KENT, Ohio ? Kent State Director of Golf/Head Coach Herb Page wrapped up the early signing period by receiving a commitment from Taylor Zoller (Charleston, S.C. / Fort Dorchester H.S.), the number three ranked junior golfer in South Carolina. Ranked the 119th best recruit by Junior Golf Scoreboard, Phillips will join the Golden Flashes as a freshman next fall.
His father, Karl was an All-American for the Golden Flashes in 1985, while his mother Holly also attended Kent State where she received her Master’s Degree.
“Because of the relationship I have with his father, who is one of my former players, I watched Taylor grow up. He has only been golfing seriously for two-and-a-half years and the results so far have been phenomenal,” said Page. “We are thrilled to have Taylor come back to where his mom and dad went to school.”
Zoller won the 2010 SC Big I Junior qualifier among his 13 top 20 finishes in 16 events on the junior circuit. He also tied for second at the Joe Cheves Junior with rounds of 72-67 and tied for third at the Bobby Chapman Invitational shooting 72-69. While playing for Fort Dorchester, Zoller earned All-Tournament honors at the 2010 Capitol Classic where he finished second with a 145 (73-72).
“He already has all the shots in golf, I’ve seen him turn the ball both ways and his wedge game is very artistic for someone at such a young age,” said Page.
After giving a verbal commitment to Kent State in July, Zoller told Golfweek, “I have a great deal of family in Ohio and have always wanted to go to Kent State. A major reason that I chose the school is because of its state-of-the-art learning facility. The great thing about Kent State is that Coach Page has built a successful golf program. Between the family history at Kent State, the learning center, and the great coaching staff, Kent State was the perfect fit for me.”
Zoller joins Charlie Phillips (Mt. Vernon, Ohio / Mt. Vernon) and Nick Scott (Union, Ohio/Northmont) in the incoming class of 2011 for the Golden Flashes. Kent State finished 20th at the NCAA Championship last season and are currently ranked 33rd in the nation in the latest Golfstat.com ratings system.
His father, Karl was an All-American for the Golden Flashes in 1985, while his mother Holly also attended Kent State where she received her Master’s Degree.
“Because of the relationship I have with his father, who is one of my former players, I watched Taylor grow up. He has only been golfing seriously for two-and-a-half years and the results so far have been phenomenal,” said Page. “We are thrilled to have Taylor come back to where his mom and dad went to school.”
Zoller won the 2010 SC Big I Junior qualifier among his 13 top 20 finishes in 16 events on the junior circuit. He also tied for second at the Joe Cheves Junior with rounds of 72-67 and tied for third at the Bobby Chapman Invitational shooting 72-69. While playing for Fort Dorchester, Zoller earned All-Tournament honors at the 2010 Capitol Classic where he finished second with a 145 (73-72).
“He already has all the shots in golf, I’ve seen him turn the ball both ways and his wedge game is very artistic for someone at such a young age,” said Page.
After giving a verbal commitment to Kent State in July, Zoller told Golfweek, “I have a great deal of family in Ohio and have always wanted to go to Kent State. A major reason that I chose the school is because of its state-of-the-art learning facility. The great thing about Kent State is that Coach Page has built a successful golf program. Between the family history at Kent State, the learning center, and the great coaching staff, Kent State was the perfect fit for me.”
Zoller joins Charlie Phillips (Mt. Vernon, Ohio / Mt. Vernon) and Nick Scott (Union, Ohio/Northmont) in the incoming class of 2011 for the Golden Flashes. Kent State finished 20th at the NCAA Championship last season and are currently ranked 33rd in the nation in the latest Golfstat.com ratings system.
