Vaughn Taylor

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Vaughn Taylor
Personal Information
Birth March 9, 1976 (1976-03-09) (age 32)
Roanoke, Virginia, U.S.
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.91 m)
Weight 150 lb (91 kg)
Nationality Flag of the United States United States
College Augusta State University
Career
Turned Pro 1999
Current tour PGA Tour
Professional wins 3 (PGA Tour: 2, Nationwide Tour: 1)
Best Results in Major Championships
Masters T10: 2007
U.S. Open CUT: 1998, 2007
British Open T66: 2006
PGA Championship T28: 2005

Vaughn Joseph Taylor (born March 9, 1976) is an American golfer who turned professional in 1999.

Taylor was born in Roanoke, Virginia but was raised in Augusta, Georgia from infancy. He played golf for Augusta State University where he was an honorable mention All-American his senior season. He continues to reside in the Augusta area close to his parents. Taylor carefully played his early years on the Hooters and Nationwide Tours, getting valuable experience before playing his first full year with a PGA card in 2004. He has won twice on the PGA Tour with his first victory coming in 2004 at the Reno-Tahoe Open, he would successfully defend his Reno-Tahoe Open crown for his second career win in 2005. He played on the 2006 Ryder Cup team. He has featured in the top 40 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

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[edit] Professional wins (3)

[edit] PGA Tour wins (2)

[edit] Nationwide Tour wins (1)

[edit] Results in major championships

Tournament 1998 1999
The Masters DNP DNP
U.S. Open CUT DNP
The Open DNP DNP
PGA Championship DNP DNP
Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
The Masters DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT T10 CUT
U.S. Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP CUT DNP
The Open DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T66 CUT
PGA Championship DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP T28 CUT CUT

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place.
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

[edit] United States national team appearances

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2006 American Ryder Cup Squad
 Chad Campbell ·  Stewart Cink ·  Chris DiMarco ·  Jim Furyk ·  J. J. Henry ·  Zach Johnson ·  Tom Lehman (captain) ·
 Phil Mickelson ·  Vaughn Taylor ·  David Toms ·  Scott Verplank ·  Brett Wetterich ·  Tiger Woods
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