Ted Potter, Jr.

Ted Potter, Jr.
— Golfer —
Personal information
Nickname The Wizard, The Magic Man
Born (1983-11-09) November 9, 1983
Ocala, Florida
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality  United States
Residence Silver Springs, Florida
Career
Turned professional 2002
Current tour(s) Web.com Tour
PGA Tour
(past champion status)
Former tour(s) NGA Hooters Tour
Moonlight Tour
FPG Tour
Professional wins 18+
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour 1
Web.com Tour 2
Other 15+
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament CUT: 2013
U.S. Open CUT: 2013
The Open Championship T60: 2012
PGA Championship CUT: 2012
Achievements and awards
NGA Hooters Tour
Player of the Year		 2006, 2009

Ted Potter, Jr. (born November 9, 1983) is an American professional golfer who competes on the PGA Tour. He is a left-handed golfer, but is naturally right-handed.

Early life

Potter was born in Ocala, Florida.[1] He began to play golf at a very early age. His father made him a custom set of clubs as soon as he could grip a golf club. His father, Ted Potter, Sr. who is a golf course maintenance professional and low-handicap golfer, was his chief instructor of the game.[2] Ted Potter, Jr. would go on to dominate Florida youth golfing tours. His success continued through his high school career. He won all-district honors three times in high school. He graduated in 2002 from Lake Weir High School in southeastern Marion County, Florida and chose to turn pro instead of attending college.

Professional career

Early professional career

Potter turned pro at the age of 19 where he first competed on the Central Florida-based Moonlight Tour. He supplemented his income working in the cart barn at Lake Diamond Golf & Country Club in Ocala, Florida.[3][4] In December 2003, he competed for a spot on the PGA tour via the 2003 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. He finished tied for 74th place[5] and earned a spot on the 2004 Nationwide Tour (former name of the Web.com Tour), where he did not make a single cut during the season.[6] He again competed on the Nationwide Tour during the 2007 and 2010 seasons.[7][8][9] He made his first cut on the Nationwide Tour at the 2007 Movistar Panama Championship where he finished tied for 12th place.[10][11][12]

NGA Hooters Tour

Potter was the 2006 and 2009 NGA Hooters Tour Player of the Year.[13][14] He has a total of seven regular season wins and five winter series victories on the NGA Tour. He is currently tied for third place all-time in wins.[15][16][17] His career winnings on the NGA tour are $595,490.72 (623,000 including winter series events).[18][19]

2011 Nationwide Tour season

2011 was Potter's breakout season as a professional golfer. He started the season on the NGA Tour, but won the South Georgia Classic on what was then the Nationwide Tour, the first time a Monday qualifier won on the tour since 2006. Prior to winning the South Georgia Classic, Potter made six cuts in 55 Web.com Tour events. He was only the fifth left-handed golfer to win an event on the tour and the first since 2008. The win earned Potter $112,500 and full Nationwide Tour status for 2011.[20] He earned his second win of the season at the Soboba Golf Classic in a three-hole playoff.[21] Potter finished in the top 25 (2nd place overall) in earnings on the tour in 2011 and earned his PGA Tour card for the 2012 season.[22] Overall, he entered 18 Nationwide Tour events in 2011 making the cut 12 times with 6 finishes in the top 10.

PGA Tour

Potter made his PGA Tour debut at the Sony Open in Hawaii in January 2012, where he finished in a tie for 13th.[23] He achieved his first PGA win at the Greenbrier Classic on July 8 of that year, after having missed the previous five cuts.[24] Potter trailed Troy Kelly by several strokes but shot −4 on the last four holes to force a playoff. Potter, ranked number 218 in the Official World Golf Ranking at the time, went on to win the playoff on the third extra hole, after missing a birdie putt to win on the second extra hole. Potter was 173rd in the FedEx Cup before the win, which vaulted him to 51st in the FedEx Cup and 83rd in the world. He also qualified for the 2012 Open Championship, his first major championship appearance, as a result of winning the tournament. He also earned a two-year exemption for winning, plus invitations to the 2012 PGA Championship, 2012 Bridgestone Invitational, and 2013 Masters Tournament.[25][26]

Potter broke his ankle in July 2014 and did not play again until April 2016. After making his five allotted Web.com Tour rehab starts, he tried to regain PGA Tour privileges with the last two starts of his major medical extension. After failing to meet the terms of his medical extension, he returned to the Web.com Tour for the remainder of the 2016 season.

Professional wins (18+)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner-up
1 Jul 8, 2012 Greenbrier Classic −16 (69-67-64-64=264) Playoff United States Troy Kelly

PGA Tour playoff record (1–0)

No.YearTournamentOpponent(s)Result
1 2012 Greenbrier Classic United States Troy Kelly Won with birdie on third extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of victoryRunner(s)-up
1 May 1, 2011 South Georgia Classic −16 (70-69-65-68=272) 3 strokes Australia Mathew Goggin
2 Sep 25, 2011 Soboba Golf Classic −14 (70-68-67-66=270) Playoff United States Andres Gonzales, Argentina Miguel Carballo

NGA Hooters Tour (12)

Other Wins (3+)

Results in major championships

Tournament 2012 2013
Masters Tournament DNP CUT
U.S. Open DNP CUT
The Open Championship T60 DNP
PGA Championship CUT DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Yellow background for top-10

Results in World Golf Championships

Tournament2012
Accenture Match Play Championship DNP
Cadillac Championship DNP
Bridgestone Invitational 73
HSBC Champions DNP

DNP = Did not play
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
Yellow background for top-10.


See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ted Potter, Jr. Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ Marks, Andy (January 12, 2012). "Marion County's Potter on golf's biggest stage". Ocala.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  3. ↑ Elling, Steve. "Long Shot Takes Best Shot At PGA". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  4. ↑ Sobel, Jason (February 13, 2011). "Jason Sobel's Weekly 18 (#4 Ted Potter, Jr.)". ESPN. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  5. ↑ "Scores-PGA Tour Q-School 2003". The Golf Channel. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Lesson Learned From Q-School". The Golf Channel. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  7. ↑ Marks, Andy. "Potter returns to Nationwide Tour". Ocala.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  8. ↑ Martin, Sean. "Q-School:Second-Stage Recap". GolfWeek. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  9. ↑ Marks, Andy. "Potter cashes in on Nationwide Tour". Ocala.com. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ted Potter, Jr. – 2007 Results". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  11. ↑ Lagarde, Dave. "The grass is looking greener for Potter". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Nationwide Tour heading back Down Under". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  13. ↑ "2009 Season Wrap Up". NGA Hooters Tour. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  14. ↑ "NGA Hooters Tour Begins 2010 Season At Golden Hills". NGA Tour. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  15. ↑ "Ted Potter wins NGA/Hooters Tour Bridgestone Winter Series event at Forest Lake Golf Club". golfblogger.co.uk. February 11, 2011. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  16. ↑ "Hooters Tour Career Wins". NGA Tour. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  17. ↑ "Ted Potter Wins at Sugarloaf Mountain". NGA Tour. Retrieved April 9, 2011.
  18. ↑ Marks, Andy. "Ocala golfer Ted Potter dominates on Hooters Tour". Ocala.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  19. ↑ "Ted Potter, Jr: Player Stats". NGA Tour. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
  20. ↑ Wallace, Adam (May 1, 2011). "Monday qualifier Potter Jr. wins first Nationwide title". PGA Tour. Retrieved May 2, 2011.
  21. ↑ "Left-hander Potter wins Nationwide Soboba Golf Classic in sudden death". PGA.com. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  22. ↑ Martin, Sean (December 21, 2011). "2011 Year in review: Top 10 Nationwide stories". GolfWeek. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  23. ↑ Martin, Sean (January 16, 2012). "PGA Tour rookie Potter perseveres". Golf Week. Retrieved August 9, 2012.
  24. ↑ "Potter beats Kelly in playoff to win Greenbrier Classic". The Times of India. Associated Press. July 9, 2012.
  25. ↑ Micelli, Alex (July 20, 2012). "Potter, Kelly, Hicks play strong at Open Championship". GolfWeek.
  26. ↑ Marks, Andy (July 31, 2012). "Exclusive Bridgestone event to include Potter". Ocala.com.
  27. ↑ "Potter Completes Magical Week With Win". NGA Tour. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  28. ↑ "2006 Tournament Results". NGA Tour. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  29. ↑ "Potter Wins Hooters' Rio Pinar Tournament; Hessels Ties For 29th". Minnesota Golf Association. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Potter Wins 2nd Hooters Title In A Row; Hessels Ties For 12th". Minnesota Golf Association. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Potter's Plantation". NGA Tour News. March 8, 2009.
  32. ↑ "2009 Tournament Results". NGA Tour. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
  33. ↑ "Welcome Back Potter, wins Rio Pinar". NGA Tour.
  34. ↑ "Ted Potter wins Harley Davidson of Ocala Classic". NGA Tour. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  35. ↑ "American Golf Star Ted Potter wins Hooters Tour Killearn Country Club Classic 2011". GreatGolfClubs. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  36. ↑ Hodge, Mike (May 20, 2002). "Ted solid perfect". Ocala-Star Banner.
  37. ↑ Marks, Andy (March 18, 2011). "After six grueling playoff holes, Potter wins Ocala Open". Ocala.com.
  38. ↑ "Ted Potter – Moonlight Tour Results". OGA Tour. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
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