Taylor Pendrith

Taylor Pendrith
Personal information
NicknamePendy
Born (1991-05-30) May 30, 1991 (age 33)
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Sporting nationality Canada
ResidencePalm Beach Gardens, Florida, U.S.
Career
CollegeKent State University
Turned professional2014
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Korn Ferry Tour
PGA Tour Canada
Professional wins3
Highest ranking44 (September 8, 2024)[1]
(as of November 17, 2024)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipT29: 2023
U.S. OpenT16: 2024
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Taylor Pendrith (born May 30, 1991) is a Canadian professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He has one PGA Tour victory which came in the May 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson.[2] Previously, he won twice on PGA Tour Canada in 2019.

Amateur career

Pendrith attended Kent State University from 2010 to 2014, where he was teammates with fellow Canadian PGA Tour pro golfers Corey Conners and Mackenzie Hughes.[3][4] He made the cut in the 2014 Canadian Open and was the low amateur.[5] He was part of the Canadian team that finished second, behind the United States, in the 2014 Eisenhower Trophy.[6]

Professional career

Pendrith turned professional in late 2014, after the Eisenhower Trophy. In 2015 he played mostly on 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 was his only top-10 finish of the season and he missed the cut 14 times.[7]

Pendrith played primarily on the Canadian Tour from 2017 to 2019. He had little success in 2017 and 2018, however in 2019 was runner-up in the Osprey Valley Open, then won the 1932 by Bateman Open and Mackenzie Investments Open to finish second in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the Korn Ferry Tour.[8][5] 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.[9]

Pendrith earned a promotion to the PGA Tour from the Korn Ferry Tour at the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.

In July 2022, Pendrith had his best finish to date on the PGA Tour with a T2 at the 2022 Rocket Mortgage Classic.[10]

In September 2022, Pendrith was selected for the International team in the 2022 Presidents Cup, although he lost all four of the matches he played.[11]

In May 2024, Pendrith won the CJ Cup Byron Nelson for his first PGA Tour win, in his 74th career PGA Tour start.[2][12]

Amateur wins

Source:[13]

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 May 5, 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson −23 (64-67-63-67=261) 1 stroke United States Ben Kohles

PGA Tour Canada wins (2)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory		 Runner-up
1 Aug 4, 2019 1932byBateman Open −17 (69-67-69-62=267) 3 strokes United States Lorens Chan
2 Sep 8, 2019 Mackenzie Investments Open −28 (69-62-62-67=260) 8 strokes United States Kyle Mueller

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship T29 CUT
U.S. Open T23 CUT CUT T16
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2022 2023 2024
The Players Championship T13 T69 CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

  1. ^ "Week 36 2024 Ending 8 Sep 2024" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Dixon, Schuyler (May 5, 2024). "Canada's Taylor Pendrith wins Byron Nelson for 1st PGA Tour victory". CBC Sports. Associated Press. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "2013-14 Men's Golf Roster Taylor Pendrith". Kent State University. Retrieved October 1, 2020.
  4. ^ "Conners, Hughes & Pendrith inducted into Kent State Hall of Fame". Golf Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Taylor Pendrith". Golf Canada. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "USA Holds Off Canada to Win 2014 World Amateur Team Championship". IGF. September 13, 2014. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Kuipers, Lara (July 29, 2019). "Taylor Pendrith in the hunt for Korn Ferry Tour status". Golf Talk Canada.
  8. ^ Stasiewich, Brendan (September 8, 2019). "Pendrith earns second Mackenzie Tour victory at Mackenzie Investments Open". PGA Tour.
  9. ^ Stanley, Adam (September 20, 2020). "Canadian Taylor Pendrith saves best round for last at U.S. Open". Sportsnet.
  10. ^ "Finau takes Rocket Mortgage for 2nd straight win". ESPN. Associated Press. July 31, 2022. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  11. ^ Beall, Joel (September 25, 2022). "Presidents Cup 2022: Our grades for all 24 players, from an A+ for Spieth to an F for Scheffler". Golf Digest. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
  12. ^ Dixon, Schuyler (May 5, 2024). "Taylor Pendrith gets 1st PGA Tour win at Byron Nelson after final-hole collapse from Ben Kohles". Associated Press. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  13. ^ "Taylor Pendrith". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved October 1, 2020.