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ECU golfer Blake Taylor to compete in first PGA event

East Carolina University rising junior golfer Blake Taylor will compete in the Greenbrier Classic starting today, marking his first career PGA event. This comes after he qualified for the event by shooting a 5-under-par 66 in the Greenbrier Classic "Open" qualifier at the Resort at Glade Springs in West Virginia to finish in a four-way tie for second place.

Taylor, who was named to the American all-conference team after finishing second with a 72.8 scoring average, becomes the second Pirate to compete in the PGA joining former ECU golfer Harold Varner III, who currently has six career top-10 finishes in the PGA.