Peter Malnati

Peter Joseph Malnati (born June 13, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. His sole victory on the PGA Tour came at the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship. He previously played on the Korn Ferry Tour (then known as the Web.com Tour), where he is a two-time winner.

Peter Malnati
Malnati after winning the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship
Personal information
Full namePeter Joseph Malnati
Born (1987-06-13) June 13, 1987
New Castle, Indiana
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight160 lb (73 kg; 11 st)
Sporting nationality United States
ResidenceKnoxville, Tennessee
Career
CollegeUniversity of Missouri
Turned professional2009
Current tour(s)PGA Tour
Former tour(s)Web.com Tour
eGolf Professional Tour
Professional wins7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour2
Other4
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipCUT: 2016, 2021
U.S. OpenCUT: 2021
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Early years and amateur career

Malnati was born in New Castle, Indiana and grew up in Dandridge, Tennessee,[1] where he attended Jefferson County High School. He played college golf at the University of Missouri.[2] He turned professional in 2009.

Professional career

Malnati played on mini-tours until earning special temporary membership on the Web.com Tour (equivalent to 100th on the previous season's money list) in 2013. He won his seventh tournament of the 2013 season at the News Sentinel Open.[3][4] He finished 18th on the 2013 Web.com Tour regular-season money list to earn his 2014 PGA Tour card.

In 2014, Malnati finished 178th in the FedEx Cup points list on the PGA Tour, thus losing his card, and failed to regain his card at the Web.com Tour Finals. He returned to the Web.com Tour for the 2015 season, earning his second win on the tour at the Brasil Champions en route to finishing fourth on the regular-season money list and regaining his PGA Tour card for the following season.

In November 2015, Malnati earned his maiden PGA Tour victory by winning the Sanderson Farms Championship by one stroke over William McGirt and David Toms after a Monday finish to the tournament. He shot a five-under round of 67 to come from one behind to take the victory over a crowded leaderboard. The win earned Malnati an exemption on the PGA Tour through the end of the 2018 season.

Amateur wins

  • 2009 Tennessee Amateur[5]

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Nov 9, 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship 69-66-68-67=270 −18 1 stroke United States William McGirt, United States David Toms

Web.com Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Aug 18, 2013 News Sentinel Open 70-67-66-65=268 −16 1 stroke United States Blayne Barber, United States Matt Bettencourt,
Argentina Miguel Ángel Carballo, United States James White
2 Mar 15, 2015 Brasil Champions 66-62-68-66=262 −22 4 strokes Mexico Abraham Ancer, United States Matt Davidson,
United States Tyler Duncan, Argentina Julián Etulain,
United States Tim Madigan, United States John Mallinger,
Sweden Henrik Norlander

Web.com Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2018 Nationwide Children's Hospital Championship United States Robert Streb Lost to par on first extra hole

eGolf Professional Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Jun 30, 2012 The Championship at Wintergreen Resort 68-63-66-70=267 −21 1 stroke United States Chesson Hadley

Other wins (3)

  • 2008 Missouri Open (as an amateur)[2]
  • 2010 Nebraska Open[6]
  • 2011 Nebraska Open[6]

Results in major championships

Results not in chronological order in 2020.

Tournament 201620172018
Masters Tournament
U.S. Open
The Open Championship
PGA Championship CUT
Tournament 201920202021
Masters Tournament
PGA Championship CUT
U.S. Open CUT
The Open Championship NT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
NT = No tournament due to COVID-19 pandemic

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 202120222023
The Players Championship CUT CUT C CUT T46 CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" = Tied
C = Canceled after the first round due to the COVID-19 pandemic

See also

References

  1. Welcome to the Big Time
  2. "Missouri Tigers profile". Archived from the original on July 3, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. "Peter Malnati wins News Sentinel by 1". ESPN. Associated Press. August 18, 2013.
  4. Livsey, Laury (August 18, 2013). "Malnati wins hometown News Sentinel Open". PGA Tour.
  5. "Tennessee Amateur - Past Champions". Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  6. "History of Nebraska Open". PGA Nebraska Section. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
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