Tim Petrovic
Petrovic at the 2010 PGA Championship
Personal information
Born	(1966-08-16) August 16, 1966 (age 57) 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

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.

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 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
• 1988 Connecticut Amateur^[6]

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

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

Results in The Players Championship

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

Results in World Golf Championships

Results in senior major championships

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