Vaughn Taylor

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Vaughn Taylor
Personal information
Full name Vaughn Joseph Taylor
Born March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) (age 33)
Roanoke, Virginia
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 150 lb (68 kg; 11 st)
Nationality  United States
Career
College Augusta State University
Turned professional 1999
Current tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins 7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 2
Nationwide Tour 1
Other 4
Best results in Major Championships
The Masters T10: 2007
U.S. Open CUT: 1998, 2007
Open Championship T66: 2006
PGA Championship T28: 2005

Vaughn Joseph Taylor (born March 9, 1976) is an American golfer who turned professional in 1999.

Taylor was born in Roanoke, Virginia but was raised in Augusta, Georgia from infancy. After attending Hephzibah High School,[1] 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 close to his parents. Taylor carefully played his early years on the Hooters and Nationwide Tours, getting valuable experience before playing his first full year with a PGA card in 2004. He won 4 times on the NGA Hooters Tour, and once on the Nationwide Tour. He has won twice on the PGA Tour with his first victory coming in 2004 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, he would successfully defend his Reno-Tahoe Open crown for his second career win in 2005. He played on the 2006 Ryder Cup team. He has featured in the top 40 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

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[edit] Professional wins (7)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning Score Margin of Victory Runner(s)-up
1 Aug 22, 2004 Reno-Tahoe Open -10 (67-67-69-75=278) Playoff Australia Stephen Allan, United States Hunter Mahan, United States Scott McCarron
2 Aug 21, 2005 Reno-Tahoe Open -21 (64-67-64-72=267) 3 strokes United States Jonathan Kaye

[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (1)

[edit] Other wins (4)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T10 CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP
The Open Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T66 CUT DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T28 CUT CUT CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

[edit] References

  1. ^ PGAtour.com profile

[edit] External links