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Season Recap: Golf

A veteran roster infused with young and eager talent was the recipe for a special season for Tallulah Falls golf. The Lady Indians continued their program habit of being in the upper tier of the state’s top teams. The Indians also continued to build off the past couple of years and set records along the way.

The girls were guided by senior Mallory Higgins, who scored regularly under 40 in 9-hole events. Her high school career closed with a team-best finish at the GIAA State Championship, as she carded a 79 to come in 12th individually. Sophomore and Region Champion Liv Eckhard was fantastic as well, firing a season-best 37 at one point (four strokes off the school record), and carding a 74 to become a region champion. She was 17th overall at state with an 83.

Behind that duo were 8th-graders Maeve Hatcher (21st at state; two 40-or-less scores) and Sadie Henslee (18th at state), and senior Reagan Duncan (30th at state). The Lady Indians combined to win a second straight Region Championship, and their 4th-place finish at state was the fifth top-5 finish in program history and third in a row.

For the Indians, the season produced a Region Runner-Up finish for just the second time, and a 17th-place finish at state. Will Greene, Ryder Cantrell, and Rylee Smith posted multiple rounds of 40 or less in 9-hole events. That group contributed to several low medalist performances, and Kalvin Ngov and Tate Turpin provided aid in the team’s success. Those five competed at state, with Smith leading with an 84. Greene and Cantrell both tied the 9-hole record with 35s during the season, and the entire team posted a record 160 in a 9-hole, 4-score team tally.

Duncan, Higgins, and Lily Turpin graduate off the girls roster, while Greene is the lone senior departing from the Indians.