15 Things You Didn't Know About Taylor Pendrith

15 Things You Didn't Know About Taylor Pendrith

1. Taylor Pendrith was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada on the 30th May 1991. 

2. He started playing golf in 2003 and teed it up in his first tournament in 2006.

3. He attended Kent State University and graduated in 2014 with a degree in Sports Administration. Whilst there he played on the golf team alongside fellow Canadian Corey Conners and he turned professional in the same year. 

4. In fact Pendrith was actually the best man at Conners' wedding. 

5. Pendrith played quite a few sports growing up. We are unsure which high school he went to but, whilst there, he was the MVP in baseball in high school and 2008 Athlete of the Year.

6. We are unsure of his age at the time, but Pendrith won the Canadian Junior Long Drive Championship with a drive of 349-yards. The ball speed registered at 190 mph.

7. His favorite golf course is Kawartha CC in Ontario because his sister Jennifer is the superintendent at it. 

8. His dream foursome would include Tiger Woods, Wayne Gretzky and Mats Sundin, the latter two of which are ice-hockey players. 

9. Pendrith enjoys a lot of other sports and, as you would expect with a Canadian, he loves his ice hockey. He is big Toronto Maple Leafs' fan.

10. His bucket list items include deep-sea fishing and cliff jumping.

11. He turned professional in 2014 and played primarily on the PGA Tour Canada circuit

12. In 2019, he finished runner-up in the Osprey Valley Open and won the 1932byBateman Open and Mackenzie Investments Open to finish second in the Order of Merit and earn a place on the Korn Ferry Tour.

13. Earning a PGA Tour card at the conclusion of the 2020–21 Korn Ferry Tour season, Pendrith is yet to win on the PGA Tour circuit.

14. In 2022, Pendrith was selected for the International team at the Presidents Cup. He would lose all four of his matches.

15. Throughout his career, he has amassed around $5.5 million in career earnings on the PGA Tour

How far does Taylor Pendrith drive the ball?

During the 2022 - 23 PGA Tour season, Pendrith averaged 310.4 off the tee, which ranks him 30th in the Driving Distance category. His longest drive was 382 yards, which ranked him 139th on the PGA Tour.