Taylor Moore (born July 28, 1993) is an American

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. After turning professional in 2016, he progressed through the

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's development tours, graduating to the top-level PGA Tour in 2021. He has one victory on the tour, the

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in 2023.

Amateur career

In 2014, Moore won the Saguaro Amateur. He also tied as the leading medallist in the

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qualifying round of the

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Professional career

Moore turned professional in 2016. That year, he played on the

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, 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 The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...

for 2017. He played on the Korn Ferry Tour for four seasons, one of which was disrupted by suffering from a

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which left him unable to play for several months. He claimed his first victory on the Korn Ferry Tour in 2021, at the Memorial Health Championship, during the

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-extended 2020–21 season; he ended that season in fourth place on the regular season points list to earn his

card for the 2021–22 season. At the

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.

Personal life

Moore was born in

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. He attended the

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. In 2015, he was suspended from competing by the university after he was arrested and charged with

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, alongside Nico Echavarría; he later pleaded guilty to a lesser

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charge, while Echavarría was found not to have been involved.

Amateur wins

*2010 Oklahoma Class 6A state champion *2011 Oklahoma Class 6A state champion *2014 Saguaro Amateur *2016 The All American Source:

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

PGA Tour Canada wins (1)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moore, Taylor American male golfers Arkansas Razorbacks men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Sportspeople from San Angelo, Texas Golfers from Dallas 1993 births Living people 21st-century American sportsmen