Phil Tataurangi

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

Phil Tataurangi
Personal information
Full name	Phillip Mikaera Tataurangi
Born	(1971-10-31) 31 October 1971 Auckland, New Zealand
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st)
Sporting nationality	New Zealand
Residence	Taupō, New Zealand Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Career
Turned professional	1993
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour PGA Tour of Australasia Nike Tour
Professional wins	3
Highest ranking	64 (9 February 2003)
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
PGA Tour of Australasia	1
Korn Ferry Tour	1
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	T39: 2003
PGA Championship	T61: 2003
U.S. Open	CUT: 1998, 2002, 2006
The Open Championship	DNP

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

• 1992 New South Wales Medal
• 1993 New Zealand Amateur

Professional wins (3)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin 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.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin 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	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
The Players Championship	CUT	CUT				CUT

  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament	2003
Match Play	R32
Championship
Invitational

  Did not play

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

Team appearances

Amateur

• Eisenhower Trophy (representing New Zealand): 1988, 1992 (team winners and individual leader)
• Nomura Cup (representing New Zealand): 1989, 1993

Professional

• World Cup (representing New Zealand): 1996

See also

• 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates
• 2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates

External links

• Official website
• Phil Tataurangi at the PGA Tour official site
• Phil Tataurangi at the Official World Golf Ranking official site