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John Peterson (golfer)

American golfer (born 1989)


American golfer (born 1989)

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collegeLouisiana State University
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Web.com Tour
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Web.com Tour Finals money list winner](web-com-tour-money-and-points-list-winners) John Herring Peterson (born April 18, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

Early life and amateur career

Peterson was born in Fort Worth, Texas. He played college golf at Louisiana State University. At LSU, he was a three-time All-American and won twice, including the 2011 NCAA Division I Championship.

Professional career

In 2011, Peterson turned professional. He played in two Nationwide Tour events: The Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational (T2) and the Children's Hospital Classic (T23) and a number of PGA Tour events through sponsor exemptions.

Peterson qualified for the 2012 U.S. Open through sectional qualifying. In the third round, he was paired with his mentor and fellow LSU alum David Toms, and Peterson also got a hole in one at the par 3 13th hole. He finished the tournament tied for fourth, which earned him exemptions to the 2013 Masters Tournament and U.S. Open.

In 2013, Peterson became the first active Web.com Tour member to compete in the Masters. He earned conditional Web.com Tour status for 2013 based on his 2012 PGA Tour non-member earnings ($327,091), which was equivalent to 172nd on the 2012 PGA Tour money list. He played in the Web.com Tour Finals and finished first to earn a fully exempt PGA Tour card for 2014. He finished seventh in the Web.com Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season.

After not regaining his PGA Tour card through the 2018 Web.com Tour Finals, Peterson retired from professional golf. However, he announced his return to golf on April 25, 2019, after watching Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay at the Masters.

Amateur wins

  • 2011 NCAA Division I Championship, Jones Cup Invitational

Professional wins (1)

Adams Tour wins (1)

  • 2012 Coca-Cola Walmart Open

Results in major championships

Tournament20122013
Masters Tournament60
U.S. OpenT4T67
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

CUT = missed the half-way cut

"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament2014
The Players ChampionshipT59

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

References

  1. "2011–12 LSU Men's Golf Media Guide".
  2. (June 19, 2012). "John Peterson". [[Golf Channel]].
  3. Gegenheimer, Mike. (June 18, 2012). "Peterson, Toms finish top four at US Open". [[The Daily Reveille]].
  4. "PGA Tour Media Guide – John Peterson". PGA Tour.
  5. Lavner, Ryan. (September 21, 2018). "After Web.com Tour Finals, Peterson retires ... again". Golf Channel.
  6. Harig, Bob. (April 25, 2019). "Inspired by Tiger, golfer comes out of retirement". ESPN.
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