Vaughn Taylor
| Vaughn Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Vaughn Joseph Taylor |
| Born |
March 9, 1976 Roanoke, Virginia |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Nationality |
 United States
|
| Residence | Augusta, Georgia |
| Spouse | Leot Taylor |
| Children | Locklyn Vaughn Taylor |
| Career | |
| College | Augusta State University |
| Turned professional | 1999 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Web.com Tour |
| Professional wins | 8 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 3 |
| Web.com Tour | 1 |
| Other | 4 |
| Best results in major championships |
|
| Masters Tournament | T10: 2007 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 1998, 2007 |
| The Open Championship | T66: 2006 |
| PGA Championship | T28: 2005 |
Vaughn Joseph Taylor (born March 9, 1976) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.
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. He continues to reside in the Augusta area with his wife, Leot.
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 PGA Tour card in 2004. He won four times on the NGA Hooters Tour, and once on the Nationwide Tour at the Knoxville Open. Taylor has three victories to his name on the PGA 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 U.S. Ryder Cup team for the first time in 2006. He earned a half point for his team with a record of 0–1–1.
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