Coastal Carolina University Athletics

Honors
*    2024 First Team All-Sun Belt
*    2023 Spring President's List
*    2023 First Team All-Sun Belt
*    2020-21 GCAA All-America Scholar
*    2021 All-Sun Belt Third Team

2023-24 (Graduate Student)

• Named First Team All-Sun Belt for second consecutive season
• Played in all 10 events
• Finished with a team-best 72.50 scoring average
• Had three top-10 finishes
• Finished tied for sixth at both the Daniel Island Intercollegiate and the General Hackler Championship
• Also finished seventh at the Island Resort Intercollegiate
• Finished five of the 10 events with par or better scoring
• Had a seven-under at the Island Resort Intercollegiate and a six-under at the Golfweek Fall Challenge
• Also finished four-under at the Daniel Island Intercollegiate and at the General Hackler Championship
• Finished even-par at the Hootie at Bulls Bay
• Shot in the 60s five times
• Had 17 rounds of par or better scoring

2022-23 (Senior)

• Played in 12 events, including the 2023 NCAA Salem Regional
• Played 34 total rounds of golf
• His 71.70 strokes per round led the team and was the fourth-best single-season scoring average in program history
• Had three top-five finishes, along with three top-10 finishes and one top-20 finish
• Finished the season with six rounds in the 60s and 21 rounds of par or better scoring
• His 21 rounds of par or better scoring is the  fifth-most in a single season
• He recorded 119 birdies on the season which is tied for ninth-best in program history
• Finished the season with a 4.0496 average on par-4s, third-best in program history
• He also had a 4.6846 scoring average on par-5s, 10th-best in program history
• His career scoring average of 73.09 in fourth-best in program history
• Finished second at the J.T. Poston Invitational, the Battle of the Beaches, and at the 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championship
• Tied for eighth at the Border Olympics and tied for 10th at the Seahawk Intercollegiate
• Finished even-par or better in seven of the 12 events he played in
• His seven-under 209 at the Sun Belt Conference Championship was his career-best
• Finished tied for 43rd at the 2023 NCAA Salem Regional with a two-under 214

2021-22 (Junior)

• Was the only golfer to play in all 10 regular season events
• Had a season-best two-under 214 at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
• Shot an even-par 216 at the Badger Invitational
• His top finish of the season was a tie for eighth at the Desert Mountain Intercollegiate
• Also finished tied for 10th at The Hayt with a one-over 217
• His third top-15 finish of the season came with a tied for 13th at the Badger Invitational
• Tied for 43rd at the Sun Belt Championship
• Shot a 18-over 234 at the Sun Belt Championshp
• Finished the regular season with three rounds in the 60's and seven rounds of par or better scores
• Shot a 68 in the final round of the Lewis Chitengwa Invitational
• Also shot rounds of 69 at both the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and at the St. Mary's Invitational

2020-21 (Sophomore)

• Named to the All-Sun Belt third team
• Played in all 10 events on the season for the Chants
• Posted a season stroke average of 74.10 over 29 rounds of play on the year
• Carded eight rounds of par or better on the season, including three rounds in the 60's
• Shot a low-round 67 at the Stitch Intercollegiate
• Also carded rounds of 68 and 69 at the AGT Intercollegiate
• Recorded four top-20 individual finishes on the season, including two top-10 finishes
• Finished in a tie for second place overall along with fellow teammate Zack Taylor in the stroke play portion of the 2021 Sun Belt Men's Golf Championship Tournament with rounds of 76, 72, and 75 for a 54-hole runner-up score of 223, +7
• Posted a sixth-place finish at the AGT Intercollegiate with rounds of 73, 69, and 69 for a 54-hole score of 210, -6
• Was the top CCU golfer at The Hayt, placing in a tie for 18th overall with rounds of 74, 74, and 71 and a 54-hole score of 218, +2
• Finished in a tie for 17th overall with rounds of 74, 70, and 67 for a 54-hole score of 211, -5, at the Stitch Intercollegiate
• Shot a 221, +5 (70-75-76), for a 54-hole score and a 29th-place finish at the General Hackler Championship
• Also finished in a tie for 29th in the fall season at the Intercollegiate at The Grove with a 36-hole score of 148, +4 (71-77)
• Carded rounds of 75, 76, and 74 for a 54-hole score of 225, +9, at the ECU Intercollegiate, good enough to finish in a tie for 37th overall
• Played in both the Graeme McDowell Invitational (233, +17) and the Maridoe Collegiate Invitational (234, +18) in the 2020 fall season
• Was in the CCU lineup at the Florida Gators Invitational (226, +16)
• Recognized as a 2020-21 GCAA All-America Scholar

2019-20 (Freshman) *Season Ended Early Due To Worldwide Coronavirus Pandemic*

• Played in seven events on the season, including six for the Chants and one as an individual
• Was third on the team with a stroke average of 73.05 on the season
• Was tied for second on the team with eight rounds of par or better, including three rounds in the 60's
• Carded a low-round 66 in the second round of the Saint Mary's Invitational
• Also shot a 67 in the first round of the Saint Mary's Invitational and a 68 in the third round of the 2019 Badger Invitational
• His 36-hole score of 133, -9, at the Saint Mary's Invitational was tied for the lowest 36-hole individual tournament score in CCU history
• His par-4 scoring average of 4.1050 ranks eighth all-time in CCU single-season history
• Posted three top-25 place finishes on the year
• Turned in a sixth-place finish at the Saint Mary's Invitational with a 54-hole score of 209, -4 under par, (67-66-76)
• In his collegiate debut, he posted a 54-hole score of 216, even par, with rounds of 74, 74 and 68 at the Badger Invitational to finish in a tie for 21st-place
• Placed in a tie for 25th with rounds of 74, 74 and 70 for a tournament score of 220, +10, at the General Hackler Championship
• Finished with a 54-hole score of 214, -2 under par, (71-72-71) to place in a tie for 32nd at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
• Also carded 54-hole scores of 220, +10, at the Florida Gators Invitational (76-74-70) and 232, +16, at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate (78-80-74)
• Shot a first-round 79, +7, at the rain-shortened TPC Dorado Beach Collegiate in Puerto Rico
• Earned a spot on the Dean's List (3.25 GPA or higher) for both the 2019 fall and 2020 spring terms

Prior to Coastal Carolina

• Lettered at Gaffney High School in Gaffney, S.C.
• Ranked as high as No. 8 in the SCJGA Heritage rankings
• Also rated as high as No. 71 nationally by Golfweek for the Class of 2019 and No. 154 by Junior Golf Scoreboard
• A four-time all-region team selection and a two-time all-state honoree
• Tabbed the Player of the Year by the Spartanburg-Herald Journal
• A member of the 2018 Can-Am team and a two-time South Carolina team member in the 2016 and 2017 South Carolina vs. Georgia matches
• Named a North-South All-Star and competed in the North-South event
• Led his high school team to a 5A state championship title, a 5A upper state championship title, and two 5A regional championships
• Posted a runner-up finish at the 2018 South Carolina 5A State Championship tournament last season and also won the 2018 Henry Transou Memorial Junior Championship event with a 36-hole score of 135
• Placed in a tie for third overall at the 2018 Grant Bennett Florence Junior Invitational and the 16th annual Blade Junior Classic
• Also registered a fourth-place finish at the 2018 SCJA Junior Championships and finished tied for fourth overall at the 21st Annual Players Championship and the 2016 Beth Daniel Junior Azalea events
• An honor roll student

Personal

• From Gaffney, S.C.
• Son of Sammy and Tracy Taylor
• Has two siblings - Trey and Mallory
• Trey played golf at USC Upstate while Mallory played volleyball at Lander
• Plans to major in physical education