Background
Persons was born and raised in Macon, Georgia.
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Peter Persons
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He received coaching and training in the junior program developed by Georgia Golf Hall of Fame member Dan Nyimicz at Idle Hour Golf Club in Macon. He was the 1984–1985 Georgia Golf Association Men"son He turned professional in 1986.
Persons played in a limited number of Professional Golf Association Tour events in the 1980s.
He played full-time on the elite Tour from 1990–1993. And on the Nike Tour (now called the Nationwide Tour) from 1994–1996.
At the 1990 Chattanooga Classic, he finished at 20-under-par 260 to defeat Richard Zokol by two strokes. The tournament was held the same week as the Nippon Electric Corporation World Series of Golf where most of the Tour"s top-tier players elected to compete.
1980 Georgia Junior Championship DNP = Did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied Yellow background for top-10.
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He attended the University of Georgia and was a member of the golf team
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