Conway, S.C. – Coastal Carolina University men's golfer
Zack Taylor was ranked at No. 17 overall in the first-ever PGA TOUR University Rankings, announced by the tour last week.
PGA TOUR University announced its inaugural top-25 ranking over a two-day rollout on GOLF Channel's Golf Central and Morning Drive shows.
On June 1, the creation of PGA TOUR University was announced to reward elite collegiate play by allowing access to the different professional tours under the PGA TOUR umbrella (Korn Ferry Tour, PGA TOUR Latinoamérica, Mackenzie Tour – PGA TOUR Canada and PGA TOUR Series – China).
A back-to-back Ping/Golf Coaches Association of America All-Region selection, Taylor led the team with a 70.79 stroke average in the shortened 2019-20 season which ranks second all-time in CCU single-season history behind Dustin Johnson's 70.40 scoring average in 2006-07. He played at the No. 1 spot in all seven events for the Chants, turning in two top-five finishes, highlighted by winning the individual title at the 2020 General Hackler Championship in March.
He tallied three top-10 finishes overall for the season and led the Chants with 13 rounds of par or better on the year, including seven rounds in the 60s. His first-round score of 66, -6 under par, at the Hackler Championship this season was tied for the 12th-lowest individual 18-hole score in CCU tournament history.
Tabbed the Sun Belt Golfer of the Week on March 13, Taylor has etched his name into the Coastal Carolina University men's golf record books, as he has the best career scoring average of all Chant golfers with at least 45 rounds played at 71.15, sitting just in front of Dustin Johnson (72.26).
The eligibility for each respective Tour will begin the week following the conclusion of the NCAA Men's Division I Golf Championship. The 2021 NCAA Men's Championship is scheduled to be held at Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona, from May 28 – June 2. Players eligible for the PGA TOUR University Ranking List will be NCAA Division I golfers who complete a minimum of four years in college.
The PGA TOUR partnered with the World Amateur Golf Ranking® (WAGR®), which is administered by The R&A and the USGA, to create the PGA TOUR University Ranking List. The WAGR system ranks the top amateurs based on of their average performance in counting events on a rolling cycle over the previous 104 weeks. The list will be filtered to include those players and results meeting the PGA TOUR University eligibility criteria.
Events which will count towards the Official PGA TOUR University Ranking List include NCAA Division I Men's Golf events and official PGA TOUR events, including the Masters, U.S. Open and The Open Championship.
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