Josie Kelley '26 Recruiting Profile

Hi! My name is Josie Kelley and I’m a 2026 graduate at Noblesville High School, just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana.  I am very motivated and dedicated to continuing my golf career to play collegiately.  Doing so I want to find a school that I love, a program where I’m a good fit and teammates/coaches I enjoy.  I would really like the opportunity and the challenge to see how good I can get.  I am looking for a school, a coach and a program where I can find my ceiling.   I would like to compete for team championships and be in position to contribute.  I believe I would be a great fit for any team as I am a great teammate. I enjoy the team aspect of golf, and working with others towards a common goal of competing and winning.  I have a good attitude both on and off the course.

As a student I have a 3.7 GPA. Outside of school and golf I enjoy spending time with my different friend groups, working out and going to my school’s football and basketball games. My favorite hobbies are baking, reading, and photography. I would really like to have a job in Sports Media and Digital Content Creation working for a sports production company, marketing company or a major sports league or team. Working for the PGA Tour or LPGA Tour would be an ultimate goal of mine.  I’m very open to any university in any location.

I have just concluded my Junior year of High School golf this fall.  My High School team was pre-season ranked #1 in the State.  As the number one player on our team, I felt great responsibility and privilege in leading our team on and off the course.  During the past Spring and Summer, I led our team in off-season workouts, simulator sessions and checked in on our tournament scheduling.  I take a lot of pride in our team being close-knit and great friends.  We had some great accomplishments during the season winning several invitationals.  As a team we won both Regionals and Sectionals.  I was medalist at both events with a 74 and a 68.  At the State Finals, our team led after day one but fell short on day two and finished runner-up.  I ended up placing 6^th individually with rounds of 75-75 on a tough State Finals set-up.  I was named All-State for the second year in-a-row.  I love competing as an individual ten months out of the year, but the two months of the year when I play team golf is by far my favorite.  I can’t wait to run it back one more time my Senior year.

For the calendar year of 2024, my scoring average was right at 74.  Each of the past three years I have lowered my stroke average by roughly 2+ shots and I fully expect to continue this trend into college.  I am steadily getting better and gaining confidence and still have a bunch of room for improvement.  My biggest areas of focus for the next 6 months will be strength and speed, short game improvement and converting more from 40 – 80 yards.  I plan to head South several times over the winter to compete and practice.