Taggart Twain Ridings (born September 7, 1974) is an American

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who has played on the

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and the

Korn Ferry Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

. Ridings was born in

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. His father, an Oklahoma club professional, started him in golf. Ridings played at the

University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas (U of A, UArk, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Fayetteville, Arkansas. It is the flagship campus of the University of Arkansas System and the largest university in the state. Founded as Arkansas ...

, graduating in 1997 with a degree in marketing; he turned professional later that year. Ridings has played the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour since 2002, earning over three million dollars on the PGA Tour. Although he has never won a PGA Tour event, he finished tied for second at the 2004

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. During the

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season he had his best year – finishing 91st on the money list and earning nearly $900,000. In July 2021, Ridings captured his first victory in nearly 19 years at the

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. He defeated

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and

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in a playoff.

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (2–0)

Results in major championships

CUT = missed the half-way cut
''Note: Ridings only played in the U.S. Open.''

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ridings, Tag American male golfers Arkansas Razorbacks men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Oklahoma Golfers from Texas Sportspeople from Oklahoma City People from Keller, Texas 1974 births Living people

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

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