Tim Petrovic

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 (1966-08-16) August 16, 1966
Northampton, Massachusetts
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 lb (88 kg; 13.9 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceAustin, Texas, U.S.
SpouseJulie
Children2
Career
CollegeUniversity of Hartford
Turned professional1988
Current tour(s)PGA Tour Champions
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
Web.com Tour
Professional wins1
Highest ranking65 (May 22, 2005)[1]
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentT41: 2004
PGA ChampionshipCUT
U.S. OpenT15: 2003
The Open ChampionshipCUT

Early life

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] He was inducted into University of Hartford's Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]

Professional career

Petrovic turned professional in 1988. He joined the Nike Tour (now known as the Korn Ferry Tour) in 1994, and first earned his PGA Tour card in 2002.[2] Petrovic won one PGA Tour event, the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.[4]

Petrovic's career high Official World Golf Ranking (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.[5]

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.

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

Professional wins (1)

PGA Tour wins (1)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1 May 1, 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans 72-69-66-68=275 −13 Playoff United States James Driscoll

PGA Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans United States James Driscoll Won with par on first extra hole
2 2015 Puerto Rico Open Germany Alex Čejka, United States Jon Curran,
Argentina Emiliano Grillo, United States Sam Saunders		 Čejka won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships
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
  Did not play

WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship
Tournament 200320042005200620072008200920102011
The Players Championship CUT T53 T27 T38 T15 T37 CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Results in World Golf Championships
Tournament2005
Match Play
Championship
Invitational 66
  Did not play

Results in senior major championships
Tournament2017201820192020202120222023
The Tradition T27 T57 NT T51 T9 35
Senior PGA Championship T33 2 T48 NT 2 T20
U.S. Senior Open T2 58 NT CUT T41
Senior Players Championship T14 T43 T2 T33 T10 T11
Senior British Open Championship CUT T28 T3 NT CUT CUT
  Top 10
  Did not play

"T" indicates a tie for a place
CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References
  1. "Week 21 2005 Ending 22 May 2005" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. "Tim Petrovic – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  3. "Tim Petrovic (1995) - Alumni Athletics Hall of Fame". University of Hartford Athletics. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  4. "Petrovic delivers, wins Zurich Classic". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 2, 2005. p. C2.
  5. Spotrac.com. "Tim Petrovic". Spotrac.com. Retrieved July 30, 2022.
  6. "Connecticut Amateur Past Champions". www.csgalinks.org. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
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