2015-16 Women's Golf Roster
Rachael Taylor
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Glasgow, Scotland
- High School:
- Staatliche Realschule Bad Griesbach
RACHAEL TAYLOR TOURNAMENT RECORD
NGCA All-Region (2015)
Senior 2015-16: Earned three top-20 finishes in her senior season, placing 1st and Gator Invitational, leading the Pack to a 5th-place finish...Also collected 14th at the ACC Championship and 19th at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic...Claimed the top 3 best individual rounds of the season with scores of 66, 67 and 68 between fall and spring action... Her 66 at the Gator Invitational ties the lowest 18-hole score shot in program history... Led the Pack in rounds of even or better with a total of six and in stroke average with a 74.21...Top finisher from the Wolfpack at the NCAA Regional with a 30th-place finish.
Summer 2015: Chosen to play for Team Scotland at European Ladies Championship.
Junior 2014-15: Starter in all 10 tournaments, leading the team with a 74.73 average ... Named to WGCA All-Regional Team ... Had a pair of top-5 finishes ... Led the Wolfpack in three tournaments, including both NCAA events ... Tied for fifth place and shot 1-under at the Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 10-12) ... Tied for 22nd at Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 15-17) ... Tied for 21st and shot pair of 72 rounds at ACC Championship (April 17-19) ... Tied for fifth place and shot even par at NCAA Raleigh Regional (May 7-9) ... Led team at NCAA Championship at The Concession in Florida (May 21-23).
Sophomore 2013-14: Competed in six tournaments, averaging 77.2 for 19 rounds ... Placed 36th at UNC Invite in October, highlighted by a season-best round of 72 on the final day ... Competed in the NCAA East Regional, shooting +11 and placing 79th ... Played with Wolfpack at NCAA Championship in Tulsa, the program's second appearance at the national tournament in school history.
Freshman 2012-13: Played in four tournaments (one as an individual) after joining joining the team for the spring portion of the season ... Averaged 77.6 for 12 rounds ... Tied for 23rd during collegiate debut at LSU Golf Classic in March ... Shot season-best 73 on her second round as a college player ... Finished 22nd at the ACC Championship.
Before State: A newcomer who brings a wealth of international playing experience to the Wolfpack ... Since 2009, she has represented both Germany and Scotland in competition ... She has twice represented her native Scotland in the Home International Matches (2009-10) ... Also competed in the 2010 European Girls Championships in Denmark and the British Girls Championship ... Since 2009, she has won 26 tournament titles, including 13 in 2010 and six in 2011.
Personal: Enrolled at NC State in January 2013 ... Father, Gerry, is the head golf professional at the Bad Griesbach Resort in Germany ... Was born in Scotland and moved to Germany at three months old ... Started playing golf when she was eight ... Also played volleyball ... Holds a purple belt in karate ... Plays the saxophone.