Vaughn Taylor
Vaughn Taylor | |
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Personal information | |
Full name | Vaughn Joseph Taylor |
Born | NGA Hooters Tour | March 9, 1976
Professional wins | 8 |
Highest ranking | 37 (April 15, 2007)[1] |
Number of wins by tour | |
PGA Tour | 3 |
Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
Other | 4 |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | T10: 2007 |
PGA Championship | T28: 2005 |
U.S. Open | CUT: 1998, 2007 |
The Open Championship | T66: 2006 |
Vaughn Joseph Taylor (born March 9, 1976) is an American
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Taylor was raised in Augusta, Georgia, from infancy. After attending Hephzibah High School,[2] he played golf for Augusta State University where he was an honorable mention All-American his senior season. He continues to reside in the Augusta area with his wife, Leot.
Taylor turned professional in 1999. He played his early years on the Hooters and Nationwide Tours, getting valuable experience before playing his first full year with a PGA Tour card in 2004. He won four times on the
After a year that included a career high six top-10s, Taylor qualified to play on the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the first time in 2006. He earned a half point for his team with a record of 0–1–1.
Taylor's highest world ranking was 37th in 2007 and career high in the FedEx Cup placing was 35th in 2010.
Taylor started the 2015–16 season playing on both the PGA Tour and
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (3)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 22, 2004 | Reno–Tahoe Open | −10 (67-67-69-75=278) | Playoff | Stephen Allan, Hunter Mahan, Scott McCarron |
2 | Aug 21, 2005 | Reno–Tahoe Open (2) | −21 (64-67-64-72=267) | 3 strokes | Jonathan Kaye |
3 | Feb 14, 2016 | AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am | −17 (70-68-67-65=270) | 1 stroke | Phil Mickelson |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 2004 | Reno–Tahoe Open | Stephen Allan, Hunter Mahan, Scott McCarron |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 2009 | Turning Stone Resort Championship | Matt Kuchar | Lost to par on sixth extra hole |
3 | 2010 | Shell Houston Open
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Anthony Kim | Lost to par on first extra hole |
Nationwide Tour wins (1)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
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1 | Jun 29, 2003 | Knoxville Open | −20 (68-69-67-64=268) | Playoff | Joe Ogilvie |
Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
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1 | 2003 | Knoxville Open | Joe Ogilvie | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
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1 | Aug 8, 1999 | Hooters Classic (Echo Farms) | −16 (68-66-66-72=272) | 2 strokes | Jason Buha, John Kimbell |
2 | Feb 18, 2001 | NGA Meadow Brook Golf Classic | −21 (63-69-64-63=259) | 6 strokes | Greg Gregory, Zoran Zorkic |
3 | Apr 8, 2001 | Triad Classic | −22 (66-65-65-66=262) | 1 stroke | Eric Epperson |
4 | Mar 16, 2003 | Southern Hills Classic | −28 (67-68-62-63=260) | 6 strokes | Joe Meade |
Results in major championships
Tournament | 1998 | 1999 |
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Masters Tournament | ||
U.S. Open | CUT | |
The Open Championship | ||
PGA Championship |
Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | T10 | CUT | |||||||
U.S. Open | CUT | |||||||||
The Open Championship | T66 | CUT | ||||||||
PGA Championship | T28 | CUT | CUT | CUT |
Tournament | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Masters Tournament | CUT | ||||||
U.S. Open | |||||||
The Open Championship | |||||||
PGA Championship | CUT | T33 |
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Summary
Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
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Masters Tournament | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
U.S. Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
The Open Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
- Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (four times, current)
- Longest streak of top-10s – 1
Results in The Players Championship
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
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The Players Championship | T32 | T8 | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | T41 | C | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Results in World Golf Championships
Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.
Tournament | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
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Championship
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T32 | |||||||||||
Match Play
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Invitational
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T18 | T61 | T27 | T38 | ||||||||
Champions |
"T" = tied
Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.
U.S. national team appearances
See also
References
- OWGR. Retrieved October 4, 2019.
- ^ "Vaughn Taylor profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 2, 2014.
- ^ "Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach as Phil Mickelson lips out putt on 18". ESPN. Associated Press. February 15, 2016.
- ^ "Schwartzel Strolls To Tshwane Victory". OWGR. February 15, 2016.
External links
- Vaughn Taylor at the PGA Tour official site
- Vaughn Taylor at the Official World Golf Ranking official site