2015 Men's Golf Roster

Tait Darby

  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 170
  • Class Redshirt Freshman
  • Hometown Olive Branch, Miss.

Biography

2014: Red-shirted as a true freshman in the spring due to a knee injury...in the summer, shot an 80-79 in a 36-hole US Am Qualifier at Annandale Golf Club...shot 75-79 in the Grenada Perry Creek Invitational...shot 76-80 and finished 4th in Panola CC First Invitational.

High School: Won a pair of state championships (2012, 2013) at Lewisburg for head coach Adam Tipton...2013 district champions...a 2013 all-state selection...a three-time team MVP...BankPlus Player of the Week and Ford County Player of the Week during his career...played on the USJGT Tour, winning his first tournament in August 2012 at WillowBrook Golf Club by five strokes on the field (73-67 = 140)...off the golf course, did mission work in Honduras for two summers...also recruited by Delta State, Mississippi College and Gulf Coast.

Personal: Son of William and Carol Darby...has two younger sisters, Harley (15) and Avery (17)...nickname is "Taiter D"...studying business...born December 19, 1994.