Taylor Moore (born July 28, 1993) is an American professional golfer. After turning professional in 2016, he progressed through the PGA Tour's development tours, graduating to the top-level PGA Tour in 2021. He has one victory on the tour, the Valspar Championship in 2023.[2]
| Taylor Moore | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 28, 1993 San Angelo, Texas, U.S. |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 160 lb (73 kg; 11 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Dallas, Texas, U.S. Edmond, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 2016 |
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Former tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour PGA Tour Canada |
| Professional wins | 3 |
| Highest ranking | 42 (April 16, 2023)[1] (as of November 24, 2024) |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 1 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | T20: 2024 |
| PGA Championship | T12: 2024 |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2023, 2024 |
| The Open Championship | CUT: 2023, 2024 |
Amateur career
editIn 2014, Moore won the Saguaro Amateur.[3][4] He also tied as the leading medallist in the stroke play qualifying round of the U.S. Amateur.[5][6]
Professional career
editMoore turned professional in 2016. That year, he played on the PGA Tour Canada, where he had five top-10 finishes and one victory, at the Staal Foundation Open; he finished third on the tour's order of merit to graduate to the Korn Ferry Tour for 2017. He played on the Korn Ferry Tour for four seasons, one of which was disrupted by suffering from a collapsed lung which left him unable to play for several months.[7] He claimed his first victory on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021, at the Memorial Health Championship, during the COVID-19 pandemic-extended 2020–21 season; he ended that season in fourth place on the regular season points list to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2021–22 season.
At the Valspar Championship in March 2023, Moore won for the first time on the PGA Tour; he overcame a two-stroke deficit in the final round to win by one from Adam Schenk.[7][8]
Personal life
editMoore was born in San Angelo, Texas. He attended the University of Arkansas. In 2015, he was suspended from competing by the university after he was arrested and charged with felony voyeurism, alongside Nico Echavarría;[9] he later pleaded guilty to a lesser misdemeanor charge,[10] while Echavarría was found not to have been involved.[11]
Amateur wins
edit- 2010 Oklahoma Class 6A state champion
- 2011 Oklahoma Class 6A state champion
- 2014 Saguaro Amateur
- 2016 The All American
Source:[3]
Professional wins (3)
editPGA Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mar 19, 2023 | Valspar Championship | 71-67-69-67=274 | −10 | 1 stroke |  Adam Schenk
|
Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 18, 2021 | Memorial Health Championship | 66-66-60-65=257 | −27 | 3 strokes | Erik Barnes
|
PGA Tour Canada wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jul 17, 2016 | Staal Foundation Open | 68-70-66-66=270 | −18 | 3 strokes |  Corey Conners
|
Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T39 | T20 |
| PGA Championship | T72 | T12 |
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT |
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
edit| Tournament | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | T35 | T31 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Week 15 2023 Ending 16 Apr 2023" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Taylor Moore Bio". PGA Tour. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Taylor Moore". World Amateur Golf Ranking.
- ^ "Field Results Saguaro". Troon Saguaro Amateur Series. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Masuda, Nick (August 13, 2014). "Showing maturation, Moore co-medals at U.S. Amateur". Golfweek. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "McCoy, Moore Share Medalist Honors at 2014 U.S. Amateur". USGA. August 11, 2014. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Schupak, Adam (March 19, 2023). "Four years after suffering a collapsed lung, Taylor Moore wins first PGA Tour title at the Valspar Championship". Golfweek. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Leonard, Tod (March 19, 2023). "Taylor Moore comes from out of the pack to get his first PGA Tour win at Valspar". Golf Digest. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ "Arkansas golfers charged with felony video voyeurism". ESPN. Associated Press. May 7, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Allen, Nate (July 30, 2015). "Razorback golfer pleads guilty to misdemeanor". USA Today. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ Wood, Ron (June 9, 2015). "Prosecutor declines to charge one of two UA golfers". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
External links
edit- Taylor Moore at the PGA Tour official site
- Taylor Moore at the Official World Golf Ranking official site