UW Golfer Taylor Is the Real Deal
June 19th, 2009 by cstarkOK, I think I should get a little credit for the golf game developed by the University of Washington’s Nick Taylor. I was part of Taylor’s group during media events before the Husky Invitational in the fall of 2006 and 2007 at Gold Mountain. If he could get through a round with me, he can get through anything.
Taylor, who is tied for sixth at the U.S. Open, has gone on to establish himself as perhaps the finest golfer in UW history. He was the Pac-10 Player of the Year after finishing in the top 10 in eight of his 11 college tournaments this season. He was a first-team All-American and he’s now the No. 1 ranked amateur in the world.
Scott Alexander, the Gold Mountain Golf Club director of golf and UW assistant coach, told me earlier this year that tough courses and tough conditions don’t bother Taylor. Like I said, if watching me hit by 3-iron off the tee didn’t mess him up, nothing will.
So when this 21-year-old junior from Abbotsford, British Columbia tees it up today at Bethpage Black, I’ll be pulling for him. Some of you watching ESPN’s coverage of the U.S. Open might have watched him chip in from a bunker to end his day at 2-under through 14 holes of the second round. He shot a first-round 73 and was 5-under during his second round as he moved up the leaderboard.
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