In round 4 at the Canadian Open, Nick shot an even par round of 71 to complete the four day event.  Nick's scores were 70, 70, 72, and 71 for a four round total of 283. What a great showing........well done Nick!

After the Tournament a number of news articles were written about Nick's accomplishment:
from PGATour.com............................... An Interview with Nick
from the Canadian Press................... Taylor finishes on a high
from the Abbotsford Times................. Taylor impressive at 2008 Canadian Open
from the Abbotsford News.................. Taylor makes cut on PGA Tour
from the Canadian Open's web site...... A Video Interview with Nick

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In round 3 at the Canadian Open, Nick shot a very solid round of 1 over par 72, leaving him at 1 under par for the tournament with one round to go on Sunday. If you have been watching on TV, you know how rainy the weather is.

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After two steady rounds at the Canadian Open, our own Nick Taylor has advanced to play the weekend. Nick shot one under par 70 on both Thursday and Friday for a 2 round total of 140, 2 under par. The projected cut is 1 under with just a few players left on the course.

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For Nick Taylor, it's hurry up and wait
Kent Gilchrist, The Province
Published: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

The RBC Canadian Open week didn't get off to a rousing start for our hero, Canadian Amateur champion Nick Taylor of Ledgeview in Abbotsford, who hustled down to Glen Abbey last week hoping get in some extra practise.

Things went off the tracks -- he could have taken the train, had he known -- when his earlier Friday flight was cancelled in Calgary and he wound up on the overnight red- eye. So he didn't get to play on Saturday and rainy weather closed the course on Sunday and Monday. So Taylor and 2007 Canadian Am runner-up Michael Knight of Calgary didn't get their first opportunity to play the famous Glen Abbey until Tuesday. Because of the pro-am today, they won't get to play it again until Thursday, the first day of the tournament.

Said the 20-year-old Taylor: "Things can only go up."

It wasn't all bad news for the University of Washington sophomore, who earlier qualified for the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. While he didn't get to play with David Hearn, he did get to hang out with him on Sunday. And Monday he was at the Score Awards banquet, where he was honoured as the top amateur in Canada.

Taylor, of course, is missing from the B.C. Amateur field this week at Marine Drive because of the conflict with the Canadian Open. But he reacquainted himself with the short and tight home of the 2004 Canadian Junior last week during the pro-am tournament that was part of the Doug Roxburgh tribute and shot a four-under 67 and declared the course ready for the young bombers and wily veterans who teed it up in the first round Tuesday.

"It rained all day Sunday and they closed the course," reported a glum Taylor, who is bunking in with Knight. "We couldn't even go out there Monday. We're getting a bit anxious to get the clubs out."

The RCGA, which runs the Canadian Open, provides exemptions to the Amateur winner and runner-up. They reprised their performances around Mississauga, home of last year's Canadian Amateur, on Monday before finally getting their only practise in at Glen Abbey.

Taylor, of course, is not the first Abbotsford star golfer. You can go to Ray Stewart, who led the Boeing Classic on the Champions Tour at Snoqualmie, Wash., last year through two rounds and missed a record seven-man playoff by a stroke.

James Lepp won four consecutive B.C. Amateurs before turning pro.

Adam Hadwin of Ledgeview and Morgan Creek; Lucas Bogdan; Stewart's son Brett; and Josh and Brett Webster, are all expected to contend at Marine Drive.

"There have always been lots of guys for me to play with," said the younger Taylor. "Starting with my brother [three years older and who goes to University of Texas at El Paso]. I was trying out for my high school [Yale] team in Grade 8."

That competitive culture -- Yale won back-to-back high school championships with the likes of young Stewart and Webster and Taylor -- pushes them all to achieve.

Other Ledgeview Players:
- Andrew Smeeth of Ledgeview finished at eight-under 134 after going twice around Chilliwack G and CC in the Hub International Chilliwack Open, overcoming Point Roberts director of golf Kyle German's opening-round, club-record eight-under 63 to win $2,000. Bryn Parry of Seymour Creek wound up second and German shared third.