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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.
| Tim Petrovic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Petrovic at the 2010 PGA Championship | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | August 16, 1966 Northampton, Massachusetts | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Residence | Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||
| Spouse | Julie | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Hartford | ||
| Turned professional | 1988 | ||
| Current tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Web.com Tour Golden Bear Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 5 | ||
| Highest ranking | 65 (May 22, 2005)[1] | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| 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 | |||
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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]
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.
this list may be incomplete
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 1, 2005 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | 72-69-66-68=275 | −13 | Playoff |  James Driscoll |
PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2005 | Zurich Classic of New Orleans | James Driscoll |
Won with par on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2015 | Puerto Rico Open |  Alex Čejka, Jon Curran, Emiliano Grillo, Sam Saunders |
Čejka won with birdie on first extra hole |
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 3, 2000 | St Andrews Classic 1 | 62-71-70=203 | −13 | Playoff | Patrick Sheehan |
| 2 | Sep 7, 2000 | Aqua-Fina Classic | 65-72=137 | −7 | Playoff | Nick Malinowski, Jamie Neher |
| 3 | Sep 15, 2000 | HealthSouth Challenge | 68-67-68-64=267 | −21 | 3 strokes | Rodney Butcher |
| 4 | Sep 22, 2000 | HealthSouth Classic | 68-66-68=202 | −14 | Playoff | Jimmy Stobs |
| Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | T41 | ||||||||||
| U.S. Open | T62 | T15 | T24 | CUT | WD | ||||||
| The Open Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||||||
| PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT |
"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut
| Tournament | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Players Championship | CUT | T53 | T27 | T38 | T15 | T37 | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
| Tournament | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | 66 |
| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Tradition | T27 | T57 | NT | T51 | T9 | 35 | T30 | |
| Senior PGA Championship | T33 | 2 | T48 | NT | 2 | T20 | CUT | T21 |
| U.S. Senior Open | T2 | 58 | NT | CUT | T41 | WD | ||
| Senior Players Championship | T14 | T43 | T2 | T33 | T10 | T11 | T72 | T56 |
| Senior British Open Championship | CUT | T28 | T3 | NT | CUT | CUT | T48 | T19 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
WD = withdrew
NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic
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