Turk Pettit

Turk Pettit (born November 16, 1998) is an American professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He won the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship. Pettit picked up his first professional win at the 2021 Birck Boilermaker Classic on the Forme Tour.

Turk Pettit
Personal information
Born	(1998-11-16) November 16, 1998 (age 26) Opelika, Alabama, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Sugar Grove, North Carolina, U.S.
Career
College	Clemson University
Turned professional	2021
Current tour(s)	Asian Tour
Former tour(s)	Korn Ferry Tour Forme Tour LIV Golf
Professional wins	2

Early life and amateur career

Pettit played collegiate golf at Clemson University.^[1] Pettit won the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship at the Grayhawk Golf Club in Scottsdale, Arizona.^[2] In 2021, Pettit was also named a first-team All-American by the Collegiate Golf Coaches Association.^[3]

Professional career

On his third start on the Forme Tour, Pettit won the 2021 Birck Boilermaker Classic.^[4] In 2022, Petit joined LIV Golf,^[5] and later resigned his membership of the Korn Ferry Tour. Following the start of the first LIV Golf Invitational Series event, the PGA Tour announced that all current and former members who participated in LIV events would be indefinitely suspended from all tours operated by the tour.^[6] Pettit's suspension expired on October 17, 2023, and he entered the 2024 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He advanced past the first round with a score of 9-under par. If he regains his PGA Tour card, he would be the first former LIV Golf player to regain playing privileges on the PGA Tour.^[7]

Amateur wins

• 2018 Irish Creek Intercollegiate
• 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championship

Professional wins (2)

Forme Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	Jul 31, 2021	Birck Boilermaker Classic	−15 (66-71-69-67=273)	1 stroke	Joseph Harrison

Other wins (1)

• 2023 Colorado Open