Patrick Sheehan (born August 9, 1969) 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

PGA Tour The PGA Tour (stylized in all capital letters as PGA TOUR by its officials) is the organizer of professional golf tours in the United States and North America. It organizes most of the events on the flagship annual series of tournaments also k ...

. Sheehan was born in

Providence, Rhode Island Providence is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. One of the oldest cities in New England, it was founded in 1636 by Roger Williams, a Reformed Baptist theologian and religious exile from the Massachusetts Bay ...

. While at the

University of Hartford The University of Hartford (UHart) is a private university in West Hartford, Connecticut. Its main campus extends into neighboring Hartford and Bloomfield. The university attracts students from 48 states and 43 countries. The university and it ...

he was teammates with other future PGA Tour golfers Tim Petrovic and Jerry Kelly. He turned professional in 1992 and though he has never won a

event, he has finished second on one occasion and third on another. Sheehan has two wins on the

Nationwide Tour The Korn Ferry Tour is the developmental golf tour, 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 tha ...

, most recently a playoff victory at the 2009 Athens Regional Foundation Classic over

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 ...

Professional wins (2)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

Nationwide Tour playoff record (1–0)

Results in major championships

"T" = tied
''Note: Sheehan never played in the

Masters Tournament The Masters Tournament (usually referred to as simply The Masters, or the U.S. Masters outside North America) is one of the four major championships in professional golf. Scheduled for the first full week of April, the Masters is the first ma ...

The Open Championship The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later t ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sheehan, Patrick American male golfers Hartford Hawks men's golfers PGA Tour golfers Korn Ferry Tour graduates Golfers from Rhode Island Golfers from Florida Sportspeople from Providence, Rhode Island People from Oviedo, Florida Sportspeople from Seminole County, Florida 1969 births Living people

Professional wins (2)

Nationwide Tour wins (2)

Results in major championships

See also

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