Tag Ridings

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Tag Ridings
Personal information
Full nameTaggart Twain Ridings
Born (1974-09-07) September 7, 1974 (age 49)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Residence Keller, Texas
Career
College University of Arkansas
Turned professional1997
Current tour(s) Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
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.

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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 Yu Chun-an in a playoff. [3]

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 25, 2002 Permian Basin Open −16 (69-67-67-69=272)Playoff Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby
2Jul 11, 2021 TPC Colorado Championship −16 (70-68-66-68=272)Playoff Flag of England.svg David Skinns, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yu Chun-an

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2002 Permian Basin Open Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Hensby Won with eagle on first extra hole
2 2021 TPC Colorado Championship Flag of England.svg David Skinns, Flag of the Republic of China.svg Yu Chun-an Won with par on second extra hole
Yu eliminated by birdie on first hole

Results in major championships

Tournament2000200120022003200420052006
U.S. Open CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
Note: Ridings only played in the U.S. Open.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player profile from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 2009-04-05.
  2. 1 2 "Bio from PGA Tour's official site". Archived from the original on 2011-06-29.
  3. ↑ "Tag Ridings comes up clutch, captures TPC Colorado Championship in playoff for first pro win in 19 years". July 12, 2021.
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