Daniel Minguet keeps his answers short, but they land. His reaction to winning the scholarship? “Very happy — and proud of myself.” Pride he has earned: a place in the Valderrama Foundation's inaugural cohort is won on academic results, golfing ability and character alike.
When the subject turns to golf, the reserve disappears. “Golf is everything to me. I love it,” he says. And at the heart of it is family: “Every time I go out on the course with my dad, it's another unique experience.” For Daniel, the game isn't separate from home life — it's where some of his best moments with his father happen.
“Golf is everything to me. I love it.”
His dream needs only one line. “My biggest dream is to be number one in the world in golf.” With a personalised development programme at La Reserva Club and the years of structured training the scholarship guarantees, that dream now has a training plan attached to it.
But notice what Daniel is thankful for. “Thank you very much for giving me this fantastic opportunity — and for helping me improve my studies.” The studies get equal billing with the golf, unprompted. In one sentence, he has summarised the entire design of the Programme.
Number one in the world is a long road. Daniel's has now begun.
