Nick Taylor (golfer)

Nick Taylor (born April 14, 1988) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour where he has won twice.

Nick Taylor
Taylor at the 2015 PGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1988-04-14) April 14, 1988
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality Canada
SpouseAndie
Career
CollegeUniversity of Washington
Turned professional2010
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
Professional wins2
Highest ranking63 (April 2, 2023)[1]
(as of May 14, 2023)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT29: 2020
PGA ChampionshipT68: 2015
U.S. OpenT36: 2009
The Open ChampionshipDNP
Achievements and awards
Mark H. McCormack Medal2009
Ben Hogan Award2010

Early life and amateur career

Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia. His home golf course is Ledgeview Golf and Country Club. He graduated from the University of Washington and won the 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship.

In 2008, Taylor qualified for the U.S. Open, in which he missed the cut by three strokes.[2][3] He also finished T53 at the 2008 RBC Canadian Open. He qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black, where he did make the cut, carding a 65 in the second round, the record for lowest by an amateur in major's history.[4] He finished tied for 36th, being the lowest amateur of the championship. He also became the number one world amateur golfer according to the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking. In September 2009, he won the Mark H. McCormack Medal for being on top of the World Amateur Golf Ranking after the U.S. Amateur.

Professional career

Taylor turned professional in late 2010.[5] He played on PGA Tour Canada from 2011 to 2013, compiling 10 top-10 finishes in 25 starts. In 2013, he finished 7th on the Order of Merit and earned an exemption into the final stage of the Web.com Tour qualifying school, where he finished 11th to earn status for the 2014 season. He finished 69th in the 2014 Web.com Tour regular season, then 23rd in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

In November 2014, Taylor won his first PGA Tour event at the Sanderson Farms Championship.[6] Taylor's win was the first on the PGA Tour for a Canadian-born player in seven years, when Mike Weir won the 2007 Frys.com Open.[6]

In February 2020, Taylor entered the final round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am with a one shot lead over Phil Mickelson. Taylor shot a final round 70 in windy conditions and won the tournament by four strokes over Kevin Streelman. The win was his first full-strength tournament victory on the PGA Tour, and his second overall. The win qualified him for his first Masters Tournament.

In February 2023, Taylor finished runner-up at the WM Phoenix Open, two shots behind Scottie Scheffler. This result also moved him to his highest world ranking at 73rd.[7]

Amateur wins

Other amateur career accomplishments

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1 Nov 9, 2014 Sanderson Farms Championship −16 (67-69-70-66=272) 2 strokes United States Jason Bohn, United States Boo Weekley
2 Feb 9, 2020 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am −19 (63-66-69-70=268) 4 strokes United States Kevin Streelman

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open CUT T36LA
The Open Championship
PGA Championship T68
Tournament 20192020202120222023
Masters Tournament T29
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open T43 CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

LA = Low amateur
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 201520162017201820192020202120222023
The Players Championship 73 CUT T79 T16 C T48 CUT
  Did not play

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
Tournament2020202120222023
Championship
Match Play NT1 T31
Invitational T35
Champions NT1 NT1 NT1

1Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

  Did not play

NT = No tournament
"T" = Tied
Note that the Championship and Invitational were discontinued from 2022. The Champions was discontinued from 2023.

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References
  1. "Week 13 2023 Ending 2 Apr 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
  2. "Nick Taylor wins Canadian Amateur title", The Canadian Press
  3. "Whirlwind two weeks for Canadian golfer Nick Taylor culminates with U.S. Open", The Canadian Press
  4. "Cdn Taylor's 65 ties amateur mark". www.sportsnet.ca. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  5. Team Canada's Nick Taylor Turns Professional
  6. Hampton, Rusty (November 10, 2014). "'Surreal' win caps whirlwind period for Taylor". PGA Tour. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
  7. "Canadian Nick Taylor runner-up to world No. 1 Scheffler at WM Phoenix Open". Sportsnet.ca. Associated Press. February 12, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
  8. "Team Canada member Nick Taylor wins the Mark H McCormack Medal". PGA of Canada. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  9. Benjamin Wins 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
  10. RCGA:Team Canada Wins 2009 Four Nations Cup
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