Phil Tataurangi

{{Short description|New Zealand golfer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=September 2013}}

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| birth_place = Auckland, New Zealand

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| residence = Taupō, New Zealand
Dallas, Texas, U.S.

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

Career

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

Professional wins (3)

=PGA Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|13 Oct 2002

|Invensys Classic at Las Vegas

|67-66-67-68-62=330

|align=center|−29

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Stuart Appleby, {{flagicon|USA}} Jeff Sluman

=PGA Tour of Australasia wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|17 Nov 1996

|MasterCard Australian PGA Championship

|71-72-69-67=279

|align=center|−9

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Rodger Davis, {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Lonard

=Nike Tour wins (1)=

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!No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!To par!!Margin of
victory!!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|29 Sep 1996

|Nike Tri-Cities Open

|69-67-65-66=267

|align=center|−21

|6 strokes

|{{flagicon|USA}} Skip Kendall

Results in major championships

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!Tournament

!1998

!1999

!2000

!2001

!2002

!2003

!2004

!2005

!2006

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|T39

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align=left|U.S. Open

|CUT

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|CUT

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|CUT

align=left|PGA Championship

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|T61

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Note: Tataurangi never played in The Open Championship.

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CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" = tied

Results in The Players Championship

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!Tournament

!1998!!1999!!2000!!2001!!2002!!2003

align=left|The Players Championship

|CUT

|CUT

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|CUT

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CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

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!Tournament!!2003

align="left"|Match Play

|R32

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

Team appearances

Amateur

Professional

See also

References

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