Nick Taylor (golfer)
| Nick Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Nick Taylor |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Sporting nationality |  Canada |
| Career | |
| College | University of Washington |
| Status | Amateur |
| Highest ranking | 24 (March 17, 2024)[1] (as of August 4, 2024) |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T36: 2009 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Nick Taylor (born April 17, 1987) is a Canadian amateur golfer. He is a junior at University of Washington. 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.[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.[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 World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Amateur wins (2)
- 2006 Canadian Junior Champion
- 2007 Canadian Amateur Championship
Other accomplishments
- Lowest Amateur, 2009 U.S. Open Golf Championship
- Placed 2nd in the 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
- 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 | |
| PGA Championship | 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.