Homework first, then golf: Teen Hariz Hezri shares what it’s like to balance school and a sporting career | Malay Mail

Despite not making the weekend cut, Hariz was delighted to be a part of the Bandar Malaysia Open 2020. — Picture by Shafwan Zaidon.But that’s something 15-year-old golfer Hariz Hezri does on a regular basis, even with homework and the Form Three Assessment tests later this year on his mind.

“Even though the school allows me to play, they do advise me to try and limit the number of tournaments I take part in so that I won’t miss too many days of school.” He expressed that his parents, Hezri Mahmud and Syuhaida Muhamad, also make sure that he spends as much time on his books as he does on the course — making him bring his books and studying materials along with him whenever he’s out of town for a tournament.

Hariz said that he was grateful to have been given the opportunity to compete at the Bandar Malaysia Open 2020. “I learnt a lot from them, in terms of things like their strategy or how they always remain cool and calm.”

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