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 - 2021 Wyndham Championship (Round 3)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#25 : 2023 Fortinet ChampionshipCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#245 : 2023 Fortinet ChampionshipCareer Largest Paycheck:
$55,273 : 2023 Fortinet Championship (Finished 25)2021-22 Season Highlights
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Made a late-season charge to secure a return to the PGA TOUR (previously graduated via the 2019 Korn Ferry Tour Finals) with a No. 8 finish on the season-long Korn Ferry Tour Eligibility Points List. Runner-up finisher at the regular season finale, the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna, as well as the Huntsville Championship earlier in the season. Took solo-fifth at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship as part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and vaulted himself up the final priority ranking. Played the season out of the “Floor of Five” category.
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Korn Ferry Tour
The Panama Championship - Co-leader after 54 holes at 7-under par rounds of 68-67-68, but slipped to T5 with a 2-over 72 in the final round as he posted a 5-under 275 at The Panama Championship. Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS - Earned his second T5 in four starts, opening and closing with a 5-under 66 to total a 12-under 272 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open presented by MISTRAS. Huntsville Championship - Finished solo second, his highest finish in a PGA TOUR-sanctioned event since the 2019 Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship, with an 11-under 269 at the Huntsville Championship. Highlight of the week was tying his career-low round in PGA TOUR-sanctioned play with a 6-under 64 in the third round. Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna - Earned a share of the 54-hole lead with a 9-under 62 in the third round, highlighted by three eagles, including a hole-out two on the par-4 18th, but finished one stroke behind the champion after a final-round 3-under 68 left him at 16-under 268 and solo-second at the Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna. Entered the regular season finale at No. 23 on the Regular Season Points List but secured more than enough points for a return to the PGA TOUR. Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship - Recorded his second top-five in a three-start stretch, closing with a 5-under 66 to total 11-under 273 for solo-fifth at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Championship.
National Team Selections
Career Records
| PGA TOUR (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
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| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | FedExCup Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 40 | 103 | 3 | 15 | 25 | $404,619 | |||||||
| 2023 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 25 | $55,273 | |||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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| 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.