Nick Taylor Class: Junior Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C. High School: Yale Secondary Height: 5-10 Experience: 2V

5/27/2009: Taylor After NCAA Second Round

Washington & Amateur Notes
• Three-year Husky letterwinner
• Qualified to play in 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black in Long Island, New York after shooting a 5-under par 66 at the Tumble Creek course at Suncadia in Roslyn, Wash.
• Named the 2009 First Team All-American, just the fourth Husky to be so honored.
• Named the 2009 Pac-10 Co-Player-of-the-Year, along with Southern Cal's Matthew Giles
• Tied with former UW golfer Brock Mackenzie in victories with four
• Named a semifinalist for the prestigious Ben Hogan Award, given annually to the top men's golfer from NCAA Division I, II or III or NAIA or NJCAA
• Played in the 2008 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines in San Diego, shooting 10-over after two rounds
• Selected as Golf World's Player of the Week for his exemplary play between April 13-19.
• Helped lead Canada to a tie for ninth-place in the 2008 World Amateur Team Classic in Adelaide, Australia.
• Reached the quarterfinals of the 2008 U.S. Amateur at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club in North Carolina.
• Finished in a tie for 53rd at the 2008 Canadian Open in Oakville, Ontario. It was the best finish by a Canadian amateur since 1972.
• Named SCOREGolf's Top Canadian Male Amateur for 2008.
• Selected as the Pacific Northwest Golf Association's 2008 Men's Golfer of the Year
• 2008 PING All-America Honorable Mention Team
• 2008 PING All-Pacific Region Team
• Shared individual runner-up honors at both the 2008 NCAA Championships and the 2008 NCAA West Regional

• Became the third Husky to finish second or higher at the NCAA Championships
• His runner-up regional finish set a UW school record
• Helped Huskies to seventh-place team finish at 2008 NCAA Championships
• Has one tournament win under his belt claiming medalist honors at the 2006 UBC Thunderbird Invitational (Oct. 6-7, 2006)
• Has eight top-10 finishes, seven as a sophomore
• Earned a spot in the 2008 U.S. Open after winning a sectional qualifier in Creswell, Ore. (June 2, 2008)
• Royal Canadian Golf Association National Amateur Team member
• Advanced to quarterfinals of 2007 U.S. Amateur
• 2007 Canadian Men's Amateur champion
• 2006 Canadian Junior champion
• Placed 16th at 2005 Callaway Junior World Championship
• Placed 20th at the Toyota Junior World Golf Championship
• Placed third at the Canadian Junior Championship

2008-09 (Junior)
• Qualified for the 2009 U.S. Open at Bethpage Black in New York after carding a 5-under par 66 on June 8 at Tumble Creek in Roslyn, Wash.
• Named First Team All-American, just the fourth Husky to earn that honor
• UW's top finisher at the NCAA Championship, carding a 213 to finish tied for ninth overall
• UW's No. 1 finisher at the NCAA Regionals, carding a 213 to finish second overall
• UW's No. 2 finisher at the Pac-10 Championships, posting a 7-under 281 to finish as the runner up
• Runner-up at the UW Intercollegiate with a 12-under 198. Shot a 63 in the third round, which tied a record with Darren Wallace for lowest third-round score
• Won the Oregon Duck Invitational with a 5-under 211.
• UW's No. 1 finisher at the Lexus Classic; was the overall runner-up with a 2-under 214
• Top finisher for UW at the US Collegiate with a 5-over 221
• Won the Hawai'i-Hilo Invitational with a 6-under 210
• Won the CordeValle Collegiate with a 4-under 212
• Named Pac-10 Player-of-the-Month in March and Co Player-of-the-Month in November with Southern Cal's Tim Sluiter
• UW's No. 2 finisher at the Gopher Invitational, carding a 5-over 221
• UW's No. 4 finisher at the Husky Invitational, shooting a 1-over 217

2007-08 (Sophomore)
• PING All-America honorable mention selection
• PING All-Pacific Region selection
• Competed in all 14 tournaments
• Team-leading 72.81 stroke average
• Had six top-10 finishes and was team's top finisher at seven tournaments
• Carded eight rounds in the 60's and 15 rounds under par - both team-highs
• Tied for runner-up honors at the NCAA Championships with Indiana's Jorge Campillo (1-over 289), becoming the third Husky to finish second or higher at NCAA's
• His second-round score of 6-under 66 at NCAA's equaled his career low
• Huskies' leader at the NCAA West Regional, tying for second at 5-under 211; carded rounds of 71-69-71 to establish a new UW record for best regional finish
• Tied for 27th at Pac-10 Championships (9-over 293)
• Team's top finisher at CordeValle Collegiate, tying for seventh (3-under 213)
• Team's top finisher at UH-Hilo Invitational, tying for sixth overall (9-under 201)
• Set career-bests with a 54-hole score of 201 and an 18-hole score of 66 at the UH-Hilo Invitational
• Team's top finisher at GADO North Texas Classic, finishing 17th overall (3-over 219)
• Tied for seventh at the USC Collegiate Invitational (8-over 221)

2006-07 (Freshman)
• Played in eight events, ending the season with a 75.08 scoring average
• Carded three rounds under par and recorded two top-10 finishes
• UW's fifth-place finisher at the Pac-10 Championships, tying for 44th (9-over 297)
• Won first collegiate tournament at the UBC Men's Invitational, shooting 2-over 218 as a member of the Husky JV team
• Placed 10th in his UW debut at the Husky Invitational, shooting a season-low 2-under 214
• His 68 in the second round of the UBC Invitational was a season-low 18-hole score
• UW's No. 3 finisher at the Pac-10/Big Ten Challenge (tied for 28th, 16-over 229) and the Oregon Duck Invitational (tied for 38th, 11-over 227)

Junior Golf and Personal
• Inducted into the Abbotsford Sports Hall of Fame in 2006
• Advanced to the quarterfinals at the 2006 Canadian Men's Amateur
• 2006 Canadian Junior Champion, winning the tournament by a record 11 strokes
• Also member of 2006 Canadian Junior Champion Provincial championship team
• Won his qualifying tournament for the 2006 Toyota Junior World Golf Championships
• Won the 2005 Future Links
• Competed in first round of match play at the 2005 USGA Junior Amateur
• Parents are Darlene and Jay Taylor; has an older brother, Josh, who plays golf at the University of Texas-El Paso

NICK TAYLOR'S CAREER STATISTICS

YEAR	ROUNDS	STROKES	AVG	LOW
2006-07	24	1802	75.08	68
2007-08	43	3131	72.81	66
2008-09	37	2637	71.27	63
CAREER	104	7570	72.79	63

Career Best Finish: 1st, four times
• U.S. Intercollegiate, April 18-19, 2009
• Oregon Duck Invitational, March 23-24, 2009
• Fresno State Golf Classic, March 9-10, 2009
• UBC Thunderbird Invitational, Oct. 6-7, 2006
Career Top-10 Finishes: 17
Career Best 54-Hole Score: 198, U.S. Intercollegiate, April 18-19, 2009
Career Best 18-Hole Score: 63, U.S. Intercollegiate, April 19, 2009