Western Kentucky men’s golf announced the transfer of former Allen County-Scottsville standout Rafe Blankenship from Lindsey Wilson College on Wednesday.

Western Kentucky men’s golf coach Austin King announced the addition of transfer Rafe Blankenship to the program Wednesday.

Blakenship, a transfer from Lindsey Wilson College, is a former golf standout at Allen County-Scottsville High School, where he was the Region 3 Champion and Player of the Year, which is the same award Lady Topper Nina McMurtrey claimed in 2021. Blankenship also earned second-team all-state honors along with being the Kentucky 2A State Runner-Up.

“I’m very excited about adding Rafe to our team,” King said in a news release. “He’s a competitive and high character kid and an extremely hard worker who has a strong desire to get better and be pushed. His game is very solid and doesn’t have a lot of holes and will be sure to add depth to our team immediately.”

At Lindsey Wilson, Blankenship finished his freshman campaign with four individual top-10 finishes out of the nine regular-season tournaments the team played. His highest finish came at the Men’s Phoenix Invitational, where he finished sixth after posting a 204 total score. Blankenship joins the Hilltoppers after posting a 73.9 stroke average during his freshman season.

Blankenship helped the Blue Raiders win the Mid-South Conference Championship and eventually finish seventh in the NAIA National Championship.

Blankenship is the fourth addition to King’s roster for the upcoming season. In addition to Blankenship, the Tops have added Bowling Green native Reed Richey, Trevor Drew and Ryan Propes.