Ben Taylor

Grew up in England with parents, Phil and Susanne, and an older sister, Katie. His Father, Phil, is a PGA professional who owns a public driving range where Ben learned to play. Uncle Max is also a PGA professional and teaches at the driving range. Has always enjoyed sports from an early age, including tennis, ice hockey, cricket, basketball, and golf. From the age of 12, he focused more on golf which became his primary sport. He joined Tyrrell's Wood Golf Club at age 8 and progressed to Walton Heath Golf Club in 2005, which is still his home club today.
A member of the Surrey Elite Squad and the England Elite team. In 2008 he attended Millfield School, where he was awarded a golf scholarship and obtained a BTEC in Sports Excellence.
He got a scholarship at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
He established himself as one of the premier amateur golfers worldwide in his two seasons at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. He earned the right to compete with the 10-man European team at the 2013 Palmer Cup, an annual Ryder Cup-style collegiate competition featuring the top players from the United States and Europe. He joined the European team in the 2013 Palmer Cup at Wilmington Country Club in Wilmington, Delaware. He also competed internationally during the summer of 2012. Helped guide England to the 2012 European Challenge team championship. They also helped lead Europe to the 2012 Sir Michael Bonallack Trophy team title over the team from the Asia and Pacific region. He earned a spot on the Great Britain and Ireland squad that competed against Europe for the St. Andrews Trophy in 2012. During his two seasons at Nova Southeastern University, he led the premier men's golf program in the NCAA Division II ranks. Was a two-time NCAA Division II First-Team All-American in 2012 and 2013. Guided Nova Southeastern to the NCAA Division II national championship during his freshman season as the Sharks blanked Chico State with a 5-0 win in the national championship match at the Cardinal Club Golf Course in Simpsonville, Kentucky. Won the NCAA Division II individual bronze medal as the third-place finisher in stroke play at the 2012 NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championships. Honored for his performance as a freshman in 2011-12 as the Jack Nicklaus Award winner as the NCAA Division II Collegiate Player of the Year. A catalyst in the Sharks claiming the Sunshine State Conference team championship in 2012-13. He won back-to-back SSC Player of the Year honors in 2012 and 2013. He was crowned the SSC individual champion during his freshman season in 2012. He captured the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional individual championship during his sophomore season in 2013. He won five individual tournament titles in his two seasons at Nova Southeastern University. He won back-to-back titles at the Otter Invitational hosted by Cal State Monterey in the fall of 2011 and 2012. They also captured the individual crown at the Barry Buccaneer Invitational hosted by Barry University in the spring of 2013. He earned an impressive 16 top-five and 19 top-10 finishes in his 23 tournament starts in his two seasons at Nova Southeastern University. Won bronze medals with third-place finishes in a pair of elite amateur championships in 2012 at the Jones Cup held in St. Simons Island, Georgia, and the Turkish Amateur Championship with a 72-hole score of 7-under par 281. He played at the 113th United States Amateur Championship held at The Country Club in Brookline, Massachusetts, in August 2013 before he arrived in Baton Rouge. T-88th place in a field of more than 300 players in stroke play qualifying at the 2013 U.S. Amateur Championship with a 36-hole score of 6-over par 146.
He played on the LSU golf team for two years after transferring from Nova Southeastern University of NCAA Division II before his junior season in 2013-14. He was a member of LSU's five-man lineup that captured SEC and NCAA team championships during his senior season. He posted an impressive 4-1 record in five matches played at the NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships in 2014 and 2015. Led the Tigers to their fifth national championship in program history and their first since 1955 with a 4-1 win over the USC Trojans in the 2015 NCAA Championship Match. He posted a perfect 3-0 record in match play at the 2015 NCAA Championships to lead the Tigers to their first national title in 60 years. He is the only player in college golf history to win an NCAA team championship at both the NCAA Division I and Division II levels. It also helped LSU win its 16th Southeastern Conference team title in program history, and its first in 28 years since 1987. He played in 19 tournaments in two seasons with the Tigers in 2013-14 and 2014-15. He earned five top-10 finishes and 11 top-20 finishes in his 19 starts with the Tigers. He posted a 72.36 scoring average in 58 rounds played during his stint with the LSU Tigers. Named a PING Honorable Mention All-American as a junior in 2013-14. Twice named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll in 2014 and 2015. Graduated from LSU in May 2015 with his degree in sports administration. Later in the summer qualified and played in the British Open, missing the cut.
2016 Notes: Made two starts on the PGA Tour with one made cut (T-48th at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans). Finished the Mackenzie Tour - PGA Tour Canada season with seven made cuts and two top-25s in 11 starts. Was 71st on the Order of Merit. At the end of the year finished T-19th at the Korn Ferry Tour Qualifying School.
2017 Notes: Played in 22 Korn Ferry Tour events making 14 cuts with one top-ten, T-7th at the New Sentinel Open. I had to return to Korn Ferry Tour qualifying and finished T-16th.
2018 Notes: Played in 25 Korn Ferry Tour events making 12 cuts with one top-ten finish, winning the Colombia Championship winning by six shots. They only had three top-25 finishes. Finished the Regular Season at 29th on the money list to advance to the Korn Ferry Tour Finals for the first time but missed the cut in the last three starts. He ended the Finals at 93rd on the Finals money list.
2019 Notes: Played in 22 Korn Ferry Tour events making 13 cuts with three top-ten finishes. He held the solo lead after Friday and Saturday in Panama Championship, finishing 4th for the week three back of winner Michael Gligic. Playing out of the final twosome on Sunday at the Knoxville Open, he shot a final-round 74 to finish T-10th, his second top-10 of the season. At the Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship, shot four rounds in the 60s to finish T-2nd, two shots back of winner Scottie Scheffler. The result earned him a spot in The Finals 25 and his first PGA Tour card finishing 9th in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
2020 Notes: Played in 17 PGA Tour events, only making four cuts. His best finish was T-28th at the Bermuda Championship. He played in nine Korn Ferry Tour events and with his T-16th at the Albertsons Boise Open, which saved his PGA Tour card.
2021 Notes: Played in 19 PGA Tour events making nine cuts. They only had two top-25 finishes; the best finish was T-20th at the Barbasol Championship. He was in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals but missed two of three cuts and didn't regain his PGA Tour card.
2022 Notes: Played in 24 Korn Ferry Tour events making 18 cuts with five top-ten finishes. He was 2nd at the Huntsville Championship and Pinnacle Bank Championship and also had three fifth-place finishes. Took solo-fifth at the Nationwide Children?s Hospital Championship as part of the Korn Ferry Tour Finals and vaulted himself up the final priority ranking. He played the season out of the ?Floor of Five? category to secure a return to the PGA Tour.
2023 Notes: Finished 3rd at the Cadence Bank Houston Open, four shots back of winner Tony Finau, earning the first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour. He was T-4th at the Sony Open in Hawaii, four shots back of winner Si Woo Kim. He was T-5th at the Honda Classic, five shots back of the Chris Kirk/Eric Cole playoff. He was T-8th at the Mexico Open.