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<big>Taylor Chapman</big> (born April 10, 1987, Ann Arbor, MI, USA), known as "TBaby", is a British-American amateur surfer known for her competitive history. Chapman has been crowned one of eight La Jolla Amateur Surf Competition champions a record of 8 times, including 5 consecutive titles from 2000-2005. She is the second youngest (at age 15) and the oldest (at age 23) to win the titles. Upon winning her 5th title in 2005, Chapman passed Hawaiian-American surfer Clayton 'Bogey' Allen to become the most successful amateur surfer of Southern California. In 2007 she also became the all-time leader in career event wins by winning the Red Bull Amateur event in Pacific Beach, California. On July 30, 2010, Chapman won her ninth La Jolla Amateur Surf Competiton title by defeating local surfer Gabe Molante in the 3rd round. Since 2005, Chapman has been sponsored primarily by mid-Michigan agents James Barker of Kalamazoo, Michigan and Patrick Lindstrom of South Haven, Michigan. Currently, she exclusively lives in Michigan where she attends college at Michigan State University. <big>Stats</big> (Present - 2005) 2010 Stats and Results Current World Ranking (Amateur): 34th Points: 2110 Event Results in 2010 * Amateur Surf Competition, La Jolla (United States): 4th * Red Bull Amateur Competition, Pacific Beach (United States): 2nd 2009 Stats and Results Current World Ranking (Amateur): 36th Points: 2095 Event Results in 2009 * Amateur Surf Competition, Oahu (United States): 5th * Red Bull Amateur Competition, Waikiki Beach (United States): 2nd 2008 Stats and Results Current World Ranking (Amateur): 43rd Points: 1080 Event Results in 2008 * Amateur Surf Competition, Oahu (United States): 7th * Red Bull Amateur Competition, Waikiki Beach (United States): 6th 2007 Stats and Results Current World Ranking (Amateur): 43rd Points: 1080 Event Results in 2007 * Amateur Surf Competition, La Jolla (United States): 5th * Red Bull Amateur Competition, Pacific Beach (United States): 6th 2006 Stats and Results Current World Ranking (Amateur): 40th Points: 985 Event Results in 2006 * Amateur Surf Competition, La Jolla (United States): 3rd * Red Bull Amateur Competition, Pacific Beach (United States): 4th 2005 Stats and Results Current World Ranking (Amateur): 40th Points: 1080 Event Results in 2005 * Amateur Surf Competition, Oahu (United States): 4th * Red Bull Amateur Competition, Waikiki Beach (United States): 5th
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