Ben Taylor
Height: 5'11" (1.8 m)
Weight: 200 (90 kg)
Age: 28 (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
Top 50 from 2019 Korn Ferry Tour (thru 2019-20)
Career Victories
Korn Ferry Tour Victories (1):
2018 (1) Club Colombia Championship.Player Statistics
Career Low Round:
66 - 2020 Bermuda Championship (Round 4)Career High FedExCup Rank:
#100 : 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children OpenCareer High Official World Golf Rank:
#399 : 2018 Masters TournamentCareer Largest Paycheck:
$43,900 : 2020 Shriners Hospitals for Children Open (Finished 29)National Team Selections
Arnold Palmer Cup : 2013
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: | 16 | 43 | 5 | 11 | $116,743 | ||||||||
| 2020 | 13 | 36 | 4 | 9 | 193 | $99,775 | |||||||
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | $16,968 | ||||||||
| 2015 | 1 (A) | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| (A) - Amateur | |||||||||||||
| Korn Ferry Tour (Playoff Record: 0 - 0) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Events | Rounds | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Top 10 | Top 25 | Cuts Made | Cuts Missed | WD | Priority Rank | Earnings | |
| Total: | 70 | 218 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 39 | 31 | $388,408 | ||||
| 2020 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | 22 | 70 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 19 | $166,346 | ||||
| 2018 | 25 | 75 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 118 | $163,343 | ||||
| 2017 | 22 | 71 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | $58,718 | ||||||
| (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-Mexico | WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play | WGC-FedEx St. Jude Inv | |
| 2015 | CUT | ||||||||
Personal
- Grew up in England with parents, Phil and Suzanne, 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.
- Idolized Lee Westwood growing up.
- 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.
- Always carries exactly nine tees in his pocket to start a round.