Ambitious, indomitable, and hard-working. What else can be used to dub Taylor Pendrith, a rising star in the golfing world? The 32-year-old, after turning pro in 2014, has a total of two professional wins, both of which came on the PGA Tour Canada. This alone is evidence of the golfer’s ability on the greens. 

Despite boasting the number of victories back in his country, the athlete still hasn’t managed to open his books on the PGA Tour. Even so, many would recognize the golfer owing to the performances he has dished out on the Jay Monahan-led circuit over the years, with a total of nine top-10 finishes in his career!

Taylor Pendrith, the 32-year-old American golfer

The athlete was born to Darrell and Jill Pendrith in Richmond Hill, Canada, on May 30, 1991. However, he now stays in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, with his wife, Meg Beirnes. He developed an interest in the game at a young age and became a big fan of Ben Curtis, who won the 2003 Open Championship.

Growing up, he attended Bayview Secondary for his high school education and went ahead to join Kent State University in Ohio for his collegiate education via a scholarship, all thanks to coach Herb Page. Through the years he spent as an athlete in college from 2010 to 2014, Pendrith was able to successfully make his name known by raking in various accolades as a member of the Golden Flashes.

Pendrith and his illustrious career as a collegiate golfer

By his senior year in 2014, he had been named the ‘Co-Mid-American Conference Golfer of the Year’ alongside teammate Corey Conners. He was also named a member of the First Team All-MAC, the MAC All-Tournament Team, and one of the only two golfers in the history of his college to play in the NCAA Championships in all four of the seasons that he studied there.

Aside from garnering good finishes, the then-young athlete, during his freshman year, had a strong finish, averaging 73.5 strokes per 5 events, and held the title of Golden Flashes top finisher at the 2011 NCAA East Regional with average strokes of 75.26 per round for the season. The following sophomore year, he led Kent State with a total of six top-10 finishes and placed himself in the 25th position or higher in 11 of the 13 starts he made during the season.

Coming forward to his junior season, Taylor Pendrith was named MAC Golfer of the Year and became a MAC Championship medalist. That’s not all. The Canadian golfer also emerged victorious at the 2013 Porter Cup with a score of 66-66-63-67, finished runner-up in the Canadian Amateur with figures 69-71-69-68, T7 in the Monroe Invitational, ranked No.47 in the World Amateur Golf Rankings in 2014, and No.27 in the world as per the Scratch Players World Amateur Rankings during the same year. Despite facing a shoulder injury, he continued to strive for excellence in his professional career, just as he had in his amateur career.

Pendrith’s journey as a professional golfer

The Canadian bounced between the Mackenzie Tour and the Korn Ferry Tour between the years 2015 and 2018. Although he faced many hurdles, including a wrist injury, shoulder problems, and torn ligaments, he finally finished second in the Order of Merit in 2019, owing to his two victories and six top-10 finishes in the PGA Tour Canada.

Then the pandemic hit. Life took a slow pace. But when the events started again, the professional was ready with his clubs. Pendrith, thus, completed the 2021 Korn Ferry Tour season at T7 with a total of four runner-ups and a total of 21 top-25 finishes in the 37 starts he made, earning himself a card on the PGA Tour. He is truly a ferocious golfer.

Unfortunately, down the road, Pendrith was hit with injuries for most of 2023 and faced an injured shoulder once again, slowing his pace on Tour. He was diagnosed with calcific tendonitis on his left shoulder during the Farmers Insurance Open, following which he decided to take rest and deal with the injury in a non-surgical manner, using barbotage therapy.

Well, Taylor Pendrith is now back on Tour in hopes of raking in his first PGA Tour victory with the help of his loving wife, Megan Beirnes, who is also a nurse, and his young son, Hayes Austin Pendrith. Together, the family is excitingly navigating through life and the sport of golf.