Tim Petrovic

Tim Petrovic 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)

PGA Tour playoff record

No.

Year

Tournament

Opponent

Result

2005

Zurich Classic of New Orleans

Golden Bear Tour wins (4)

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

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

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