# 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.

## 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.

## 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. Petrovic won one PGA Tour event, the 2005 Zurich Classic of New Orleans.
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.
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
* 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

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

## Results in World Golf Championships

| Tournament | 2005 |
| Match Play | |
| Championship | |
| Invitational | 66 |

## Results in senior major championships

| Tournament | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| The Tradition | | T27 | T57 | NT | T51 | T9 | 35 | T30 |
| Senior PGA Championship | T33 | 2 | T48 | NT | 2 | T20 | CUT | T21 |
| U.S. Senior Open | | T2 | 58 | NT | CUT | T41 | WD | |
| Senior Players Championship | T14 | T43 | T2 | T33 | T10 | T11 | T72 | T56 |
| Senior British Open Championship | CUT | T28 | T3 | NT | CUT | CUT | T48 | T19 |
"T" indicates a tie for a place CUT = missed the halfway cut WD = withdrew NT = no tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic