Taylor Pendrith

Taylor Pendrith (born May 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the Korn Ferry Tour. He won twice on the PGA Tour Canada in 2019.

Taylor Pendrith
Personal information
Born (1991-05-30) May 30, 1991
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada
Career
CollegeKent State University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s)PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT23: 2020
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Amateur career

Pendrith attended Kent State University from 2010 to 2014.[1] He made the cut in the 2014 Canadian Open and was the low amateur.[2] He was part of the Canadian team that finished second, behind the United States, in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy.[3]

Professional career

Pendrith turned professional in late 2014, after the Eisenhower Trophy. In 2015 he played mostly on the PGA Tour Canada. He was runner-up three times and finished third in the Order of Merit to earn a place on the Web.com Tour. He finished tied for fourth place in the Club Colombia Championship, his second event on the 2016 Web.com Tour, but this his only top-10 finish of the season and he missed the cut 14 times.[4]

Pendrith played primarily on the Canadian Tour from 2017 to 2019. He has little success in 2017 and 2018 but in 2019 he was runner-up in the Osprey Valley Open and then won the 1932byBateman Open and Mackenzie Investments Open to finish second in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the Korn Ferry Tour.[5][2] Playing on the 2020 Korn Ferry Tour, Pendrith was runner-up in three consecutive tournaments in July and runner-up again in the Wichita Open in September. His performances on the Korn Ferry Tour earned him a place at the 2020 U.S. Open where he finished tied for 23rd place after a final round of 70.[6]

Amateur wins

Source:[7]

Professional wins (2)

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 Aug 4, 2019 1932byBateman Open −17 (69-67-69-62=267) 3 strokes Lorens Chan
2 Sep 8, 2019 Mackenzie Investments Open −28 (69-62-62-67=260) 8 strokes Kyle Mueller

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship
U.S. Open T23
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

"T" = tied
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Team appearances

Amateur

References
  1. "2013-14 Men's Golf Roster Taylor Pendrith". Kent State University. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  2. "Taylor Pendrith". Golf Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  3. "USA Holds Off Canada to Win 2014 World Amateur Team Championship". IGF. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  4. Kuipers, Lara (July 29, 2019). "Taylor Pendrith in the hunt for Korn Ferry Tour status". Golf Talk Canada.
  5. Stasiewich, Brendan (September 8, 2019). "Pendrith earns second Mackenzie Tour victory at Mackenzie Investments Open". PGA Tour.
  6. Stanley, Adam (September 20, 2020). "Canadian Taylor Pendrith saves best round for last at U.S. Open". Sportsnet.
  7. "Taylor Pendrith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
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