Taylor Pendrith
| Taylor Pendrith | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 30, 1991 Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada |
| Sporting nationality |  Canada |
| Career | |
| College | Kent State University |
| Turned professional | 2014 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | T23: 2020 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Taylor Pendrith (born May 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won twice on the PGA Tour Canada in 2019.
Amateur career[]
Pendrith attended Kent State University from 2010 to 2014.[1] He made the cut in the 2014 Canadian Open and was the low amateur.[2] He was part of the Canadian team that finished second, behind the United States, in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy.[3]
Professional career[]
Pendrith turned professional in late 2014, after the Eisenhower Trophy. In 2015 he played mostly on the PGA Tour Canada. He was runner-up three times and finished third in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Web.com Tour. He finished tied for fourth place in the Club Colombia Championship, his second event on the 2016 Web.com Tour, but this was his only top-10 finish of the season and he missed the cut 14 times.[4]
Pendrith played primarily on the Canadian Tour from 2017 to 2019. He has little success in 2017 and 2018 but in 2019 he was runner-up in the and then won the and to finish second in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the Korn Ferry Tour.[5][2] Playing on the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour, Pendrith was runner-up in three consecutive tournaments in July and runner-up again in the Wichita Open in September. His performances on the Korn Ferry Tour earned him a place at the 2020 U.S. Open where he finished tied for 23rd place after a final round of 70.[6]
Pendrith earned a promotion to the PGA Tour from the Korn Ferry Tour at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.
Amateur wins[]
Source:[7]
Professional wins (2)[]
PGA Tour Canada wins (2)[]
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 4, 2019 | −17 (69-67-69-62=267) | 3 strokes | 
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| 2 | Sep 8, 2019 | −28 (69-62-62-67=260) | 8 strokes |
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Results in major championships[]
Results not in chronological order in 2020.
| Tournament | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | ||
| PGA Championship | ||
| U.S. Open | T23 | CUT |
| The Open Championship | NT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
Team appearances[]
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada): 2014
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "2013-14 Men's Golf Roster Taylor Pendrith". Kent State University. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
- ^ a b "Taylor Pendrith". Golf Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ "USA Holds Off Canada to Win 2014 World Amateur Team Championship". IGF. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
- ^ Kuipers, Lara (July 29, 2019). "Taylor Pendrith in the hunt for Korn Ferry Tour status". Golf Talk Canada.
- ^ Stasiewich, Brendan (September 8, 2019). "Pendrith earns second Mackenzie Tour victory at Mackenzie Investments Open". PGA Tour.
- ^ Stanley, Adam (September 20, 2020). "Canadian Taylor Pendrith saves best round for last at U.S. Open". Sportsnet.
- ^ "Taylor Pendrith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
External links[]
- Taylor Pendrith at the PGA Tour official site
- Taylor Pendrith at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
- Canadian male golfers
- PGA Tour golfers
- Kent State Golden Flashes men's golfers
- Sportspeople from Richmond Hill, Ontario
- 1991 births
- Living people