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The Yale Secondary grad practically grew up on the Abbotsford course, initially becoming a member in middle school and learning all the ins and outs of the challenging course as a teenager.

Throughout his rise through the college and pro ranks, Taylor has continued to call Abbotsford and Ledgeview home. He still regularly plays the course and now hosts the Nick Taylor Charity Pro-Am event at Ledgeview. Through that event he has helped fund the University of the Fraser Valley Cascades golf program and local charities like Holmberg House and Starfish Pack.

And for all that Taylor has given back over the years, the course gave him a lot of love back after his historical win on June 11.

Ledgeview general manager Brad Clapp was golfing elsewhere when Taylor was en route to winning the event, but he said Taylor含羞草研究社檚 home course was rocking as the Abbotsford golfer battled for the top prize at the Canadian Open.

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Clapp pointed out that Ledgeview was hosting a regional junior championship event at the time that Taylor was hunting for the Canadian Open title and the happy coincidence wasn含羞草研究社檛 lost on him or the junior players.

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Clapp, a Chilliwack product who has played in 44 PGA Tour Canada events in his career, stated that he played against Taylor in high school and his skill was well known throughout the Fraser Valley.

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When Clapp took over as general manager in 2021 he made it a priority to make sure that PGA pros Taylor and Hadwin, along with legendary alum like James Lepp and Ray Stewart, were still involved in the club. He said that Taylor and his family live relatively close to Ledgeview (they also have a home in Arizona) and it含羞草研究社檚 not unusual to see the champion on the grounds at Ledgeview.

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Clapp said Taylor tends to blend in with other members when he含羞草研究社檚 at Ledgeview and never tries to flex his fame.

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Clapp said Ledgeview creates champions for a variety of reason. There are challenging and fast greens and fairways that are often narrow, and golfers are frequently playing off a side hill line, which makes it hard to predict where to take your next shot. But Clapp said Stewart told him one unique limitation that sets Ledgeview apart is the lack of driving range availability. Clapp said this forces young golfers to work on all aspects of their game and not just focus on pounding drives.

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The Nick Taylor Charity Pro-Am typically occurs in September and Clapp expects it will be returning around the same time this year. Ledgeview will also celebrate Taylor含羞草研究社檚 amazing win with some sort of public event later this summer. The monumental win, the first by a Canadian at the event since 1954, is not lost on Clapp and he believes it will be remembered for a very long time.

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