Attended Yale Secondary School in Abbotsford, British Columbia.

First golf memory was playing in Fiji for the Aaron Baddeley Championship.

Was selected to carry the Olympic Torch in advance of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Favorite team as a kid was the Toronto Blue Jays. Is now a big Seattle Seahawks fan.

In 2017, founded the Nick Taylor Charity Pro-Am presented by the University of the Fraser Valley in support of the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades Men's and Women's Golf programs, and local charity beneficiaries Holmberg House and Starfish Pack.

Inducted into the University of Washington Husky Hall of Fame in 2025. Other notable inductees include three-time Pro Bowl quarterback Mark Brunell, College Football Hall of Fame coach Don James, two-time All-Pro First Team center Olin Kreutz, Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Warren Moon, three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest winner Nate Robinson, three-time NBA All-Star Brandon Roy, two-time NBA Sixth Man of the Year Detlef Schrempf, and two-time Olympic gold medal-winning goalkeeper Hope Solo.

Won the 2006 Canadian Junior Championship by a record 11 strokes. Was the 2007 Canadian Amateur champion. Was ranked No. 1 in the R&A's World Amateur Golf Ranking for 21 straight weeks (June-November 2009) and subsequently won the Mark H. McCormack Medal.

Won four individual titles while at the University of Washington. Shared runner-up individual honors as a sophomore at the 2008 NCAA Championship. Earned honorable mention All-American honors in 2008 (sophomore) and first-team All-American recognition in

Won the 2010 Ben Hogan Award given annually to the best amateur/collegiate player.

Was runner-up at the 2009 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.