Taylor Beckwith '16 Recruiting Profile
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February 2015Personal Statement
I began playing golf at the age of four, and fell in love with the game! Ever since then, I have been determined to improve and attempt to perfect and imperfect game. I strive to better my abilities each and every day. At the age of nine, I began local tournaments and became involved in a local match play program. When I turned 12, I started playing bigger tournaments through the Junior Golf Association of Northern California (JGANC). I have enjoyed competing in these tournaments across California and meeting new people along the way. I began taking lessons from Greg Silva at River Oaks Golf Course as a child, but as I progressed and became more competitive with my game, I transferred coaches to Shane Balfour, the Executive Director of JGANC. I have been a Varsity Scholar Athlete since my freshman year and have had the honor of holding the number one spot on our team since my freshman year as well. I have also won League MVP for the CCC league two years in a row. I have qualified for post season each year and have advanced to the CIF Sac-Joaquin Section and CIF Sac-Joaquin Masters Tournaments. Golf has taught me to be motivated and committed to improvement both on and off the course. The game has forced me to focus on one shot at a time and I have taken this idea into other parts of my life. Besides golf, I am deeply involved in academics and community service and wish to carry my passions on as I advance into a bigger and better part of my life. I am a dedicated, hard-working, and positive player who puts one hundred percent into everything I pursue. I look forward to playing competitive college golf in the future, while expanding my academics and continuing my passions. Thank you, Taylor.
Athletics
High School Information
- Years w/ Varsity
- 3 years
- 2014 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- CCC MVP, Team MVP, All-Academic, 1st Team All-Conference
- 2013 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, CCC MVP, Team MVP, All-Academic
- 2012 Varsity Team
Individual Awards
- 1st Team All-Conference, Team MVP, All-Academic
Coach References
- High School Head Coach
- Kris Shaw
- Private Coach
- Shane Balfour
Events
- Camp/Event
- Taylor Beckwith
- 9/14/15 to 9/14/15
- I shot a 73 and took second place.
- Camp/Event
- Taylor Beckwith
- 9/14/15 to 9/14/15
- I shot a 73 and took second place.
- Camp/Event
- Taylor Beckwith
- 8/08/15 to 8/08/15
- I shot a 77 and took fifth.
- Camp/Event
- Taylor Beckwith
- 8/03/15 to 8/04/15
- I shot an 84 the first day and an 80 the second day.
- Camp/Event
- Taylor Beckwith
- 7/25/15 to 7/25/15
- I shot an 80 and took third place.
- Camp/Event
- Taylor Beckwith
- 7/25/15 to 7/25/15
- I shot an 80 and took third place.
- Camp/Event
- CIF Sac-Joaquin Masters Championship
- 11/03/14 to 11/03/14
- I shot a 78 that day.
- Camp/Event
- CIF Sac-Joaquin Section Playoff
- 10/27/14 to 10/27/14
- I shot a 88 and medaled.
- Camp/Event
- CCC End of Season Golf Championship
- 10/20/14 to 10/20/14
- I shot an 81 and was the lowest scorer that day.
- Camp/Event
- CCC Mid-Season Tournament
- 9/25/14 to 9/25/14
- I shot an 84 and came in second place overall as an individual.
- Camp/Event
- Merced High Girl's Golf Invitational
- 9/08/14 to 9/08/14
- I shot a 79 and took first individually in the tournament for the second year in a row. m
- Camp/Event
- Micke Grove Junior Tour #3 (JGANC)
- 8/17/14 to 8/17/14
- I shot a 68 and was the overall girls winner. This is my lowest score yet.
- Camp/Event
- Turlock Junior (JGANC)
- 8/04/14 to 8/05/14
- I shot 85 the first day and 79 the second day.
- Camp/Event
- Visalia City Junior Open (JGANC)
- 7/28/14 to 7/29/14
- I shot an 85 both days. We played a total of three nine hole courses over the two days.
- Camp/Event
- Oakdale Rotary Junior Classic (JGANC)
- 7/14/14 to 7/14/14
- I shot an 80 and tied for overall girls. After the playoff, I took first place out of my division.
- Camp/Event
- Fort Washington Golf and Country Club Junior Classic (JGANC)
- 6/30/14 to 7/01/14
- I shot an 82 the first day and a 90 the second day. I finished in 7th in my division.
Training
- Private Lessons with Shane Balfour
- 1 year
- I have taken private lessons with Shane about twice a month since March of 2014. I have taken the lessons both on the course and at a training center.
- Private Lessons through Greg Silva
- 5 years
- I took private lessons through Greg Silva before I switched coaches to Shane Balfour.
Statistics
Academics
Grades
Test Scores
Academic Accomplishments
Are you in honor classes?
Yes. Honors English-Freshman and Sophomore Year Honors Chemistry-Sophomore YearAre you in AP/IB classes?
Yes. AP European History-Sophomore Year AP United States History-Junior Year AP Biology-Junior Year AP Language and Composition-Junior Year AP Statistics-Senior Year AP Gov/Econ-Senior Year AP Environmental Science-Senior Year AP English Literature-Senior YearRegistered with the NCAA Eligibility Center?
YesAwards and Activities
- AwardsPrincipal's Honor Roll Every Semester, Student of the Month, Turlock Unified School District Character Counts, Red Cross Good Samaritan Youth Hero, Rotary Hope of America (2), Kohl's Cares, Soroptomist Violet Richardson Local and State Winner, Roaring Times Writer of the Month,
- Activities3 year Interact Club member and current president,2 year member of Generation On and current VP, 2 year member of Key Club, 2 year office holder in ASB, 5 year member of Turlock Teen Advisory Council, 5 year member of Protecting Health and Slamming Tobacco, 2 year member of California Youth Advocacy Network, Founder of community service project Blankets for Babies 5 years running of blanket collection and distribution, Soroptomist youth volunteer, Feed My Starving Children 3 years, Babysitter, Tutored for 2 years
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