Tim Petrovic (born August 16, 1966) is an American

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. He won one

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event, and has finished runner-up in four

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Early life

Petrovic was born in

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. He played college golf for the Hartford Hawks, and was an

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All-American selection in 1988. Petrovic was a teammate of future PGA Tour professional

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. He was inducted into

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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 The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. Th ...

) in 1994, and first earned his

card in 2002. Petrovic won one

event, the 2005

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. Petrovic's career high

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(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

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after turning 50 in 2016 and debuted at the

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near Seattle in August. He finished runner-up in the 2018 and 2021

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, 2018

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, and 2019

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. He also finished third in the 2019

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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

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References

External links

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Charity founded by Tim and Julie Petrovic
{{DEFAULTSORT:Petrovic, Tim 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