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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Londonderry, N.H.
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- High School:
- Londonderry
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- Major:
- Business Management
Bio
As a Senior (2017-18): NCAA Division II Men's Golf Championship Participant...NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional Participant...Appeared in six tournaments for the Ravens...Recorded his best finish of the year at the Atlantic/East Regionals when he tied for 12th place overall at 221 (+5)...Shot a season-low 71 (-1) during round one of the Regionals...Placed 20th at the 83rd Annual NEIGA Championship at 155 (+11)...At the National Championship, tied for 98th at 236 (+20) and shot even (72) during his second round.
As a Junior (2016-17): NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional Participant...Competed in 10 tournaments for the Ravens including the Division II East/Atlantic Regional...Recorded three top-10 finishes over the course of the season...In the spring, tied for fifth place at the Dr. Edwin Cottrell Invitational with a 151 (+9) showing...In the fall, tied for 8th at the 82nd Annual DII NEIGA Championship with a 154 (+10) scorecard...Rounded out his top-10 finishes in the fall with a ninth-place finish at the Northeast-10 Championship at 148 (+4)...Ranked second on the Ravens at the NCAA Division II East/Atlantic Regional with a 231 (+15) showing which was good enough for a tie of 40th place.
As a Sophomore (2015-16): Competed in seven tournaments for the Ravens...Averaged a score of 79.1 which included eight scores in the 70s...Was a key factor in FPU's third-place finish during the Dowling Memorial as he shot 76 (+5) on day one and 77 (+6) on day two for a combined score of 153 (+11) which was good enough for 23rd place...Also competed at the Bentley Newport Division II Invitational and shot a 78, six over par for 16th place and the team finished in fourth place overall.
Before Franklin Pierce: At Londonderry High, Taylor played three seasons of basketball and was a team captain for two years...He played golf all four years of his college career and was named a team captain for three of them...He also competed on the volleyball team for a year.
Personal: Taylor is a business management major from Londonderry, N.H....He is the son of David and Amy Simpson...Taylor has two siblings; Isaiah and Aliza. His sister Aliza plays basketball for the University of New Hampshire.
News Mentions
Men’s Golf Caps Off Historic Season With 19th Place Finish at NCAA Championship
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team concluded their epic 2017-18 season with a 19th place finish at the...
May 23, 2018
Men’s Golf Improves One Place in Team Rankings Tuesday at NCAA Championship
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team jumped one spot to 19th place on the team leaderboard following the...
May 22, 2018
FPU Men’s Golf Wraps Up First Round at NCAA Championship
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team participated in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division II...
May 21, 2018
PREVIEW: Men’s Golf Travels South to Alabama For First Ever NCAA Championship Appearance
Coming off a second-place finish at the 2018 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East Regional, the Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team earned...
May 20, 2018
Championship Bound: Men’s Golf Continues Run to Alabama, Places Second at NCAA Regionals
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team shocked the field of 20 NCAA Division II programs Wednesday by...
May 9, 2018
Men’s Golf On the Brink of a NCAA Championship Berth, Lead Field of 20 Squads Heading Into Final Round
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team is just 18 holes away from their first-ever NCAA Championship bid...
May 8, 2018
Men’s Golf Tied For Second, Notches Historic Performance Monday at Regionals
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf competed in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Division II Atlantic/East...
May 7, 2018
PREVIEW: Men’s Golf Heads to West Virginia For Second Straight NCAA Regional
The no. 8 regionally-ranked Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team is about to make their third overall and second straight appearance...
May 3, 2018
Donohue Finishes Second, Carries Ravens to Third Place at SNHU
Franklin Pierce University men’s golf sophomore Liam Donohue (Vernon, Conn.) helped lead the Ravens to a third-place finish at the Penmen...
April 22, 2018
Plis Finishes Second, Nabs All-New England Honors as Men’s Golf Places Second at NEIGA Championship
Franklin Pierce University men’s golfer Dylan Plis (Camillus, N.Y.) earned a spot on the All-New England Team as the Ravens finished second...
October 23, 2017
Men’s Golf Tied for 2nd After First Day of NEIGA Championship
The Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team competed in the 83rd annual NEIGA Championships Sunday afternoon in Brewster, Mass.
October 22, 2017
Men’s Golf Finishes NE10 Championship in Sixth Place
The Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team concluded their run at the 2017 Northeast-10 Conference Championship hosted by Southern New...
October 3, 2017
Men's Golf Tied For Third Place Following 18 Holes at NE10 Championship
The Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team headed back to the links late Monday morning for the first round of the 2018 Northeast-10...
October 2, 2017
Men’s Golf Places Second at Season Opening FPU Fall Invite
The Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team hit the links for the first time since their trip to the 2017 Division II East/Atlantic...
September 11, 2017
Four Golfers in Top-10, Ravens in Third After Day One in Keene
The Franklin Pierce University men’s golf team stayed local and competed at their own tournament, the FPU Fall Invitational Sunday afternoon...
September 10, 2017