Henni Zuël

Henrietta "Henni" Zuël (née Brockway and Koyack; born 6 January 1990) is an English professional golfer and the youngest ever player to join the Ladies European Tour as an amateur.

She was a nominee for Britain's Best Awards for Home Grown Talent and entered the professional Ladies European Tour after turning pro in 2008.

Born in Salisbury, Wiltshire, to an English father and Mauritian mother,[1] Zuël's interest in golf first materialised at the age of nine, when she watched the Masters on television.

Transfixed by the golf on display and, after watching José María Olazábal triumph, Henni stated her intention to become a golfer.

[citation needed] By the time Zuël was 13, she had cut her handicap to two on the way to winning 17 Opens at Under-18 level, never finishing outside the top 10 in 50 other tournaments.

Also in 2005, Zuël shot a course record 60 on the way to winning the Weston-Super-Mare Open and qualified for the Daily Telegraph Final held in Dubai.

At Liphook, Zuël won the Scratch Cup (an annual 36-hole event), setting a new ladies' course record of 7 under par.

"[1] Despite having to put in countless hours of practice, Zuël still has plenty of time for other activities and believes her chosen vocation has never been in the way of her enjoying life to the full.

Zuël has said she often speaks to the football star about the pressures and pitfalls of professional sport: "He is an inspiration to me – he has helped me a lot with advice and how to deal with different things.

"[1] During the 2009 season Zuël moved to the Wiltshire and Somerset area, and now plays and practices at her home club of Cumberwell Park near Bradford on Avon.