Taylor Pendrith
Taylor Pendrith | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada | May 30, 1991
Sporting nationality | Canada |
Career | |
College | Kent State University |
Turned professional | 2014 |
Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
Professional wins | 2 |
Highest ranking | 83 (February 11, 2024)[1] (as of March 24, 2024) |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | T29: 2023 |
U.S. Open | T23: 2020 |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Taylor Pendrith (born May 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won twice on PGA Tour Canada in 2019.
Amateur career
Pendrith attended Kent State University from 2010 to 2014, where he was teammates with fellow Canadian PGA Tour pro golfers Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes.[2] [3] He made the cut in the 2014 Canadian Open and was the low amateur.[4] He was part of the Canadian team that finished second, behind the United States, in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy.[5]
Professional career
Pendrith turned professional in late 2014, after the
Pendrith played primarily on the Canadian Tour from 2017 to 2019. He had little success in 2017 and 2018, but in 2019 he was runner-up in the
Pendrith earned a promotion to the PGA Tour from the Korn Ferry Tour at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.
In July 2022, Pendrith had his best finish to date on the PGA Tour with a T2 at the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic.[9]
In September 2022, Pendrith was selected for the International team in the 2022 Presidents Cup; he lost all four of the matches he played.[10]
Amateur wins
Source:[11]
Professional wins (2)
PGA Tour Canada wins (2)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Aug 4, 2019 | 1932byBateman Open | −17 (69-67-69-62=267) | 3 strokes | Lorens Chan |
2 | Sep 8, 2019 | Mackenzie Investments Open | −28 (69-62-62-67=260) | 8 strokes | Kyle Mueller |
Results in major championships
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
Tournament | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
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Masters Tournament | ||||
PGA Championship | T29 | |||
U.S. Open | T23 | CUT | CUT | |
The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
---|---|---|---|
The Players Championship | T13 | T69 | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada): 2014
Professional
- Presidents Cup (representing the International team): 2022
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
- ^ "2013-14 Men's Golf Roster Taylor Pendrith". Kent State University. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ "Conners, Hughes & Pendrith inducted into Kent State Hall of Fame". Golf Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ a b "Taylor Pendrith". Golf Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "USA Holds Off Canada to Win 2014 World Amateur Team Championship". IGF. September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Kuipers, Lara (July 29, 2019). "Taylor Pendrith in the hunt for Korn Ferry Tour status". Golf Talk Canada.
- ^ Stasiewich, Brendan (September 8, 2019). "Pendrith earns second Mackenzie Tour victory at Mackenzie Investments Open". PGA Tour.
- ^ Stanley, Adam (September 20, 2020). "Canadian Taylor Pendrith saves best round for last at U.S. Open". Sportsnet.
- ^ "Finau takes Rocket Mortgage for 2nd straight win". ESPN. Associated Press. July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
- ^ Beall, Joel (September 25, 2022). "Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Taylor Pendrith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
External links
- Taylor Pendrith at the PGA Tour official site
- Taylor Pendrith at the Official World Golf Ranking official site