John Peterson (golfer)

John Peterson born April 18, 1989 is an American professional golfer

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 Championship1

Peterson turned professional in 2011 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 US 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 US Open23

In 2013, Peterson became the first active Webcom Tour member to compete in the Masters4 He earned conditional Webcom 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 Webcom Tour Finals and finished first to earn a fully exempt PGA Tour card for 2014 He finished seventh in the Webcom Tour Finals to earn his PGA Tour card for the 2014–15 season

1 Amateur wins 2
2 Professional wins 1
3 Results in major championships
4 See also
5 References
6 External links

Amateur wins 2edit

2011 NCAA Division I Championship, Jones Cup Invitational

Professional wins 1edit

2012 Coca-Cola Walmart Open Adams Tour

Results in major championshipsedit

Tournament	2012	2013
Masters Tournament		60
US Open	T4	T67
The Open Championship
PGA Championship

Top 10 Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place

Referencesedit

^ "2011–12 LSU Men's Golf Media Guide" pp 38–9, 48, 52 Retrieved June 19, 2011
^ "John Peterson" Golf Channel June 19, 2012 Retrieved June 19, 2011
^ Gegenheimer, Mike June 18, 2012 "Peterson, Toms finish top four at US Open" The Daily Reveille Retrieved June 19, 2011
^ "PGA Tour Media Guide – John Peterson" PGA Tour Retrieved January 3, 2014

External linksedit

Official website
John Peterson at the PGA Tour official site
John Peterson at the Official World Golf Ranking official site