Henru started his journey with Lana and the Pure Motion Golf Academy in 2020
after we moved from the Free State. From the onset the interaction with Lana
and her team was an amazing experience. Not only did Lana welcomed us as
clients, she took Henru under her wing and started working on various aspects
of his game.

Her interaction with Henru is always professional and she always make time to
listen to him and over the years build a trust relationship with him to such an
extend that he trust her opinion and guidance not only as his golf coach, but as
a role model in his life. She worked on various aspects including his swing,
posture, game management and mindset towards the game.

His handicap steadily decreased year after year. When he started with Lana,
his handicap was a 14 and today his handicap consistently varies between a +3
and +4. Under her guidance he had various tournament wins and
achievements in Western Province Golf tournaments as well as Golf RSA
tournaments. As a 15 year old golfer, he is competing in under 17, under 19 as
well as in men’s tournaments because of the positive mindset and work ethic
she helped instilled in him. His most recent national win was in Kimberley in
the Golf RSA SA Boys under 17 tournament. He was also selected for the 2023
Western Province u/19 IPT and 2024 Challenge IPT tournaments of which
Western Province won both. His first call after each round is always to Lana.
She also assist him during tournaments via video analysis and is always
supportive of his journey.

The Pure Motion Golf Academy team is friendly, professional and encouraging
and has definitely made a huge impression on us as a family. We have referred
various other juniors to the Academy and will keep doing so as we believe that
golf coaching is a passion to the whole team and Lana is always willing to walk
the extra mile. We believe that the Academy will grow from strength to
strength. Thanks Lana for being Henru’s other mother and treating us like
family.

 I started playing golf when I was 11 years old. My dad saw potential in me so he took a video of my swing and showed it to Coach Lana. She saw I had talent and told my dad that I should start with lessons as soon as possible. That is really when my whole life changed because that is when I found my passion.

I improved a lot in a short amount of time which pushed me to work harder because I loved the idea of getting better every day, seeing myself hit a little bit further or a little bit straighter. I started playing in the Order of Merit Tuesday competitions which introduced me to competitive golf on a small scale. It was a great way to get into a competitive mindset without feeling overwhelmed.

Over the years I achieved many things in South Africa and won a couple of big golf tournaments too. When I was 15, I won the SA women’s match play and that’s when doors opened for me, I started getting messages and emails from universities in America asking me to play for and study with them. None of this would ever have been possible without Coach Lana helping me and guiding me to success.

When I started, I fell in love with the game and what helped me a lot was having friends at the golf course who had the same passion and goals as me. Practicing alone can sometimes be a little harder which is why it is always good to have people around you to practice with and to have people who are always pushing you to play your best. Pure Motion became my second home because I was there pretty much every day. I made friends that will always be a part of my life.

Today after a long journey of ups and downs I made it to America where I am representing the University of Kansas on the golf course and getting a degree in Sports Management. I am still getting coached by Coach Lana even on the other side of the world and I am still in contact with most of my friends that I played with when I started.