Tim Petrovic

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Tim Petrovic
Tim Petrovic at 2010 PGA Championship.jpg
Petrovic at the 2010 PGA Championship
Personal information
Born (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 58)
Northampton, Massachusetts
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Austin, Texas, U.S.
SpouseJulie
Children2
Career
College University of Hartford
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s) PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Golden Bear Tour
Professional wins5
Highest ranking 65 (May 22, 2005) [1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament T41: 2004
PGA Championship CUT: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010
U.S. Open T15: 2003
The Open Championship CUT: 2002, 2005, 2008, 2010
Achievements and awards
Golden Bear Tour
money list winner 		2000

Tim Petrovic (born August 16, 1966) is an American professional golfer. He won one PGA Tour event, and has finished runner-up in four senior major golf championships.

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Early life and amateur career

Petrovic was born in Northampton, Massachusetts. He played college golf for the Hartford Hawks, and was an NCAA Division I All-American selection in 1988. Petrovic was a teammate of future PGA Tour professional Jerry Kelly. [2]

Professional career

Petrovic turned professional in 1988. He played on the PGA Tour's developmental tour in 1993, 1999, and 2001. After a successful season on the Buy.com Tour in 2001 he first earned his PGA Tour card for the 2002 season. [2] Petrovic won one PGA Tour event, the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans. [3]

Petrovic's career high Official World Golf Ranking was 65th in 2005. He earned over 12 million dollars on the PGA Tour, with over $1.7 million in both 2003 and 2005. [4]

After not being fully exempt on the regular tour for five years, Petrovic joined PGA Tour Champions after turning 50 in 2016 and debuted at the Boeing Classic near Seattle in August.

He finished runner-up in the 2018 and 2021 Senior PGA Championship, 2018 U.S. Senior Open, and 2019 Senior Players Championship. He also finished third in the 2019 Senior British Open Championship.

Awards and honors

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1May 1, 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 72-69-66-68=275−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg James Driscoll

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans Flag of the United States.svg James Driscoll Won with par on first extra hole
2 2015 Puerto Rico Open Flag of Germany.svg Alex Čejka, Flag of the United States.svg Jon Curran,
Flag of Argentina.svg Emiliano Grillo, Flag of the United States.svg Sam Saunders 		Čejka won with birdie on first extra hole

Golden Bear Tour wins (4)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner(s)-up
1Aug 3, 2000 St Andrews Classic 162-71-70=203−13Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Patrick Sheehan
2Sep 7, 2000Aqua-Fina Classic65-72=137−7Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Nick Malinowski, Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Neher
3Sep 15, 2000HealthSouth Challenge68-67-68-64=267−213 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Rodney Butcher
4Sep 22, 2000HealthSouth Classic68-66-68=202−14Playoff Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Stobs

Results in major championships

Tournament20012002200320042005200620072008200920102011
Masters Tournament T41
U.S. Open T62T15T24CUTWD
The Open Championship CUTCUTCUTCUT
PGA Championship CUTCUTCUTCUTCUT
  Did not play

"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200320042005200620072008200920102011
The Players Championship CUTT53T27T38T15T37CUTCUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2005
Match Play
Championship
Invitational 66
  Did not play

Results in senior major championships

Tournament20172018201920202021202220232024
The Tradition T27T57NTT51T935T30
Senior PGA Championship T332T48NT2T20CUTT21
U.S. Senior Open T258NTCUTT41WD
Senior Players Championship T14T43T2T33T10T11T72T56
Senior British Open Championship CUTT28T3NTCUTCUTT48T19
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Week 21 2005 Ending 22 May 2005" (pdf). OWGR . Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Tim Petrovic – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Petrovic delivers, wins Zurich Classic". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 2, 2005. p. C2.
  4. ↑ Spotrac.com. "Tim Petrovic". Spotrac.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Tim Petrovic (1995) - Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Hartford Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Connecticut Amateur Past Champions". www.csgalinks.org. Archived from the original on December 3, 2021. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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