Tim Petrovic (born August 16, 1966) is an American
professional golfer
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. He won one
PGA Tour
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event, and has finished runner-up in four
senior major golf championships
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.
Early life
Petrovic was born in
Northampton, Massachusetts
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Northampton is known as an acade ...
. He played college golf for the
Hartford Hawks, and was an
NCAA Division I
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All-American selection in 1988. Petrovic was a teammate of future PGA Tour professional
Jerry Kelly
Jerome Patrick Kelly (born November 23, 1966) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions.
Career
Born and raised in Madison, Wisconsin, Kelly graduated from the University of Hartford in 1989 and turne ...
.
He was inducted into
University of Hartford
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's Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Professional career
Petrovic turned professional in 1988. He joined the Nike Tour (now known as the
Korn Ferry Tour
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) in 1994, and first earned his
PGA Tour
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card in 2002.
[ Petrovic won one ]PGA Tour
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event, the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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.
Petrovic's career high Official World Golf Ranking
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The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolli ...
(OWGR) was 65th in 2005. He earned over 12 million dollars on the PGA Tour, with over $1.7 million in both 2003 and 2005.
After not being fully exempt on the regular tour for five years, Petrovic joined PGA Tour Champions
PGA Tour Champions (formerly the Senior PGA Tour and the Champions Tour) is a men's professional senior golf tour, administered as a branch of the PGA Tour.
History and format
The Senior PGA Championship, founded in 1937, was for many years ...
after turning 50 in 2016 and debuted at the Boeing Classic
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near Seattle in August.
He finished runner-up in the 2018 and 2021 Senior PGA Championship
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, 2018 U.S. Senior Open
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, and 2019 Senior Players Championship
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. He also finished third in the 2019 Senior British Open Championship
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.
Amateur wins
''this list may be incomplete''
*1986 New England Amateur
*1988 Connecticut Amateur
Professional wins (1)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
Results in major championships
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
Results in senior major championships
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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See also
* 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates
References
External links
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Charity founded by Tim and Julie Petrovic
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American male golfers
Hartford Hawks men's golfers
PGA Tour golfers
PGA Tour Champions golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from Massachusetts
Golfers from Texas
People from Northampton, Massachusetts
1966 births
Living people