Turk Pettit

Exempt status

• Korn Ferry Tour: Finishers 2-3 on 2021 Forme Tour / 2020-21 PGA TOUR Latinoamerica Order of Merit (thru 2022)

JOINED TOUR

• PGA TOUR Canada: 2021
• Korn Ferry Tour: 2022

PGA Tour Canada Victories (1)

2021 Season

• Birck Boilermaker Classic

Personal

• Father, Kevin, played college golf at Huntington College in Alabama, and went on to become the head professional at Indian Pines in Auburn, Alabama.
• Was high school teammates with fellow Korn Ferry Tour member Davis Thompson at Lee-Scott Academy (Auburn, Alabama), as the two helped the team win six consecutive state titles (2012-17).
• Played high school football, throwing for more than 1,400 yards and rushing for 1,100 yards during his final two years at Lee-Scott Academy, a small, private school in Alabama.

Special Interests

Career Highlights

2021 Season

Began the Forme Tour season without any status but used a sponsor’s exemption to forge a path. Ended up posting a victory in his third start and added in two additional top-10s in his seven appearances to finish third on the Points List—good for 2022 Korn Ferry Tour membership.

• Rolling Green Championship: Continued his solid play, only a 2-over 72 in the third round at Rolling Green GC his undoing. Recovered with a final-round 67 to finish alone in fifth.
• Forme Open at TPC River's Bend: Opened quickly and was only one shot off the first-round lead at TPC River’s Bend following his 8-under 644. Fell back with a second-round 70 but rebounded with a pair of sub-70 rounds over the final 36 holes (68-66) to T9 with Mac Meissner and Jeremy Paul.
• Birck Boilermaker Classic: Began the final round at the Birck Boilermaker Golf Complex three strokes behind 54-hole leader Joseph Harrison and came out hot, immediately putting pressure on Harrison, making birdies on two of his first three holes. After a bogey-6 at the par-5 fourth, it was pars and birdies the rest of the way. Seized control of the event with consecutive birdies, starting at Nos. 15. Made a routine, two-putt par at No. 18 after Harrison missed a 10-footer that would have forced a playoff. Victory came in his third Forme Tour start and was his first pro title.
• Forme Tour Q-School-USA East 3: Finished T13 at RTJ Golf Trail at Highland Oaks in Dothan, Alabama, in mid-March. Will be conditionally exempt for the entire 2021 Forme Tour season.

Amateur Highlights

• In his final amateur and collegiate appearance, won the 2021 NCAA Championship individual title in May at Grayhawk GC outside Phoenix. Finished at 7-under to defeat China’s Bo Jin of Oklahoma State by a shot. Came from behind on the last day, trailing Jin by two strokes. Became only the second Clemson golfer to win the individual crown, joining Charles Warren from 1997.
• Earned first-team All-American honors by both the Golf Coaches Association and Golfweek as a senior. Was an honorable mention All-American and a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference choice as a freshman. Earned that honor again as a senior. Was a Ping All-Region team member during three of his four seasons at Clemson.
• His 71.04 career stroke average is third best in Clemson history.