Peter Taylor Persons (born September 8, 1962) is an American professional golfer who has played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
| Peter Persons | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Peter Taylor Persons |
| Born | September 8, 1962 Macon, Georgia |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Weight | 155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | University of Georgia |
| Turned professional | 1986 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 1 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| PGA Tour | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | CUT: 1986 |
| PGA Championship | CUT: 1991 |
| U.S. Open | T19: 1991 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Persons was born and raised in Macon, Georgia. He received coaching and training in the junior program developed by Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member Dan Nyimicz at Idle Hour Golf Club in Macon.[1] Persons won the 1980 Georgia Junior Championship and was the runner-up to Sam Randolph at the 1985 U.S. Amateur. He was the 1984–1985 Georgia Golf Association Men's Player of the Year. He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of the golf team. He turned professional in 1986.
Persons played in a limited number of PGA Tour events in the 1980s. He played full-time on the elite Tour from 1990–1993; and on the Nike Tour (now called the Nationwide Tour) from 1994–1996. His best year in professional golf was 1990; he had a win at the Chattanooga Classic, a T-6 at the Hawaiian Open, and finished 66th on the final money list that year. At the 1990 Chattanooga Classic, he finished at 20-under-par 260 to defeat Richard Zokol by two strokes. The tournament was held the same week as the NEC World Series of Golf where most of the Tour's top-tier players elected to compete.[2]
Amateur wins
edit- 1980 Georgia Junior Championship
- 1984 Georgia Amateur
- 1985 SEC Championship (individual)
Professional wins (1)
editPGA Tour wins (1)
edit| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 26, 1990 | Chattanooga Classic | −20 (64-64-65-67=260) | 2 strokes |  Richard Zokol
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Results in major championships
edit| Tournament | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masters Tournament | CUT | |||||
| U.S. Open | T19 | |||||
| PGA Championship | CUT |
Note: Persons never played in The Open Championship.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Georgia Golf Hall of Fame: Dan Nyimicz". Retrieved October 29, 2007.
- ^ "Today in Golf History: August 26". Archived from the original on October 11, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
External links
edit- Peter Persons at the PGA Tour official site
- Peter Persons at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
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