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Vaughn Taylor (golfer)

American professional golfer

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fullname	Vaughn Joseph Taylor
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birth_place	Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
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weight	160 lb
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residence	Augusta, Georgia, U.S.
spouse	Leot Taylor, divorced
children	1
college	Augusta State University
yearpro	1999
tour	PGA Tour
extour	Web.com Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
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pgawins	3
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masters	T10: 2007
usopen	CUT: 1998, 2007
open	T66: 2006
pga	T28: 2005
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NGA Hooters Tour Vaughn Joseph Taylor (born March 9, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.

Early life

Taylor was born in Roanoke, Virginia. He was raised in Augusta, Georgia from infancy. He attended Hephzibah High School. Taylor played golf for Augusta State University where he was an honorable mention All-American his senior season.

Professional career

In 1999, Taylor turned professional. He played his early years on the Hooters and Nationwide Tours, getting valuable experience before playing his first full year with a PGA Tour card in 2004. He won four times on the NGA Hooters Tour, and once on the Nationwide Tour at the Knoxville Open. Taylor has three victories to his name on the PGA Tour; his first two victories coming in consecutive years at the Reno-Tahoe Open, an alternate event, in 2004 and 2005. His victory in 2004 was one of five wins by rookies that year and came after holing an 11-foot birdie on the first extra hole during a four-man sudden-death playoff. He had also previously had to sink a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole of regulation play to make it into the playoff. In 2005, he led the event wire-to-wire and held a six-stroke advantage entering the final round, to claim a comfortable victory by three strokes from Jonathan Kaye.

After a year that included a career high six top-10s, Taylor qualified to play on the U.S. Ryder Cup team for the first time in 2006. He earned a half point for his team with a record of 0–1–1.

Taylor's highest world ranking was 37th in 2007 and career high in the FedEx Cup placing was 35th in 2010.

Taylor started the 2015–16 season playing on both the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour, having only past champion status on the PGA Tour after finishing 151st in the FedEx Cup, just a fraction of a point from conditional status. He made two starts on the PGA Tour before making two starts on the Web.com Tour, where he missed the cut in Panama and withdrew due to illness in Colombia. In February 2016, Taylor won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, his first PGA Tour win since August 2005. He started the week as first alternate, only earning entry after Carl Pettersson withdrew, and had not been fully exempt since 2012. The win was also Taylor's first at a non-alternate event and moved him from 447th in the world to 100th.

Personal life

Taylor lives in the Augusta, Georgia area with his wife, Leot.

Professional wins (8)

PGA Tour wins (3)

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	AUS Stephen Allan, USA Hunter Mahan,
USA Scott McCarron
2	Aug 21, 2005	Reno–Tahoe Open (2)	−21 (64-67-64-72=267)	3 strokes	USA Jonathan Kaye
3	Feb 14, 2016	AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am	−17 (70-68-67-65=270)	1 stroke	USA Phil Mickelson

PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	2004	Reno–Tahoe Open	AUS Stephen Allan, USA Hunter Mahan,
USA Scott McCarron	Won with birdie on first extra hole
2	2009	Turning Stone Resort Championship	USA Matt Kuchar	Lost to par on sixth extra hole
3	2010	Shell Houston Open	USA Anthony Kim	Lost to par on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 29, 2003	Knoxville Open	−20 (68-69-67-64=268)	Playoff	USA Joe Ogilvie

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2003	Knoxville Open	USA Joe Ogilvie	Won with birdie on first extra hole

NGA Hooters Tour wins (4)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of
victory	Runner(s)-up
1	Aug 8, 1999	Hooters Classic (Echo Farms)	−16 (68-66-66-72=272)	2 strokes	USA Jason Buha, USA John Kimbell
2	Feb 18, 2001	NGA Meadow Brook Golf Classic	−21 (63-69-64-63=259)	6 strokes	USA Greg Gregory, USA Zoran Zorkic
3	Apr 8, 2001	Triad Classic	−22 (66-65-65-66=262)	1 stroke	USA Eric Epperson
4	Mar 16, 2003	Southern Hills Classic	−28 (67-68-62-63=260)	6 strokes	USA Joe Meade

Results in major championships

Tournament	1998	1999
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open	CUT
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008
Masters Tournament		CUT	T10	CUT
U.S. Open			CUT
The Open Championship		T66	CUT
PGA Championship	T28	CUT	CUT	CUT

Tournament	2010	2016
Masters Tournament		CUT
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship	CUT	T33

CUT = missed the half way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place.

Summary

Tournament	Top-10	Top-25	Events	Cuts made
Masters Tournament	1	1	4	1
U.S. Open	0	0	2	0
The Open Championship	0	0	2	1
PGA Championship	0	0	6	2

Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (four times, current)
Longest streak of top-10s – 1

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
The Players Championship	T32	T8	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT	CUT					CUT	CUT	CUT	T41	C	CUT

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

Results not in chronological order prior to 2015.

Tournament	2005	2006	2007	2008	2016
Championship	T32
Match Play
Invitational		T18	T61	T27	T38
Champions

"T" = tied

Note that the HSBC Champions did not become a WGC event until 2009.

U.S. national team appearances

Ryder Cup: 2006

References

"Vaughn Taylor profile". PGA Tour.
(February 15, 2016). "Vaughn Taylor wins Pebble Beach as Phil Mickelson lips out putt on 18". ESPN.
(February 15, 2016). "Schwartzel Strolls To Tshwane Victory". OWGR.

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