Pat Tallent
About Pat Tallent
Born and raised in Kentucky, basketball was Pat Tallent’s first love. Coached by his older brother Bob, Pat averaged 20.8 points per game in three seasons at George Washington before being drafted by the Washington Bullets. When basketball didn’t work out, Tallent turned to golf. Great success followed, at the state, national, and international level. A consistently good ball striker, a switch to a long putter helped propel Tallent from very good to great.
Crowning Moment…
Tallent completed one of the best two-year stretches in the history of Virginia senior golf, winning the U.S. Senior Amateur Championship in 2014 and following it up with a win in the British Senior Amateur in 2015.
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Number of USGA championships in which Tallent competed
9
Number of U.S. Amateurs in which Tallent competed
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Tallent’s seed in the 32-player match play bracket when he won the VSGA Amateur in 2007
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Consecutive years in which Tallent competed in the U.S. Senior Amateur (2009-17)
Achievements & Media
Special thanks to the USGA, PGA Tour, VSGA, MAPGA, WVGA and inductee family members for contributing photos and videos to this project.
Statistics
Date of birth: August 12, 1953
Tournaments Won
1997-Middle Atlantic Amateur
2000-Maryland Amateur
2007-VSGA Amateur
2008-Maryland Senior Amateur
2009-Middle Atlantic Senior Amateur
2011-VSGA Senior Four-Ball
2014-U.S. Senior Amateur, VSGA Senior Four-Ball
2015-British Senior Amateur, VSGA Senior Four-Ball
2017-VSGA Senior Four-Ball
Accomplishments and Awards
- Averaged 20.8 points per game in three seasons as a member of George Washington University’s men’s basketball team; was drafted by the NBA’s Washington Bullets
- Member of several Halls of Fame, including the Middle Atlantic Golf Association Hall of Fame, National Senior Amateur Golf Hall of Fame, and George Washington University Athletics Hall of Fame
- Medalist at the U.S. Senior Amateur in 2009 and 2010; Runner-up in 2010
- Represented Virginia three times at the USGA State Team Championship (2003, 2007, 2009)
- Low amateur at the U.S. Senior Open in 2004
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- Pat Tallent during the second round of the 2004 U.S. Senior Open at Bellerive CC in St. Louis, Mo., Saturday, July 31, 2004. (Copyright USGA/John Mummert)
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- The bronze medal winning Virginia Team of, (from left), Pat Tallent,Keith Decker and Jon Hurst pose after the final round of the 2007 Men’s State Team held at The Club at Carlton Woods in The Woodlands, Texas Thursday, September 20, 2007. (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)
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- Pat Tallent (Virginia) plays his tee shot on the third hole as seen during the second round of the 2009 USGA Men’s State Team held at The Country Club of St. Albans (Lewis & Clark Course) in St. Louis, Mo. on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009. (Copyright USGA/John Mummert)
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- Pat Tallent plays his third shot at the seventh hole during the final round of match play during the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Championship at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, October 7, 2010. (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)
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- Pat Tallent plays his tee shot at the ninth hole during the final round of match play during the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Championship at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida on Thursday, October 7, 2010. (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)
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- Pat Tallent plays his second shot at the 17th hole during the first round of match play during the 2010 USGA Senior Amateur Championship at Lake Nona Golf & Country Club in Orlando, Florida on Monday, October 4, 2010. (Copyright USGA/Steven Gibbons)
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- Pat Tallent watches his tee shot on five during the second round at the 2011 U.S. Senior Open at Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio on Friday, July 29, 2011. (Copyright USGA/John Mummert)
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- Pat Tallent putting on the sixth hole during the first round of the 2016 U.S. Senior Open at Scioto Country Club in Columbus, Ohio on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016. (Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich)
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- A scan of Paul Simson’s scorecard from the final match of the 2010 USGA Senio Amateur Championship against Pat Tallent as seen on November 15, 2010 in Far Hills, NJ. (Courtesy USGA Museum)
