensound.com.
[last updated: 26 June 2023, created: 12 August 2020]