Men's Golf

2013-14: Joined the Pioneers in the spring semester where he played in two events (5 rounds) and finsihed with a 77.6 scoring average... Tied for 56th place at the Tusculum Invitational with 77-80=157... Finished 57th at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate with 73-79-79=231... Qualified for the 2014 Tennessee State Amateur in the summer and finished 33rd with 67-76-74-78=295.

High School: Graduated from Daniel Boone HS in Gray, Tenn... Coached by Scott Martin... TSSAA State qualifier... Finished third at the regional championship... Tournament of Champions qualifier... Two-time runner-up at the Farmers and Miners Invitational... Played on the prep diamond for the Trailblazers... Batted .439 with19 doubles, six home runs and 35 RBI as a junior... Earned 2012 All-Conference honors and was named to the District All-Tournament Team... Garnered All-State second team and All-Region accolades in 2012... Originally signed to play baseball at Milligan College.

Personal: Born May 30, 1995... Son of Charles and Rita Smith... Majoring in business administration... SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Play a lot of golf and get a job... Favorite class at Tusculum: English; Favorite midnight snack: Chocolate Chip Cookies; Favorite musical artist: Mac Miller; Favorite song: "Coast to Coast" by Sammy Adams; Taylor can't go a week without: Golf and Family; Most thrilling moment in sports: Hitting a walk-off against Sullivan South in 2013; Advice to kids: "Believe in yourself; you can do more than you think. Do what makes YOU happy"; Favorite color: Orange; Favorite food: Fried Squash; Favorite sport other than golf: Baseball; People Taylor most admires: His parents; Toughest opponent Taylor has ever played against: Mark Baggarly; What people don't know about Taylor: He commentates sporting events; When he was a kid, Taylor tried to be like: Chipper Jones; When people first meet Taylor, they think: All he cares about is sports.