Josh Teater (born April 6, 1979) is an American
professional golfer
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who has played on the
PGA Tour
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.
Teater was born in
Danville, Kentucky
Danville is a home rule-class city in Boyle County, Kentucky, United States. It is the seat of its county. The population was 17,236 at the 2020 Census. Danville is the principal city of the Danville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which include ...
. He attended the
Morehead State University
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, where he had one collegiate title. He turned professional in 2001.
Teater bounced around on the mini-tours from 2001 to 2009 until he joined the Nationwide Tour.
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 ...
at the
Christmas in October Classic and won the
Utah Championship
The Utah Championship presented by Zions Bank is a professional golf tournament on the Korn Ferry Tour, played at Oakridge Country Club in Farmington, Utah.
One of the original tournaments of the 1990 Ben Hogan Tour as the Utah Classic, the t ...
Josh Teater wins Utah Championship for first professional victory
/ref> in September. He finished 7th on the money list to earn his 2010 PGA Tour
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