Saw the most action among Tech[apos]s red-shirt class of 2004-05, playing in 29 events, including eight conference and post-season events … Enjoyed the best ACC Championship performance of his career in 2008 by placing fifth, and posted career-best figures in rounds counted for and stroke average … Made the traveling squad from the outset in both the fall and the spring after red-shirting in 2004-05 … Named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll five times, and was named a GCAA All-America Scholar in 2008 … Graduated with his Management degree on May 4, 2009.
2008-09: Played in just two events as a senior, one for the team – the Carpet Capital Collegiate in the fall (T56) … Finished 74th playing as an individual in the U.S. Collegiate.
2007-08: Tech[apos]s No. 3 player who posted 12 subpar rounds out of 26, and counted for the team in 22 … Third-best stroke average of 73.54, and posted a 71.67 norm in final rounds … Finished fifth at the ACC Championship after closing with a 68, and posted three subpar rounds … Ranked No. 101 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index, facing the nation[apos]s 17th-toughest schedule … Had an excellent fall season, posting two top-20 finishes in the Brickyard Collegiate (T-14) and the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate (T-20) … Went 4-0 in the Callaway Golf Match Play Championship … No. 2 on the team in stroke average (72.89), and finished the fall ranked No. 81 in the Sagarin Index.
2006-07: ACC All-Academic team selection for 2007 … Played in the last five spring events, best finish a tie for 25th at the ACC Championship … Played in all four fall events, tying for 20th place at the Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (72-77-72 – 221) … Counted for the team in 11 of 12 fall rounds, a better percentage than anyone except Cameron Tringale, and averaged 74.08 for the fall (fourth-best on the team) … Spring average was 75.71, counting in 9 of 17 rounds.
2005-06: Played in nine events, six in the spring … Made the All-ACC Academic golf team … Played his best tournament of the spring at the ACC Championship, where he tied for ninth place at 5-under-par 211 … Tied the competitive course record with a 65 in the second round … Tied for 21st at the United States Collegiate Championship the week before … Had a successful fall, helping Tech win the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate by tying for fourth place with teammate Cameron Tringale … Shot a 6-under-par 207 (71-67-69) in that event … Tied for 23rd at the UH-Hilo Intercollegiate to open the spring … Went 2-2 at the Hooters Collegiate Match Play, beating Chris Mabry of Missouri and Matt Shin of Stanford … Finished the year fifth on the team in overall average at 74.44 … Ranked No. 220 nationally in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index (down from No. 135 after the ACC Championship), and his opposition was rated the nation[apos]s eighth most difficult.
ACC Championship experience: Two top-10 finishes, including a 5th-place showing as a junior in 2008 (7-under 209) … Tied for ninth place as a freshman with a 5-under-par 211, including a course-record-tying 65 in the second round … Cumulative scoring average of 71.00 over nine rounds (9-under-par).
NCAA Championship experience: 76.57 stroke average in seven NCAA Championship rounds, 75.67 in nine NCAA regional rounds … T-154 at 2006 NCAA Championship at Sunriver, Ore. (24-over 240) … T-63 at the 2006 Central Regional in Chardon, Ohio (13-over 226) … T-74 at the 2007 NCAA Championship in Williamsburg, Va. (16-over 296) … T-78 at the 2007 East Regional in Alpharetta, Ga. (12-over 228) … T-52 at 2008 Central Regional in Columbus, Ohio (14-over 227).
Amateur: 2008: T-17 at the Southern Amateur (5-under 283) … 2007: T-14 at the Players Amateur, finished third in sectional qualifier to make U.S. Amateur field … Tied for 10th at the American Amateur Classic (71-72-74-68 – 285) … Tied for 28th at the Dogwood Invitational (72-76-70-69 – 287) … Tied for 43rd at the Southeastern Amateur (76-69-75-76 – 296) … 2004: Tied for 42nd place at the Dogwood Invitational in Atlanta (71-76-71-77 – 295) … Finished fifth at the Southeastern Amateur (68-70-75-72 – 285).
High School: Four-year letterwinner at LaGrange High School … Georgia state AAA runner-up in 2003 and 2004 … Shot 70 in the 2004 event, beaten only by a player who shot 64 … Maintained a scoring average of 72 his senior year … Member of the National Honor Society who graduated magna cum laude in the top five percent of his class.
Junior Golf: AJGA honorable mention All-American in 2001, and GSGA Junior Player of the Year in 2001 … Held a national junior ranking of No. 87 in the summer of 2004 … Tied for 39th at the MCI Junior Heritage … In 2003, won medalist honors at the 2003 U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier (67-67 – 134), 5th at the AJGA Ringgold Telephone Company Junior Classic (74-70-69 – 213), tied for 9th at the GSGA Junior Championship (76-70-73 – 219), 9th at the Dunlop Carolina Junior Championship (69-77-74 – 220), 26th at the Westfield PGA Junior (78-77-72-69 – 296), 28th at the USGA Junior amateur (74-73 – 147), tied for 43rd at the Taylor Made-adidas Junior at Chateau Elan (76-71 – 147) … In 2002, was a member of the 2002 Junior Ryder Cup team, tied for 7th at the GSGA Junior, the Westfield PGA Junior and the Georgia PGA Junior … Georgia state Junior Player of the Year in 2001, when he won the GSGA Junior, and the Georgia PGA Junior, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur.
Personal: Full name is Taylor Alexander Hall … Born December 13, 1985, in Columbus, Ga. … Son of John and Amy Hall … His grandfather, Joe Hall, played football at Tech from 1951-53, and was a member of Tech[apos]s undefeated teams in 1951 and 1952 … Received a bachelor[apos]s degree in Management in 2009.
Collegiate Tournament Results
| 2005-06 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T64 | Ping/Golfweek Preview Invitational (+14) | 78-78-74 – 230 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T4 | Jerry Pate National Collegiate (-6) | 71-67-69 – 207 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| na | Hooters Collegiate Match Play Championship | 2-2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T23 | UH-Hilo Intercollegiate (E) | 69-70-74 – 213 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T63 | Puerto Rico Classic (+10) | 78-76-72 – 226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T57 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (+19) | 76-77-82 – 235 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T21 | United States Collegiate Championship (+6) | 73-76-73 – 222 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T9 | Atlantic Coast Conference Championship (-5) | 70-65-76 – 211 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T63 | NCAA Central Regional (+13) | 80-73-73 – 226 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T154+ | NCAA Championship (+24) | 81-79-80 – 240 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T32 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (+1) | 76-69-72 – 217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 | Olympia Fields/Fighting Illini Invitational (+11) | 72-77-72 – 221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T54 | PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational (+11) | 71-75-75 – 221 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T53 | Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational (+14) | 79-75-76 – 230 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Georgia State (dual match) | 77 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 53 | United States Collegiate Championship (+15) | 76-78-77 – 231 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T25 | Atlantic Coast Conference Championship (+3) | 74-71-74 – 219 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T78 | NCAA East Regional (+12) | 81-78-69 – 228 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T74 | NCAA Championship (+16) | 78-72-73-73 – 296 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T48 | Carpet Capital Collegiate (+9) | 81-74-70 – 225 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T14 | Brickyard Collegiate (-2) | 71-72-71 – 214 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20 | Isleworth/UCF Collegiate Invitational (+1) | 74-73-70 – 217 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| na | Callaway Golf Collegiate Match Play | 4-0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T40 | Puerto Rico Classic (+6) | 83-71-68 – 222 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T53 | Southern Highlands Collegiate (+13) | 73-78-78 – 229 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T21 | United States Collegiate Championship (+4) | 78-74-68 – 220 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T60 | Administaff Augusta State Invitational (+5) | 72-77 – 149 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Atlantic Coast Conference Championship (-7) | 71-70-68 – 209 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T52 | NCAA Central Regional (+14) | 78-74-75 – 227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-09 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 74# | Carpet Capital Collegiate (+25) | 82-81-78 – 241 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#played as an individual
#includes rounds played as an individual Career low round: 65, Atlantic Coast Conference Championship (-7), 2nd round, 2006 +standing through 54 holes (Tech missed cut) |