Call it a driving ambition: Khe’ary Swan is keen to go pro with his flair for golf.

But first, the CedarBridge Academy student aims to play more tournaments overseas, with an eye on bigger events like the Masters Tournament, which finished yesterday.

“Doing well or winning gets you an invitation to play,” Khe’ary explained.

With graduation looming, the St David’s teenager has his sights set on the Golf Academy of America in Apopka, Florida.

“It’s the sport that I found could further my career,” he said of golf, which he picked up at the age of 5 from his grandfather, Colin Swan.

“I did all types of sports but golf is the one I stuck with. About age 10 is when I started playing competitively.”

Khe’ary, who turns 18 on June 1, has been a regular in the Bermuda Junior Golf Association as well as tournaments a few times a year in Florida.

“With other sports, if you’re having a great day but the team isn’t and you don’t win, you can blame others. But with golf, I know that if I did something wrong, I have only myself to blame.”

Honing his own game and learning from the likes of Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy “helps me to better myself — it requires more of a mental strength”.

Much of his practice is at Ocean View, where he works; Belmont is his home course where his game got to where it is today, helped by coach Dwayne Gibson.

“You have to be able to perform under pressure,” he said. “especially in tournaments. The slightest mistake can cause your biggest problem.”

Ultimately, Khe’ary plans to teach golf and pass on what he has learnt, and he credits his grandmother Leslie Swan and mother Lianne Swan for their support along the way. CedarBridge principal Kalmar Richards praised him as “an impressive young man” who learnt to keep “a laser focus on matters of importance, to manage priorities and to set goals”.

“Further, his interpersonal skills have been refined as a result of his interactions with golfers and others from around the world,” Ms Richards told The Royal Gazette.

“Also, I notice that he brings a high level of commitment to, and seriousness about, playing golf and he gives back by coaching younger children.

“Khe’ary knows what he wants to do in the field of golf and he has a clear plan for how to get there. His ability to assess his game with honesty and integrity will also take him a long way.

“He is, without question, a young man who we need to look out for in the international arena in the future.”