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2025-26 Men's Golf Roster

Jacob Tarkany

  • Height 5-9
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Hometown Scottsdale, Ariz.
  • Highschool Cactus Shadows
  • Prev School Ohio State

Biography

Arrived at Butler as a graduate transfer for the 2025-26 season. 

Ohio State Bio:

Career Honors

  • Academic All-Big Ten (2023, 2024, 2025)
  • OSU Scholar-Athlete (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

2024-25 Season (Redshirt Junior)
  • Played in three events, one of which was a match play event
  • Averaged 75.17 over his six rounds and went 0-2-1 in his three matches at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup
 

2023-24 Season (Redshirt Sophomore)

  • Played in seven events with a scoring average of 73.9 over 20 rounds
  • Posted six rounds at par or better
  • Had a solid open to the season with rounds of 73-71-69 (-3) at the Maui Jim Individual at Legend Trial
  • Recorded rounds of 70-69 (-1) at The Cardinal Indy to earn a fourth-place finish
  • Played well in the first two rounds at Watersound Invitational with scores of 73-72


2022-23 Season (Redshirt Freshman)

  • Played in seven events on the year, finishing with a 75.00 scoring average
  • Played as part of the scoring five in the season-opening Frederica Cup, carding a second round 72
  • Shot rounds of 75-74-70 to finish with a season-low 54-hole score of +3 at the Puerto Rico Classic
  • Carded a final round and season-low 69 at The Johnnie-O
  • Was 26th at the Robert Kepler Intercollegiate following rounds of 76-72-75 (+10)


2021-22 Season (Freshman)

  • Appeared in three events and had a 75.67 scoring average in nine rounds
  • Made his Buckeye debut and shot rounds of 76-71-73 (+4) at the Marquette Intercollegiate


PREP CAREER:

  • Two-time first team All-Arizona honoree for Cactus Shadows
  • Capped his career with an impressive performance, winning the AIA DII state individual title with a 7-under 133
  • That performance led Cactus Shadows to its first state title since 1999
  • Finished 17th and was the low junior at the 2020 Ohio Amateur at nearby Columbus Country Club
  • Followed up with an 18th place finish at the 2021 Ohio Amateur at Avalon Lakes Golf & CC
  • Was ninth at the 2021 Oregon Amateur at Bandon Dunes

PERSONAL: Son of Chad and Deidre Tarkany...has one sibling, Chloe.
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