Taggart Twain Ridings (born September 7, 1974) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour.
Early life and amateur career Ridings was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His father, an Oklahoma club professional, started him in golf.
Ridings played at the University of Arkansas, graduating in 1997 with a degree in marketing.
Professional career In 1997, Ridings turned professional. 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.
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.
Professional wins (2) Korn Ferry Tour wins (2) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner(s)-up1Aug 25, 2002Permian Basin Open−16 (69-67-67-69=272)Playoff Mark Hensby2Jul 11, 2021TPC Colorado Championship−16 (70-68-66-68=272)Playoff David Skinns, Kevin Yu
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0) No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result12002Permian Basin Open Mark HensbyWon with eagle on first extra hole22021TPC Colorado Championship David Skinns, Kevin YuWon with par on second extra holeYu eliminated by birdie on first hole
Results in major championships Tournament2000200120022003200420052006U.S. OpenCUTCUT
CUT = missed the half-way cut Note: Ridings only played in the U.S. Open.
See also 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
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