Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi (born 31 October 1971) is a New Zealand golfer.
Career Tataurangi was born in Auckland. In 1992 he was a member of the New Zealand's winning Eisenhower Trophy team and was the leading individual player in the tournament. He turned professional in 1993 and has played mainly in the United States as a pro. The highlights of his professional career include winning the 1996 Australian PGA Championship and the 2002 Invensys Classic on the PGA Tour.
Amateur wins 1992 New South Wales Medal 1993 New Zealand Amateur
Professional wins (3) PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up113 Oct 2002Invensys Classic at Las Vegas67-66-67-68-62=330−291 stroke Stuart Appleby, Jeff Sluman
PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunners-up117 Nov 1996MasterCard Australian PGA Championship71-72-69-67=279−91 stroke Rodger Davis, Peter Lonard
Nike Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin ofvictoryRunner-up129 Sep 1996Nike Tri-Cities Open69-67-65-66=267−216 strokes Skip Kendall
Results in major championships Tournament199819992000200120022003200420052006Masters TournamentT39U.S. OpenCUTCUTCUTPGA ChampionshipT61 Note: Tataurangi never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship Tournament199819992000200120022003The Players ChampionshipCUTCUTCUT
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships Tournament2003Match PlayR32ChampionshipInvitational
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
Team appearances Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1988, 1992 (team winners and individual leader) Nomura Cup (representing New Zealand): 1989, 1993
Professional World Cup (representing New Zealand): 1996
See also 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
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