Peter Uihlein ( ; born August 29, 1989) is an American
professional golfer who formerly played on the
PGA Tour
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and the
European Tour
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and now plays
LIV Golf
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. He was a member of the victorious U.S. team at the
2009 Walker Cup
The 42nd Walker Cup Match was played on September 12 and 13, 2009 at the Merion Golf Club (East course) in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Team United States won 16½ to 9½ for its third consecutive win.
Format
On Saturday, there are four ...
, where he compiled a 4–0 match record. Uihlein won the 2010
U.S. Amateur
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and is a former number one
ranked amateur golfer in the world.
Amateur career
Uihlein was born in
New Bedford, Massachusetts to
Wally
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and Tina Uihlein, and grew up in
Mattapoisett. Wally Uihlein is the retired chairman and
chief executive officer
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of the
Acushnet Company, a golf equipment manufacturer which comprises
Titleist
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and other brands.
At age 13, Uihlein moved to
Bradenton, Florida to attend the
David Leadbetter Golf program, part of
IMG Academy
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's
Pendleton School.
He was named Player of the Year by the
American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) in 2005 and again in 2007, becoming the fifth boy in the award's history to win more than once, joining a list that includes
Phil Mickelson
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and
Tiger Woods
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*
*
* Woods is widely regarded as ...
.
Uihlein was featured in a 2006 ''
Sports Illustrated
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'' article spotlighting then-teenage athletes including
Tyreke Evans
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,
A. J. Green and
John Tavares
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.
In 2007, Uihlein won the
Terra Cotta Invitational. In 2008, Uihlein chose to attend
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the north, Missouri on the northeast, Arkansas on the east, New ...
, where he struggled with his game for a long stretch during his freshman year.
Nonetheless, he was named to the
2009 Walker Cup
The 42nd Walker Cup Match was played on September 12 and 13, 2009 at the Merion Golf Club (East course) in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States. Team United States won 16½ to 9½ for its third consecutive win.
Format
On Saturday, there are four ...
team and posted a 4–0 record for the victorious U.S. squad.
He won the Dixie Amateur in December
and became the world's number one
ranked amateur golfer in May 2010.
After runner-up finishes at the Big 12 Championship and the
NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships
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The teams that win their respective Division I conference championships are given automatic spots in th ...
,
Uihlein won the
Sahalee Players Championship by seven strokes.
On his 21st birthday, Uihlein defeated
David Chung 4 & 2 in the 36-hole final of the
U.S. Amateur
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at
Chambers Bay
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in
University Place, Washington
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Based on per capita income, University Place ranks 81st of 522 areas in the state of Washington to be ranked.
History
Universi ...
.
Uihlein became the fourth Oklahoma State player to win the event, and first since
Scott Verplank
Scott Rachal Verplank (born July 9, 1964) is an American professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour and the PGA Tour Champions.
Early years and amateur career
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Verplank was a leading member of the W.T. W ...
in 1984.
In September, Uihlein won the
Mark H. McCormack Medal for being on top of the
World Amateur Golf Ranking at the end of the amateur season, following the
European Amateur and
U.S. Amateur
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events.
During his junior year, Uihlein won the
Ben Hogan Award The Ben Hogan Award is an annual prize given by Friends of Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America, since 1990, to the best college golf player in the United States.
The Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas joined the organization ...
, given to the best college golfer in the nation. He was also named a first team All-American. Uihlein tried unsuccessfully to defend his U.S. Amateur title in 2011 when he lost in the quarterfinals.
He played the European and PGA Tour
qualifying school
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s in 2011, but failed to earn tour cards on either tour. He decided to turn professional in December 2011.
Professional career
Uihlein finished in a tie for 12th at his first professional event on the
Challenge Tour
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History
T ...
at the 2012
Gujarat Kensville Challenge
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Guj ...
. Uihlein has also played on the
Sunshine Tour, where he finished T4 at the 2013
Tshwane Open, an event co-sanctioned with the
European Tour
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. Uihlein earned his first professional win in 2013 at the
Madeira Islands Open, a dual-ranked event on the European Tour and Challenge Tour. He ranked 14th in the 2013 Race to Dubai money list with eight top-10 finishes, and was named the European Tour's
Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
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.
In 2017, Uihlein played the
Puerto Rico Open on the
PGA Tour
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via a sponsor's exemption and finished fifth. A week later, he finished 23rd at the
Shell Houston Open. These earned him enough
FedEx Cup
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points for a place in the 2017
Web.com Tour Finals. He won the first tournament to earn a place on the PGA Tour for 2017–18.
Uihlein played 26 events on the 2017–18 PGA Tour, making the cut 16 times. He had eight top-25 finishes, four top-10 finishes, and three top-five finishes. In round three of the
Wells Fargo Championship
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, he had a birdie/eagle streak of 7-under on six holes, which tied him with
Jonathan Randolph
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Randolph was an All-American at the University of Mississippi.
After turning pro in 2011, he played on the NGA Pro Golf Tour until earning a 2014 Web.com Tour card th ...
for the longest streak on the PGA Tour for the 2017–18 PGA season. He finished at number 64 in the
FedEx Cup
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standings, qualifying him for the FedEx Cup playoffs in his rookie season, winning $1.8 million for the season.
During the 2018–19 season, Uihlein played a total of 29 events on the PGA Tour. His best results were a T7 at the
RSM Classic in November 2018, and a T5 in May 2019 at the
AT&T Byron Nelson
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tournament. He won $840,000 during the season, finishing at number 133 in the FedEx Cup standings.
In 2021, Uihlein won his second Korn Ferry Tour event at the MGM Resorts Championship. He would go on to earn his PGA Tour card for 2022 with a Top 25 finish in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.
On June 9, 2022, Uihlein was one of 17 PGA Tour members suspended for playing in the Saudi-backed
LIV Golf
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.
Amateur wins
*2006 St. Augustine Amateur
*2007
Terra Cotta Invitational
*2009 Dixie Amateur
*2010
Sahalee Players Championship,
U.S. Amateur
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, Dixie Amateur
*2011
Northeast Amateur The Northeast Amateur is an amateur golf tournament played annually at the Wannamoisett Country Club in Rumford, Rhode Island. It was first played in 1962.
In December 2021, the Northeast Amateur joined with six other tournaments to form the Elite ...
Professional wins (3)
European Tour wins (1)
1Dual-ranking event with the
Challenge Tour
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History
T ...
European Tour playoff record (0–1)
Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)
Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)
Challenge Tour wins (1)
1Dual-ranking event with the
European Tour
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Playoff record
LIV Golf Invitational Series playoff record (0–1)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place
Summary
*Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (three times)
*Longest streak of top-10s – 0
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Results in World Golf Championships
''Results not in chronological order before 2015.''
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied
U.S. national team appearances
*
Walker Cup
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:
2009 (winners),
2011
*
Eisenhower Trophy
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:
2010
See also
*
2017 Web.com Tour Finals graduates
*
2021 Korn Ferry Tour Finals graduates
References
External links
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Profile on Oklahoma State's official athletic site
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American male golfers
Oklahoma State Cowboys golfers
European Tour golfers
PGA Tour golfers
LIV Golf players
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Massachusetts
Golfers from Orlando, Florida
Sportspeople from Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Sportspeople from New Bedford, Massachusetts
People from Mattapoisett, Massachusetts
1989 births
Living people