- Nick Taylor (golfer)
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Nick Taylor Personal information Full name Nick Taylor Born April 17, 1988
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaHeight 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Nationality 
CanadaCareer College University of Washington Turned professional 2010 Best results in Major Championships Masters Tournament DNP U.S. Open T36: 2009 The Open Championship DNP PGA Championship DNP Achievements and awards Mark H. McCormack Medal 2009 Ben Hogan Award 2010 Nick Taylor (born April 17, 1988) is a Canadian professional golfer. He graduated from the University of Washington, and he won the 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship.
Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia. His home golf course is Ledgeview Golf and Country Club.
In 2008, Taylor qualified for the U.S. Open, in which he missed the cut by three strokes.[1][2] 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.[3] 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.
Taylor turned professional in late 2010.[4]
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Amateur wins (3)
- 2006 Canadian Junior Champion
- 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship
- 2009 Sahalee Players Championship
Other accomplishments
- Recipient of the 2010 Ben Hogan Award
- Runner-up, 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links[5]
- Number one, World Amateur Golf Ranking, June 14, 2009, for 20 weeks
- Lowest Amateur, 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championship
- Placed 2nd in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
- Placed 10th a the 2008 U.S. Amateur Championship
- 2008 National Men's Order of Merit
- Royal Canadian Golf Association National Amateur Team member
- Advanced to quarterfinals of 2007 U.S. Amateur Championship
- Advanced to match-play quarterfinal of the 2006 Canadian Men's Amateur
- Placed 20th at Toyota Junior World Golf Championship
- Placed 16th at the 2005 Callaway Junior World Championship
- Placed third at 2005 Canadian Junior Championship
Results in major championships
Tournament 2008 2009 The Masters DNP DNP U.S. Open CUT T36 LA The Open Championship DNP DNP PGA Championship DNP DNP LA = Low Amateur
DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.Team appearances
- Four Nations Cup (representing Canada): 2009 (winners)[6]
References
- ^ "Nick Taylor wins Canadian Amateur title", The Canadian Press
- ^ "Whirlwind two weeks for Canadian golfer Nick Taylor culminates with U.S. Open", The Canadian Press
- ^ Taylor-made record
- ^ Team Canada's Nick Taylor Turns Professional
- ^ Benjamin Wins 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links
- ^ RCGA:Team Canada Wins 2009 Four Nations Cup
External links
Categories:- Canadian male golfers
- Sportspeople from British Columbia
- People from Abbotsford, British Columbia
- University of Washington alumni
- 1988 births
- Living people
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