Marcus Tait

Height:
5-11
Weight:
null
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.
Prev School:
Columbine HS
Major:
Business

2021-22
- All-Big Sky honorable mention
- Finished inside the top 25 once
- Had a strokes average of 74.89
- Recorded three rounds below par
- Shot a season-low 70 at the DU Paintbrush Invite
- Best finish of the year came at the Big Sky Championship taking 21st

2020-21
- Played in five tournaments
- Had a stroke average of 78.33
- Shot a season low 73 twice
- Tait's best finish of the year came at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invite when he ended up tied for 63rd

2019-20
- Played in eight events with a stroke average of 74.17.
- Shot below par three times and in the 60s once.
- Tait's best finish was tied for 30th at the Pizza Hut Pat Hicks Invite
- Shot a season-best 68 at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite
- Academic All-Big Sky member

2018-19
- Played in eight tournaments.
- Ended the season with a stroke average of 75.90.
- Recorded two rounds in the 60s and two rounds under par.
- Best round of the season came at the Ram Master Invitational and UNC Individual Invite by shooting a 69.
- Best finish of the season came at the UNC Individual where Tait finished in a tie for third.

2017-18
- Tait competed in 4 tournaments this year not including the NCAA College Station Regional Tournament as well as him individually competing at the Mark Simpson Colorado Invite.
- He shot a season low of 73 at the ORU Invitational.

High School:
- Tait, a prep product of Columbine High School, is coming off a stellar career for the Rebels.
- A three-sport athlete at CHS, Tait is fresh off a First Team All-Jefferson County honor for his efforts on the links, marking the third consecutive year he had been awarded First Team All-Conference accolades.
- A four-year State Qualifier at the 5A level, Tait led the Rebels to three second place team finishes and a third place nod throughout his final season at Columbine High.
- He also aided his team to back-to-back first place finishes at Regionals his freshman and sophomore season..
- At the junior level, Tait has a repetitive history of top finishes, winning the Junior Tour at Plum Creek, along with a second place finish at the Optimist Qualifier at Flatirons GC.
- In his most recent 10 events, Tait has never missed a cut and never finished higher than 22^nd in the field.
- Tait is just as good off the course, earning CHSAA Academic All-State First Team honors.To qualify for the First Team Academic All-State athletes must hold a minimum of a 3.60 GPA.

Marcus is the son of Pat and Cindy Tait and plans to declare a major in Business at UNC.