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 (age 58) 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
Golden Bear Tour money list winner 2000

Early life and amateur career

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]

Professional career

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.

Awards and honors

• In 1995, Petrovic was inducted into the University of Hartford's Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame^[5]
• In 2017, Petrovic was inducted into the Connecticut Golf Hall of Fame

Amateur wins

this list may be incomplete

• 1986 New England Amateur^[6]
• 1988 Connecticut Amateur^[7]

Professional wins (5)

PGA Tour wins (1)

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

Golden Bear Tour wins (4)

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

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

"T" = Tied
WD = Withdrew
CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
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

Tournament	2005
Match Play
Championship
Invitational	66

  Did not play

Results in senior major championships

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
The Tradition		T27	T57	NT	T51	T9	35	T30	T42
Senior PGA Championship	T33	2	T48	NT	2	T20	CUT	T21	34
Senior Players Championship	T14	T43	T2	T33	T10	T11	T72	T56	6
U.S. Senior Open		T2	58	NT	CUT	T41	WD		T9
Senior British Open Championship	CUT	T28	T3	NT	CUT	CUT	T48	T19	T31

  Top 10

  Did not play

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

See also

• 2001 Buy.com Tour graduates