Career
Born in Roanoke, Virginia, Taylor was raised in Augusta, Georgia, from infancy. After attending Hephzibah High School, he played golf for Augusta State University where he was an honorable mention All-American his senior season. Taylor turned professional in 1999.
He played his early years on the Hooters and Nationwide Tours, getting valuable experience before playing his first full year with a Professional Golf Association Tour card in 2004.
Taylor has three victories to his name on the Professional Golf Association 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 the cut.
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-10"s, Taylor qualified to play on the United States. 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 Federal Express Cup placing was 35th in 2010.
Professional Golf Association Tour wins (3) Nationwide Tour wins (1) Other wins (4) DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half way cut "T" indicates a tie for a place.
Yellow background for top-10. Ryder Cup: 2006.