Peter Uihlein

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Peter Uihlein
Personal information
Born (1989-08-29) August 29, 1989 (age 34)
Sir Henry Cotton
Rookie of the Year
2013

Peter Uihlein (

U.S. Amateur and is a former number one ranked amateur golfer
in the world.

Amateur career

Uihlein was born in

John Tavares.[5]

In 2007, Uihlein won the

NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships,[6] Uihlein won the Sahalee Players Championship by seven strokes.[9]

On his 21st birthday, Uihlein defeated

U.S. Amateur events.[11]

During his junior year, Uihlein won the Ben Hogan Award, given to the best college golfer in the nation. He was also named a first team All-American. Uihlein tried unsuccessfully to defend his U.S. Amateur title in 2011 when he lost in the quarterfinals.[12] He played the European and PGA Tour qualifying schools in 2011, but failed to earn tour cards on either tour. He decided to turn professional in December 2011.[13]

Professional career

Uihlein finished in a tie for 12th at his first professional event on the

Sir Henry Cotton Rookie of the Year
.

In 2017, Uihlein played the

Web.com Tour Finals
. He won the first tournament to earn a place on the PGA Tour for 2017–18.

Uihlein played 26 events on the 2017–18 PGA Tour, making the cut 16 times. He had eight top-25 finishes, four top-10 finishes, and three top-five finishes. In round three of the Wells Fargo Championship, he had a birdie/eagle streak of 7-under on six holes, which tied him with Jonathan Randolph for the longest streak on the PGA Tour for the 2017–18 PGA season. He finished at number 64 in the FedEx Cup standings, qualifying him for the FedEx Cup playoffs in his rookie season, winning $1.8 million for the season.

During the 2018–19 season, Uihlein played a total of 29 events on the PGA Tour. His best results were a T7 at the

AT&T Byron Nelson
tournament. He won $840,000 during the season, finishing at number 133 in the FedEx Cup standings.

In 2021, Uihlein won his second Korn Ferry Tour event at the MGM Resorts Championship. He would go on to earn his PGA Tour card for 2022 with a Top 25 finish in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals.

On June 9, 2022, Uihlein was one of 17 PGA Tour members suspended for playing in the Saudi-backed LIV Golf.[16]

In 2023, Uihlein competed as part of 4Aces GC in the 2023 LIV Golf League. He finished in 12th place in the individual standings, and had a season-best finish of 2nd place at the opening event of the season at Mayakoba. He also had three other top-ten finishes on the season. After the season, Uihlein was re-signed by the 4Aces, but was traded to RangeGoats GC on December 7, 2023.

Amateur wins

Professional wins (3)

European Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 May 19, 2013
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI
1 		72-64-69-68=273 −15 2 strokes Denmark Morten Ørum Madsen, Chile Mark Tullo

1Dual-ranking event with the Challenge Tour

European Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2013 Alfred Dunhill Links Championship England David Howell Lost to birdie on second extra hole

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (1)
No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runner(s)-up
1 Sep 3, 2017 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship 69-69-67-65=270 −14 1 stroke United States Ryan Armour
2 Apr 18, 2021 MGM Resorts Championship 68-67-68-69=272 −16 4 strokes United States David Lipsky, United States Jamie Lovemark

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022
Chitimacha Louisiana Open
 China Yuan Yechun Lost to birdie on first extra hole

Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin of
victory 		Runners-up
1 May 19, 2013
Madeira Islands Open - Portugal - BPI
1 		72-64-69-68=273 −15 2 strokes Denmark Morten Ørum Madsen, Chile Mark Tullo

1Dual-ranking event with the

European Tour

Playoff record

LIV Golf Invitational Series playoff record (0–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2022
LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah
 United States Brooks Koepka Lost to birdie on third extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Masters Tournament CUT
U.S. Open CUT CUT T48
The Open Championship T48 CUT T44 CUT
PGA Championship CUT CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied for place

Summary

Tournament Wins 2nd 3rd Top-5 Top-10 Top-25 Events Cuts made
Masters Tournament 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
U.S. Open 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1
The Open Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2
PGA Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 1 (three times)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2019
The Players Championship CUT

CUT = missed the halfway cut

Results in World Golf Championships

Results not in chronological order before 2015.

Tournament 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Championship
 T25 T37
Match Play
 T17
Invitational
Champions T55 T5
  Top 10
  Did not play

QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = tied

U.S. national team appearances

See also

References

  1. OWGR
    . Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  2. ^ "Master moment for Peter Uihlein". southcoasttoday.com. April 6, 2011. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Whitmer, Michael (July 1, 2010). "Uihlein Was Groomed for Success". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  4. ^ "Uihlein, Hurst named 2007 Rolex Junior POYs". ESPN. October 23, 2007. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  5. ^ "Where Will They Be?". Sports Illustrated. June 26, 2006. Archived from the original on May 19, 2007. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
  6. ^ a b Kenyon, Paul (June 26, 2010). "Struggling Uihlein Doesn't Regret Staying Home". The Providence Journal. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  7. ^ "Uihlein keeps rolling at Dixie Amateur". Golfweek. December 22, 2009. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  8. ^ "Uihlein is New WAGR Number One". R&A Championships. May 5, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  9. ^ Ramsdell, Paul (July 9, 2010). "Oklahoma State Star Peter Uihlein Rolls to Victory in Sahalee Players Championship". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  10. ^ a b "OSU's Peter Uihlein Wins U.S. Amateur". Tulsa World. August 29, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2012. Retrieved August 29, 2010.
  11. ^ "USA's Peter Uihlein Wins 2010 McCormack Medal". R&A Championships. September 1, 2010. Retrieved February 2, 2015.
  12. ^ Shain, Jeff (August 26, 2011). "Peter Uihlein's U.S. Amateur reign ends in quarterfinals". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
  13. ^ "Eye on Europe, Peter Uihlein turns pro". ESPN. Associated Press. December 19, 2011.
  14. ^ "American Peter Uihlein wins Madeira Islands Open". USA Today. Associated Press. May 19, 2013.
  15. ^ "Inside the Field: Puerto Rico Open". PGA Tour. March 17, 2017.
  16. ^ Schlabach, Mark (June 9, 2022). "PGA Tour suspends all players taking part in first LIV golf tournament". ESPN.

External links

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