TERRE HAUTE, Ind. -- Indiana State head women's golf coach
Greg Towne announced today (Nov. 30) that Madison Branum has signed a national letter of intent with the program and will join in time for the 2018-19 season.
"We are really pleased to sign Madison," coach Towne said. "Next year our lineup will be heavy with upperclassmen. Our 2018 freshmen need to be athletes that have mature attitudes and a tournament experience pedigree. We hit the jackpot with Madison. She is looking forward to our temperate climate where she can get in some extra practice away from the heat of the southern states as well as some of the unique challenges our courses have with hills and fast greens. Madison is a great student and her family is very supportive. I am looking forward to her college career."
Branum is a native of Lexington, S.C., and has been an avid golfer for nearly eight years. She is a two-time South Carolina Independent School Association State Champion. Branum has won numerous times on the Peggy Kirk Bell Tour which is the largest all female golf tour in the nation and spends the majority of the time in the Southeastern United States. She has played on The Hurricane Tour which is the largest nation-wide golf tour as well as the South Carolina Junior Golf Association Tour.Â
At River Bluff High School,. Branum has been a team captain in each of the last three years.
In addition to playing golf, Branum volunteers during the summer months with the South Carolina Junior Golf Association as well as a "feed the homeless" program every Thanksgiving. She has spent countless hours volunteering after school with younger children with activities such as hiking, canoeing and various other outdoor activities.
Madison is the daughter of Carmen and Jeff Branum. She enjoys spending time with her "furry friends" Elvis and Aspen.Â
