Taylor Larkins

Class:
Freshman
High School:
Carroll
Hometown:
Fort Wayne, Ind.

ANDRY ON LARKINS: Taylor is a gifted player, fierce competitor, and outstanding young lady which makes her a great fit for our program. Her junior and amateur golf accomplishments speak for themselves, and we are always thrilled to keep Indiana's best players right here in the state. Her ball-striking is superb and combined with her elite competitive mentality and tremendous work ethic, she has all the tools to develop into a great collegiate player.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: A four-year letterwinner in golf at Carroll High School for coach Bryan Koehlinger ... a four-time all-state selection ... earned top 16 finishes at the IHSAA Girls Golf State Finals all four years, highlighted by a fifth-place finish as a senior and a ninth-place finish as a junior ... regional champion as a junior and senior ... captured medalist honors at 16 total events over her high school career ... team MVP all four seasons and team captain as a senior ... holds the Carroll program record for both nine-hole, 31, and 18-hole, 64, scoring ... helped guide the Chargers to sectional championships as a freshman and sophomore, as well as 10th-place finishes at the state finals her sophomore and senior seasons ... also had a successful prep tour career, earning Indiana Golf Junior Girls Player of the Year 2022 and 2023 ... claimed five event wins during the 2023 Indiana Golf season, along with one win and four top three finishes in the 2025 Indiana Golf season ... finished runner-up in the 2025 PGA Indiana Women's Open Championship, falling in a playoff, after carding rounds of 72-73 at Delaware Country Club ... finished runner-up in the 2025 Indiana Women's Golf State Match Play Championship, included a six-under-par 66 in the stroke play qualifying round at Rock Hollow Golf Club ... qualified for the 2024 US Girl's Junior and the 2025 Junior PGA National Championship ... 2025 Fort Wayne Women's Golf Association City Tournament Champion.

WHY BALL STATE: I chose Ball State because I loved how nice the coach and players were on the golf team. I also loved the campus and thought all the training areas and facilities for practice were really nice.