Phil Tataurangi

Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi (born 31 October 1971) is a New Zealand golfer.

Phil Tataurangi
Personal information
Full namePhillip Mikaera Tataurangi
Born (1971-10-31) 31 October 1971
Auckland, New Zealand
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Nationality New Zealand
ResidenceTaupo, New Zealand
Dallas, Texas, USA
Career
Turned professional1993
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Nationwide Tour
PGA Tour of Australasia
Professional wins3
Highest ranking64 (9 February 2003)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
PGA Tour of Australasia1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT39: 2003
PGA ChampionshipT61: 2003
U.S. OpenCUT: 1998, 2002, 2006
The Open ChampionshipDNP

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
  • 1993 New Zealand Amateur

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 13 Oct 2002 Invensys Classic at Las Vegas 67-66-67-68-62=330 −29 1 stroke Stuart Appleby, Jeff Sluman

PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1 17 Nov 1996 MasterCard Australian PGA Championship 71-72-69-67=279 −9 1 stroke Rodger Davis, Peter Lonard

Nike Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 29 Sep 1996 Nike Tri-Cities Open 69-67-65-66=267 −21 6 strokes Skip Kendall

Results in major championships
Tournament 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Masters Tournament T39
U.S. Open CUT CUT CUT
PGA Championship T61

Note: Tataurangi never played in The Open Championship.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 199819992000200120022003
The Players Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2003
Match Play R32
Championship
Invitational
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

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See also

References
  1. "Week 6 2003 Ending 9 Feb 2003" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
Awards
Preceded by
Danyon Loader		 New Zealand's Sportsman of the Year
1993		 Succeeded by
Danyon Loader
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