Taylor Raffety '22 Recruiting Profile

Hi, my name is Taylor Raffety and I am a senior at Three Forks High School.  I plan to study Civil Engineering upon graduation and also hope to golf at the next level because I want to continue playing the sport I love while going to college.  

I am looking forward to my senior golf season that will begin in less than a month as our season is in the spring.  I have been working very hard this winter with a local golf pro to improve my swing and consistency in a golf simulator.  I feel very fortunate I have had this opportunity since the weather in MT does not make it possible to get out on the golf course to play in the winter months.

I started golfing my freshman year and have seen significant improvement since I began playing.  I love golf because it is both a team sport and an individual sport and the harder I work the greater the rewards are.  This past year, I was team captain of our varsity as well as Team MVP and helped our team to a first place finish at Divisionals which has been a highlight of my career so far.  I have also been selected for the Academic All-State award every year of high school which I am very proud of.  

Outside of playing golf I also have a love for hunting and fishing.  I am fortunate to live very close to many opportunities to do both.  There is a lot of responsibility and patience required with both of those activities.  These characteristics have also helped me become a better golfer.  

I work very hard to be the best athlete, student, and individual I can be.  I am very organized and always have everything done well ahead of time.  I have had a competitive drive and pushed myself to excel since a very young age.  For example, I began playing the fiddle competitively at five years old and continued over the next six years.  The fiddle requires a lot of dedication as it is something you must practice very often to excel at.  I have also played many sports growing up including: soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball and track.  However, golf has been the sport that keeps me coming back day after day because of the improvement I see every time I play.