Simon Taylor
Year: So.
Hometown: Nuremberg, Germany
Previous School: Ritter-Wirnt-Schule Gräfenberg

Just the facts
Full name: Simon Gregory Taylor
Born: Jan. 2, 1991
Birthplace: Nuremberg, Germany
Parents: Richard and Janet
Major: Psychology

2011 (Freshman)

• Made four starts and logged 17 competitive rounds as a freshman.
• Booked a 74 during the second round of the VCU Shootout (Sept. 26).
• Placed 43^rd (76-75-77=228) at the Amelia Island Intercollegiate (Nov. 7-8).

• Set and amateur course record at Golf Club Habsberg with a 5-under 67 in 2011. 
• Placed third at the Bavarian Championships (75-72-78=225) in 2010.
• Fired a 69 in the first round of qualifying for the Bavarian Championships.
• Won a Bavarian State U14 Championship (72-76=148) when he was 13.
• Captured the Haribo German Championships when he was 16 by firing a 2-under 70.
• Reached the quarterfinals of the Scottish Championship as a freshman and the round of 16 as a junior.