University of Washington star Nick Taylor can add another accomplishment to his fast-rising resume: Top amateur at a U.S. Open.

Taylor shot a final-round 75 to finish at 8-over 288, placing tied for 36th.

On one hand, Taylor was ecstatic about the finish. On the other hand, after tying an amateur record at a U.S. Open by shooting a second-round 65, he was a little bummed by his final two rounds.

"You know, the last couple of rounds didn't go as I planned or hoped," Taylor said. "But the whole week was pretty awesome."

Drew Weaver, out of Virginia Tech, was at 289, tying for 40th. Gig Harbor's Kyle Stanley, who turns professional this week at the Travelers Championship after three seasons at Clemson, also fired a final-round 75, and finished alone in 53rd at 293.

After his round, Taylor – who will return to the Huskies for his senior season – was asked what this performance could do for his burgeoning career.

"I think it will do a lot. It will give me confidence to being able to play that well the first two rounds and shoot a low number on a U.S. Open course," Taylor said. "Playing with Sean (O'Hair) and Rory (McIlory) the last two rounds, I learned a lot. Rory stripes the ball and hits it pretty good. Just to be able to watch him, and the shots they hit … it helps me a lot."

Taylor will play the Sahalee Players Championship in July, the U.S. Public Links Championship, Canadian Open and the U.S. Amateur in Tulsa, Okla. later this summer.

At least being closer to home for the next few weeks, he won't have to worry about what's in – or what's not – in the suitcase.

"Ran out (of shirts)," he said. "Being here for 10 days, not enough shirts."

A breakthrough?

By far, Puyallup's Ryan Moore had his most successful U.S. Open appearance.

Moore closed with a 1-over-par 71 on the soggy and long-playing Black Course at Bethpage State Park, and finished tied for 10th for the championship at 282 with Stephen Ames, Matt Bettencourt, Sergio Garcia, Rory McIlroy and Mike Weir.

He earned a paycheck of $154,600 in New York.

It was Moore's second top-10 finish of the season, and first since a tied-for-sixth at the FBR Open in February.

And it was the Cascade Christian graduate's best finish in a major since a tied-for-ninth in the 2006 PGA Championship in Illinois.

His previous best finish at the U.S. Open was in 2005 as an amateur, placing tied for 57th at Pinehurst No. 2 in North Carolina.

With his finish, Moore earned an automatic return trip to the 2010 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach Golf Club in California. He was two strokes out of making next year's Masters field.