Tag Ridings
| Tag Ridings | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Taggart Twain Ridings |
| Born | September 7, 1974 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Residence | Keller, Texas |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 1997 |
| Current tour(s) | Korn Ferry Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 2 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2000, 2006 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Taggart Twain Ridings (born September 7, 1974) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour.
Ridings was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.[1] His father, an Oklahoma club professional, started him in golf.[2] Ridings played at the University of Arkansas, graduating in 1997 with a degree in marketing; he turned professional later that year.[1]
Ridings has played the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour since 2002, earning over three million dollars on the PGA Tour. Although he has never won a PGA Tour event, he finished tied for second at the 2004 Michelin Championship at Las Vegas. During the 2005 PGA Tour season he had his best year – finishing 91st on the money list and earning nearly $900,000.[2]
In July 2021, Ridings captured his first victory in nearly 19 years at the TPC Colorado Championship. He defeated David Skinns and Kevin Yu in a playoff.[3]
Professional wins (2)
[edit]Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
[edit]| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 25, 2002 | Permian Basin Open | −16 (69-67-67-69=272) | Playoff |  Mark Hensby
|
| 2 | Jul 11, 2021 | TPC Colorado Championship | −16 (70-68-66-68=272) | Playoff |  David Skinns,  Kevin Yu
|
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2002 | Permian Basin Open | Mark Hensby
|
Won with eagle on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2021 | TPC Colorado Championship | David Skinns, Kevin Yu
|
Won with par on second extra hole Yu eliminated by birdie on first hole |
Results in major championships
[edit]| Tournament | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Ridings only played in the U.S. Open.
See also
[edit]- 2002 Buy.com Tour graduates
- 2007 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2010 Nationwide Tour graduates
- 2012 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
- 2016 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Player profile from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 2009-04-05.
- ^ a b "Bio from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
- ^ "Tag Ridings comes up clutch, captures TPC Colorado Championship in playoff for first pro win in 19 years". July 12, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Tag Ridings at the PGA Tour official site
- Tag Ridings at the Official World Golf Ranking official site