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Phil Tataurangi
Personal information
Full namePhillip Mikaera Tataurangi
Born (1971-10-31) 31 October 1971 (age 53)
Auckland, New Zealand
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality New Zealand
ResidenceTaupo, New Zealand
Dallas, Texas, USA
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins3
Highest ranking64 (9 February 2003)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT39: 2003
PGA ChampionshipT61: 2003
U.S. OpenCUT: 1998, 2002, 2006
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi (born 31 October 1971) is a New Zealand golfer.

Tataurangi was born in Auckland. In 1992 he was a member of the New Zealand's winning Eisenhower Trophy team and was the leading individual player in the tournament. He turned professional in 1993 and has played mainly in the United States as a pro. The highlights of his professional career include winning the 1996 Australian PGA Championship and the 2002 Invensys Classic on the PGA Tour.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 13 Oct 2002 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas 67-66-67-68-62=330 −29 1 stroke Australia Stuart Appleby, United States Jeff Sluman

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runners-up
1 17 Nov 1996 MasterCard Australian PGA Championship 71-72-69-67=279 −9 1 stroke Australia Rodger Davis, Australia Peter Lonard

Nike Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 29 Sep 1996 Nike Tri-Cities Open 69-67-65-66=267 −21 6 strokes United States Skip Kendall

Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament T39
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T61

Note: Tataurangi never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament 2003
Match Play R32
Championship
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 6 2003 Ending 9 Feb 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
Awards
Preceded by New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year
1993 		Succeeded by
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