Joshua Bain Teater (born April 6, 1979) is an American

professional golfer A professional golfer is somebody who receives payments or financial rewards in the sport of golf that are directly related to their skill or reputation. A person who earns money by teaching or playing golf is traditionally considered a "golf pr ...

who has played on the

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Early life and amateur career

Teater was born in

Danville, Kentucky Danville is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city and the county seat of Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 17,236 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micr ...

. He attended the

Morehead State University Morehead State University (MSU) is a public university in Morehead, Kentucky, United States. The university began as Morehead Normal School, which opened its doors in 1887. The Craft Academy for Excellence in Science and Mathematics, a two-yea ...

, where he had one collegiate title.

Professional career

In 2001, Teater turned professional. He bounced around on the mini-tours from 2001 to 2009 until he joined the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental tour for the U.S.-based PGA Tour, and features professional golfers who have either not yet reached the PGA Tour, or who have done so but then failed to win enough FedEx Cup points to stay at that level. ...

. Teater found success in his Nationwide Tour rookie season. He finished runner-up to

Michael Sim Michael Sim (born 23 October 1984) is an Australian professional golfer. Amateur career Sim was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and moved to Australia when he was 5 years old. He was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder in 2002. He w ...

at the Christmas in October Classic and won the

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Josh Teater wins Utah Championship for first professional victory
/ref> in September. He finished 7th on the money list to earn his 2010

card and finished 89th in 2010 to retain his PGA Tour card.

Professional wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour wins (2)

Korn Ferry Tour playoff record (0–1)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teater, Josh American male golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Kentucky Morehead State Eagles athletes People from Danville, Kentucky Sportspeople from Lexington, Kentucky 1979 births Living people