UNLV: In his fourth year with the Rebels ... Has played in 55 rounds during his UNLV career, recording a scoring average of 73.56 (ranks 27th in program history) ... Has recorded seven top-20 finishes, four top-10s and three top-5s ... Has tallied 20 rounds at par or better ... His best career finish was a first-place showing at the 2014 Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational.
2015-16: Appeared in two tournaments, totalling six rounds ... Had two rounds at par or better ... Finished second at the Rocky Mountain Open at Tiara Rado Golf Course in Grand Junction, Colo. ... Also placed third at the Southern Nevada Amateur Championship at Coyote Springs Golf Club ... He set the competitive course record with a 66.
2014-15: Played in eight tournaments, totaling 24 rounds ... Turned in four top-20 finishes, including two top-10s and a top-five ... Had 12 rounds at par or better ... Won his first career tournament at the Gene Miranda Falcon Invitational ... Tied for ninth at the Jackrabbit Invitational, tied for 11th at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate and tied for 12th at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate ... Had four rounds in the 60s, including a career-low 65 during the second round of the Gene Miranda ... That tied for the 21st-lowest round in Rebel golf history ... His 54-hole total of 206 at the Gene Miranda was tied for 33rd-lowest in program history ... His seasonal scoring average of 72.38 was fourth on the team and was tied for 27th lowest in program history.
2013-14: Earned Academic All-Mountain West honors and made the Dean's Honor List ... Played in nine tournaments, totaling 25 rounds ... His best finishes were a third-place showing at the Jackrabbit Invitational and a tie for third at the Carmel Cup ... Recorded three top-20 finishes, two top-10s and two top-fives ... Shot par three times and was under par on three occasions ... His 65 at the Jackrabbit Invitational was the low round of the season among all Rebel individuals and tied the program record for lowest round by a freshman ... His scoring average of 74.24 was fifth on the team ... Finished second at the Rocky Mountain Open and third at the Southern Nevada Amateur ... Won the SNGA Medalist Series and also finished third at the Clark County Amateur.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2013 graduate of Foothill High School in Henderson, Nev. ... Was the 2012 Class 4A Sunrise Region Golfer of the Year, was named All-Southern Nevada and also was selected All-Southwest League ... Won the state's 4A boys high school individual championship in 2011 and 2013, and also won the 2011 American Junior Golf Association's Las Vegas Junior Open ... Won the 2011 and 2013 Nevada State Regional Championship ... Won the 2012 Las Vegas City Amateur and Nevada State Regional Championship ... Finished second in the state's high school championship in 2002 and was 21st at the Callaway Junior World Championship ... Won the 2011 Southern Nevada Amateur and finished tied for 14th in that year's Callaway Junior World Championship ... Tied for 44th at the 2011 Pacific Coast Amateur ... Also was a starter for the Falcons in basketball, playing on the team from 2011-13 as a forward ... Lettered all four years in golf for Coach Paul DeSantis ... Team won two state championships and three regional championships.
PERSONAL: Taylor Allen Montgomery was born Jan. 30, 1995, in Henderson, Nev. ... The son of Monte and Mikella Montgomery ... Majoring in communications ... Enjoys fishing and riding four-wheelers ... His father, Monte, also played golf at UNLV (1989-92) and was a second-team All-American (1992) ... They are the first father/son combo to ever play for Coach Knight ... Has a sister: Mckenzie (18).
