2017-18 Men's Golf Roster
Taylor, Blake
Blake Taylor
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Atkinson, N.C.
- High School:
- Wilmington Christian Academy
- Major:
- Recreation and Park Management
Bio
AS A SENIOR (2019-20)
Individual Tournament Results
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- One of two players on the team to play in all eight events and 24 rounds
- Led the Pirates with a strokes per round average of 71.75, second-lowest single-season average in ECU history
- Shot par or better in 54.2 percent of his rounds (13 of 24) with nine rounds in the 60s
- Produced two top 10 finishes, placing third at the Old Town Club Collegiate and tying for sixth at the Island Resort Collegiate
- Became the second player in school history to break 200 during a 4-hole tournament, finishing at 11-under 199 Old Town Club Collegiate
- Posted the lowest single round score in school history with a 63 in the first round of the Old Town Club Collegiate
- Named the American Athletic Conference Male Golfer-of-the-Month for September
- Carded final tournament scores under-par in four of five tournaments during the fall season
- Was the Pirates' top finisher in three events: Rod Myers Invitational, Old Town Club Collegiate and Sea Best Invitational
AS A JUNIOR (2018-19)
Individual Tournament Results
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
- Member of The American Men's Golf All-Conference Team
- One of three players on the team to play in all 12 events and 35 rounds
- Led the Pirates with a strokes per round average of 71.97, tied for second-lowest single-season average in ECU history
- Shot par or better in 48.6 percent of his rounds (17 of 35)
- Produced five Top-10 finishes, including three in the Top-5
- Registered three consecutive third-place finishes to end the fall season: Wolfpack Intercollegiate, Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate and Grandover Collegiate
- Posted a career-low 13-under-par 203 (67-67-69) at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate
- Recorded nine rounds in the 60s
- Shot par or better in 10 of 15 rounds during the fall and compiled a semester average of 70.20 strokes per round
- Was the Pirates' top finisher in five events: Wolfpack Intercollegiate, Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate, Grandover Collegiate, Irish Creek Intercollegiate and The American Championship
- Tied for 10th at The American Championship with the final score of 3-over-par 216 (73-71-72).
AS A SOPHOMORE (2017-18)
Individual Tournament Results
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Named to The American Men's Golf All-Conference Team
- Earned a place on The American All-Academic Team
- Played 33 rounds while competing in all 11 events
- Posted the second-lowest scoring average on the team (72.76), finishing two strokes behind Patrick Stephenson for the team lead
- Shot par or better in 13 events with a season-low 65 during the second round of the Stitch Intercollegiate
- Finished in the top-10 in two tournaments, placing fifth at the Stitch Intercollegiate (72-65-70=207) and seventh at the Wolf Run Intercollegiate (71-72-77=220)
- Registered a career-low 9-under-par 207 at the Stitch Intercollegiate MacGregor Downs in Cary, N.C.
- Recorded the Pirates' low score in four tournaments
AS A FRESHMAN (2016-17)
Individual Tournament Results
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
- Finished the season with the second-lowest scoring average on the team at 3-over-par 73.94
- Participated in all 12 events, playing 34 rounds
- Shot par or better in nine rounds with a season-low round of 5-under-par 66 in the opening round of the Elon Phoenix Invitational
- Recorded five total rounds in the 60s
- Posted a team-low score of 8-under-par 205 at the Elon Phoenix Invitational to tie for fourth-place
- Carded a 36-hole score of 3-under-par 141 to tie for 18th at the Janney Invitational
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Wilmington Christian Academy
- Coached by John Calarco and Jacob Fleming
- Named to the 2015 North Carolina All-State Golf First Team by the Tar Heel Youth Golf Association and the Carolinas Golf Association
- Led Wilmington Christian to four North Carolina Christian School Association (NCCSA) Boy's Golf team championships
- Earned medalist honors at the 2015 NCCSA Championship, while finishing as runner-up in 2014 and '16
- Selected 2015 Wilmington Star News Boy's Golf Player-of-the-Year
- Finished in first-place at the inaugural Dustin Johnson World Junior Golf Championship in Myrtle Beach in 2016
- Claimed first-place at the 2016 Carolinas PGA Junior Championship
- Finished tied for eighth at the 2016 North Carolina Amateur Championship
- Earned medalist honors at sectional qualifying tournaments for the 2016 North Carolina and Carolinas Amateur Championship
- Captured the 2014 Coastal Plains Junior Amateur title
- Posted a 70.9 strokes per round average as a senior
- Ranked as the No. 2 NC prep golfer in the class of 2016 by the Carolinas Golf Association
PERSONAL
- Full name is Blake Stewart Taylor
- Born in Atkinson, N.C.
- Son of Mike and Lynn Taylor
- Has a younger sister, Cassie
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