
PhilipPettitt, Jr.
United States
Philip Pettitt, Jr.
Profile
Height
6'0"
Weight
170lbs
Age
40
Birthday
Apr 19, 1985
Birthplace
Richmond, VA
Turned Pro
2008
Career Earnings
$256,085
College
University of Tennessee
Residence
Murfreesboro, TN
Plays From
Murfreesboro, TN
Family
Wife, Laural
Personal
Says he chose golf over other sports because "the results were all on me."
Earliest golf memory is of him missing his tee time in his first event.
Says if he weren't playing golf he'd be a cowboy on a farm somewhere.
Never travels without cowboy boots.
Favorite team as a kid was the Dallas Cowboys. Favorite college team is the Tennessee and also favors the NHL's Nashville Predators. Favorite TV show is "How I Met Your Mother" and movie is "The Count of Monte Cristo." Likes Peyton Manning and Jason Witten. Favorite entertainers are Eric Church and Garth Brooks. Favorite book is the Bible. Restaurant favorites are Chipolte and Chick-fil-A.
Says his favorite gadget is his iPod because "everything is on it".
Would round out his ideal foursome with his grandfather, his father and his future son.
Says not many people know he was "redshirted" in the first grade because he couldn't color inside the lines.
Favorite quote comes from the Bible, Jeremiah 29:11.
Charity involvement includes Wounded Warriors and Kresge's Krew/Austism Awareness.
Loves the outdoors.
Favorite course he's played is the Golf Club of Tennessee and hopes to play Augusta National someday.
Uses the same 1957 quarter as a ball marker and carries peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and almonds in his golf bag for snacks.