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VAUGHN TAYLOR

UNITED STATES

Height:

6 ft, 0 in

Weight:

150 lbs

Birthday:

03/09/1976

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College:Augusta State University (1999, Business Administration)
Turned Pro:1999
Birthplace:Roanoke, VA
Residence:Augusta, GA

PGA TOUR - Media Guide

PGA TOUR VICTORIES (2)
2004  Reno-Tahoe Open.  2005  Reno-Tahoe Open. 
Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (1)
2003  Knoxville Open. 
Current Year PGA TOUR Money and Position (115)
$330,618
Current Year PGA TOUR Best Round
66 at Round 4, Mayakoba Golf Classic. 66 at Round 2, The Honda Classic.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights
Made his first career double eagle, at the Mayakoba Golf Classic. In the second round at El Camaleon GC, he made the double eagle with a 5-wood from 263 yards on the par-5 seventh hole.
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
1-- Reno-Tahoe Open, Reno-Tahoe Open.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- Knoxville Open.
2011 Best PGA TOUR Finishes
T5-- PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--27; in money--17; Top 10 finishes--
Career Highlights

2011: Prior to a T5 at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, did not record a top-10 finish for first time on TOUR. Had at least two top 10s for the last seven seasons. Made 17 of 27 cuts but was only able to turn in two top-25 performances.

Held the outright, 36-hole lead at the Reno-Tahoe Open (9-under), looking for a third title there but struggled to rounds of 72-76 on the weekend to finish T38.

In December, opened with a 7-under 65 en route to T5 honors at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament at PGA West in Palm Springs, CA. 2010: Tied a career best with six top-10 finishes (2006) in 2010 en route to a 35th-place position in the final FedExCup standings.

Turned in a T10 finish in his first start of the season at the Bob Hope Classic.

Four consecutive rounds of 3-under 68 resulted in a seventh-place showing at the Waste Management Phoenix Open. Was just one of six players to post all four rounds below 70.

Holed 18-foot putt for birdie on final hole of regulation at Shell Houston Open to post 12-under 276 before watching Anthony Kim miss 6-foot par putt to force a playoff. In extra session, his 20-footer for par at first playoff hole came up short giving Kim the victory and costing Augusta, GA, resident and former Augusta State University standout a chance to earn a spot in the following week's Masters Tournament. Tied for first (61 of 72) in Greens In Regulation for the week.

Next top-10 came with a T9 at the Travelers Championship in June.

Two weeks later, finished sixth at the John Deere Classic following a third-round, 7-under 64, a season-best.

Shared the opening-round lead with Tiger Woods at The Barclays after carding a 6-under-par 65, his lowest opening-round score in 2010. Eventually inished T5. Posted first top-10 result in a PGA TOUR Playoffs event ( in six career starts). 2009: Earned more than $1 million for the sixth consecutive season and equaled his career-low round with an opening-round 63 at the Bob Hope Classic, eventually finishing T34 after a final-round 76.

Final-round 72 dropped him from T4 to T8 at Buick Open to post his first top-10 of the season.

Was second-round leader at Turning Stone Resort Championship before being defeated by Matt Kuchar in a six-hole playoff which finished on Monday. Darkness on Sunday night suspended play after two playoff holes. Has three consecutive top-20 finishes at Atunyote GC (T18, 2007, T15, 2008, lost in playoff, 2009). Benefited from focus on his short game during practice sessions at home course, Goshen Plantation, in Augusta, GA. Finished the event in the top 10 in Scrambling and Putting Average. 2008: Earned more than $1 million for the fifth consecutive season and had career highs in cuts made (21) and starts (32).

Year was highlighted by a pair of top-10 finishes, book-ending his season.

First finished T8 at the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic in January.

Ranked 129th on the money list entering the event, finished T2 in November at the Ginn sur Mer Classic in the PGA TOUR Fall Series. Moved to 100th with the finish.

Racked up an additional five top-25 finishes for the season. 2007: Fourth consecutive season with more than $1 million in earnings and multiple top-10 finishes.

Part of the three-way 18-hole lead with Paul Casey and Tiger Woods at the Arnold Palmer Invitational after a 6-under-par 64. Led Ben Curtis by two strokes through 54 holes, but finished solo third, three strokes behind champion Vijay Singh after a closing 73.

T10 finish at the Masters Tournament marked his best career finish in a major championship. Was in third at 143 after two rounds in his attempt to become the first Augustan to win the Masters since Larry Mize in 1987.

Put his season earnings over the $1-million mark for the fourth straight year with a T4 finish at the Verizon Heritage.

Struggled during the middle of the year but closed by making the cut in six of his last eight starts to wind up No. 70 on the money list. 2006: Posted a career-high six top-10s and made his first U.S. Ryder Cup team.

After becoming the only first-time participant at the 2005 Mercedes Championships to finish in the top-10 (T8), followed a year later with a T4 at Kapalua.

In just his second career start at the TPC Sawgrass, recorded his first top-10 at THE PLAYERS Championship with his T8 finish.

A week after missing the cut in his hometown of Augusta at the Masters, held the first-round lead at the Verizon Heritage with an 8-under 63. Closed with a 66, Sunday's low round, to finish T3.

Finished T6 at the Wachovia Championship with four under-par rounds. It was his fourth top-10 of the season and third in his last five starts.

Collected a career-best fifth top-10 of the season with his T7 finish at the Memorial Tournament.

Made a 38-foot putt for par on the 72nd hole to finish tied for fourth with Scott Verplank at the Buick Open. The putt allowed him to jump from No. 11 on the U.S. Ryder Cup team standings to No. 7. A miss would have only moved him to No. 10. Matched his career-low round with a 9-under 63 in the third round.

Finished seventh on the U.S. Ryder Cup team list, where he earned one-half point for the team (0-1-1).

Ended season second in Putting Average (1.725) behind Daniel Chopra (1.712).

Placed 35th on the money list to earn a return trip to the Masters (top 40 invited). 2005: Finished No. 36 on the money list to earn invitation to Masters for the first time in 2006.

In defense of 2004 Reno-Tahoe Open title, led wire-to-wire with rounds of 64-67-63-72—267, topping runner-up Jonathan Kaye by three strokes. The 267 total (21-under-par) set a tournament record by four strokes. Led by six strokes entering the final round after setting a tournament 54-hole record with a 195 total.

Jumped to No. 31 on the PGA TOUR money list with a third-place finish at the Deutsche Bank Championship, aided by rounds of 67-68 on the weekend. 2004: One of five rookies to win on TOUR and one of four to earn more than $1 million in his first season.

Claimed his first TOUR victory by rolling in an 11-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to win a four-way playoff at the Reno-Tahoe Open. Made a 14-foot birdie putt on the last hole of regulation for a 3-over 75 and tied hometown favorite Scott McCarron, rookie Hunter Mahan and Australia's Steve Allan at 10-under 278. 2003: Finished 11th on Nationwide Tour money list to earn his initial TOUR card. Began season with no status, but stormed out of the gate in May by Monday qualifying at the Virginia Beach Open and finishing second. Based on his top-25 finish, made it into the field the following week at the SAS Carolina Classic, where he posted his second consecutive runner-up finish. Broke through for his first career win on the Nationwide Tour at the Knoxville Open. Shot a final-round, 8-under-par 64 and then won on the first playoff hole against Joe Ogilvie to collect $85,500. 2000: Was a member of the Nationwide Tour. Amateur: Qualified for the 1998 U.S. Open at The Olympic Club in San Francisco. Posted rounds of 76-76 and missed the cut.

Four-time winner on the Hooters Tour.

Honorable Mention All-American during his senior season at Augusta State University. Teammate with Richard Johnson, who was No. 1 on the 2007 Nationwide Tour money list.
Personal
Moved to Augusta, GA, as an infant. Attended high school (Hephzibah High) and college (Augusta State) there and still resides near his parents.
PGA TOURPlayoff Record
1-2
Nationwide TourPlayoff Record
1-0
National Teams
Ryder Cup (1), 2006.
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