Background
Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
Taylor was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba and grew up in Abbotsford, British Columbia.
He also finished T53 at the 2008 Royal Bank of Canada Canadian Open. He finished tied for 36th, being the lowest amateur of the championship.
His home golf course is Ledgeview Golf and Country Club. In 2008, Taylor qualified for the United States. Open, in which he missed the cut by three strokes. He qualified for the 2009 United States. Open at Bethpage Black, where he did make the cut, carding a 65 in the second round, the record for lowest by an amateur in major"s history.
He also became the number one world amateur golfer according to the R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Taylor turned professional in late 2010. He played on Professional Golf Association Tour Canada from 2011 to 2013, compiling 10 top-10 finishes in 25 starts.
He finished 69th in the 2014 Web.com Tour regular season, then 37th in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his Professional Golf Association Tour card for the 2014-2015 season. 2006 British Columbia Junior Professional Golf Association Tour wins (1) Recipient of the 2010 Ben Hogan Award Runner-up, 2009 United States. Amateur Public Links Number one, World Amateur Golf Ranking, June 14, 2009, for 20 weeks Low amateur, 2009 United States. Open Placed 2nd in the 2008 National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Men"s Golf Championships Placed 10th at the 2008 United States. Amateur 2008 National Men"s Royal Canadian Golf Association National Amateur Team member Advanced to quarterfinals of the 2007 United States. Amateur Advanced to quarterfinals of the 2006 Canadian Amateur Placed third at 2005 Canadian Junior Championship Los Angeles = Low amateur DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada): 2008 Four Nations Cup (representing Canada): 2009 (winners).