Brinson Hall is the third female athlete at Tallulah Falls School to commit to an NCAA Division-I school recently. For Hall, a standout golfer who holds or shares many school records, the much-anticipated decision has been made to continue her golfing and academic career at Troy University.
“I only recently made the decision to go to Troy,” says Hall. “In fact, the time between me learning about Troy and deciding to go there was only a month.”
Hall says the Division I school in south Alabama “checked all the boxes.”
“The biggest thing that sold me about Troy was that it was the perfect medium-sized school. I would be able to go there and participate in bigger D1 athletics while still going to classes with a smaller number of students and get to know my professor.”
Dream come true
The Mt. Airy teen calls signing with Troy “a dream come true.”
Ever since she picked up her first golf club as a little girl, Halls says she’s known golf was the sport for her. “To know that all that hard work from the early mornings to long tournament days has paid off is a feeling I will never forget,” she says. “I can only thank God and the people who always pushed me to be better every day.”
“I will be able to push myself in areas that I have never pushed before both on and off the course. The challenge excites me and motivates me to be the absolute best person I can be.”
–Brinson Hall
The recruiting process had its ups and downs as Hall juggled school, applying for colleges and scholarships, fine-tuning her golf game, and dealing with recruitment simultaneously.
“It was a lot, but, through this process, I have met some of the most amazing people, and I will cherish those relationships forever,” she says.
Hall credits her parents, Ivy and Stacy Hall, for their unflagging support.
“I could count on one hand the amount of tournaments that I have been to alone over the past seven years. They have financially, spiritually, and emotionally supported me in everything I do,” she says. “They have helped shape me into the young lady I am today, and for that, I will forever be grateful.”
Now, with her big decision made and signing day just one day away, the TFS senior can focus on her final year in high school and the upcoming golf season.
“I want this season to be filled with laughter and memories that will last a lifetime. It will be my last high school golf season, so I want to make it one to remember.”
Hall has been part of a TFS team that won back-to-back Area titles in 2018-19 (and would have likely won in 2020 had there been a season). Both of those seasons also saw the girls’ golf team finish in the top 5 at state. Hall was the Area Runner-Up as an individual in 2019, and is tied for the 9-hole scoring record (36) with teammate Maggie Jackson, and holds the 18-hole record of 74 set in 2019. Hall finished 7th at state in 2019 and 9th in 2018.
