Issy Taylor

Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Saint Stephens College
Hometown:
Gold Coast, Australia

JUNIOR (2021-22): Played in seven tournaments … Had a scoring average of 76.95 in 21 rounds … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Shot two sub-par rounds … Best score was a 2-under 70 in the second round of the Meadow Club Invitational … Best finish was a tie for 26h place at the Pac-12 Championship (+7, 223) … Best three-round score was a 6-over 222 at the Meadow Club Invitational where she finished in a tie for 25th place … Finished in 25th place at the Florida State Match-Up (+9, 225) … Finished in 60th place at NCAA Regionals (+20, 236).

SOPHOMORE (2020-21): Played in all six tournaments … Had a scoring average of 75.11 in 18 rounds, tied for the 19th best in Oregon State single-season history … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Selected to the Pac-12 Spring Academic Honor Roll … Best score was a 2-under 70 in the third round of the PING/ASU Invitational … Best finish was a tie for 13th place at the PING/ASU Invitational … Best three-round score was an even-par 216 at the PING/ASU Invitational … Finished in a tie for 19th place at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+21, 237) … Finished in a tie for 20th place at the Pac-12 Championship (+9, 222) … Finished in a tie for 28th place at the Sun Devil Winter Classic (+9, 225) … Finished in a tie for 32nd place at the Wildcat Invitational (+7, 223) … Finished in a tie for 41st place at the Silverado Showdown (+13, 229).

FRESHMAN (2019-20): The 2019-20 season was canceled after two spring tournaments due to COVID-19 … Played in all six tournaments … Had a scoring average of 72.94 in 17 rounds, the fourth best in Oregon State single-season history … Named an All-American Scholar by the Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) … Shot six sub-par rounds … First collegiate tournament was the Cougar Cup in Pullman, Wash. … Best score was a 4-under 68 in the first round of the Cougar Cup and the third round of the Molly Collegiate Invitational … Best finish was seventh place at the Meadow Club Invitational (+2, 218) … Best three-round score was a 4-under 212 at the Cougar Cup where she finished in a tie for eighth place … Finished in a tie for 25th place at the Pac-12 Preview (+4, 223) and Bruin Wave Invitational (+12, 228).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Saint Stephens College in Upper Coomera, Queensland in 2018 … Led the golf team to third place overall in 2016 … Played soccer for eight years and helped the team advance to premiers in 2016 and 2017.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Was a member of the Queensland State Junior Girl and Women’s team and the Australian Junior Girls Team in 2017 and 2018 … Was the Queensland State Junior champion in 2018 … Named the Queensland State Junior Golfer of the Year in 2017.

PERSONAL: Born in Sydney, Australia … Daughter of Andrew Taylor and Julie Spinks … Father is an engineering product design and support manager and mother is a marketing communications manager … Has one sister, Ellie … Hobbies are going to the beach, playing with her dogs and hanging out with friends … Chose Oregon State because “Having grown up on the Gold Coast in Australia my dream has always been to play college golf for a top university in the USA. In researching colleges, I knew that it was very important to find a good team environment where I could learn a lot and contribute to the team’s success. The first time I spoke with Dawn I knew OSU was for me. Dawn told me about the girls on the team and her goals for their development as both an individual and team players, and once I went on my official visit I fell in love with the university. I look forward to bringing my Aussie spirit and mateship to the women’s golf team and cannot wait to represent OSU” … Contemplated profession is a professional golfer … Majoring in digital communication arts.