Ben Taylor
Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 200 (90 kg)
Age: 30 (June 11, 1992)
Birthplace: Epsom, London
Residence: Champions Gate, Florida
Family:
Single
Education:
Louisiana State University (2015, Sports Administration)
Turned Professional:
2015
City plays from:
London, England
Exempt Status
PGA TOURTop 50 from 2022 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2022-23)
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2018 (1) Club Colombia Championship.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
65 - 2023 Sony Open in Hawaii (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#22 : 2023 Sony Open in HawaiiCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#112 : 2023 The American ExpressCareer Largest Paycheck:
$579,600 : 2023 Cadence Bank Houston Open (Finished 3)2022-23 Season Highlights
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PGA TOUR
Cadence Bank Houston Open - Finished solo-third at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, earning the first top-10 of his PGA TOUR career. Sony Open in Hawaii - Recorded his second top-five of the season with a T4 at the Sony Open in Hawaii.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 48 | 132 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 27 | $1,458,637 | |||||
| 2023 | 9 | 33 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 24 | $1,109,290 | ||||
| 2021 | 19 | 50 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 186 | $232,604 | ||||||
| 2020 | 17 | 42 | 4 | 13 | 210 | $99,775 | |||||||
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | $16,968 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
Top Tournaments |
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| PGA TOUR | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE PLAYERS Championship | Masters Tournament | PGA Championship | U.S. Open | The Open Championship | WGC-HSBC Champions | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | WGC-Workday Championship at The Concession | |
| 2015 | CUT | ||||||||
Personal
- Grew up in England with parents, Phil and Susanne, and older sister, Katie. Father, Phil, is a PGA professional who owns a public driving range where Ben learned to play. Uncle, Max, is also a PGA professional and teaches at the driving range.
- Played soccer, ice hockey, rugby, cricket and tennis until he started focusing on golf at age 14.
- Enjoys traveling to the Florida Keys where he enjoys being on the water.
- Big LSU football fan and his favorite soccer team is Arsenal.
- Competed at Nova Southeastern University for two years before transferring to LSU where he would play and graduate. Became the first player to win a NCAA championship at both a D-2 and D-1 school.