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Peter Teravainen
Personal information
Born (1956-04-23) April 23, 1956 (age 68)
Plymouth, Massachusetts
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb; 13.4 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeYale University
Turned professional1979
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
European Seniors Tour
Professional wins6
Highest ranking93 (August 10, 1997)[1]
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour2
Other3
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT52: 1997
The Open ChampionshipT62: 1997

Peter Teravainen (born April 23, 1956) is an American professional golfer who played mainly outside the U.S.[2]

Teravainen was born in Plymouth, Massachusetts. He played college golf at Yale University, graduating in 1978.[3] He turned professional in 1979.

Teravainen played on the PGA Tour in 1980, making only one cut (T-36 at the Canadian Open) in 16 tournaments. He then played on the European Tour from 1982 to 1997, winning once in 1995. Teravainen played on the Japan Golf Tour from 1996 to 2005, winning twice.

Teravainen played on the European Seniors Tour from 2006 to 2010.

Teravainen is of Finnish descent from his paternal side and English from his maternal side.[2]

Professional wins

European Tour wins (1)

Japan Golf Tour wins (2)

Other wins

this list may be incomplete

  • 1980 Rhode Island Open
  • 1989 Singapore PGA Championship
  • 1991 Singapore PGA Championship

References

  1. ^ "Week 32 1997 Ending 10 Aug 1997" (pdf). OWGR. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Bamberger, Michael (June 23, 1997). "On Strange Turf: Peter Teravainen, an American who plays abroad, felt like a foreigner at his country's Open". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
  3. ^ "Peter Teravainen: 1978 team captain and international professional tour player". Retrieved August 29, 2011.

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