Tag Ridings

Taggart Twain Ridings (born September 7, 1974) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Tag Ridings
Personal information
Full nameTaggart Twain Ridings
Born (1974-09-07) September 7, 1974
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Nationality United States
ResidenceKeller, Texas
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arkansas
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s)Web.com Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2000, 2006
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Ridings was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] His father, an Oklahoma club professional, started him in golf.[2] Ridings played at the University of Arkansas, graduating in 1997 with a degree in marketing; he turned professional later that year.[1]

Ridings has played the Nationwide Tour and PGA Tour since 2002, earning over three million dollars on the PGA Tour. Although he has never won a PGA Tour event, he finished tied for second at the 2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. During the 2005 PGA Tour season he had his best year – finishing 91st on the money list and earning nearly $900,000.[2]

Professional wins (1)

Buy.com Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 25, 2002 Permian Basin Open –16 (69-67-67-69=272) Playoff Mark Hensby

Buy.com Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2002 Permian Basin Open Mark Hensby Won with eagle on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
U.S. Open CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Ridings only played in the U.S. Open.

See also

References

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