Matt Peterson

Experience

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  Web.com Tour

  Jan 1992 - Dec 2004

  Professional Golfer

  Managed playing a full schedule of Web.com Tour professional golf tournaments for 11 years, travelling around 35 weeks per year. Retired with over 240 starts and career earnings of $700,010. Played in numerous pro-ams and fundraising events.

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  PGA TOUR

  Jan 2002 - Dec 2002

  Professional Golfer

  Managed playing a full schedule of PGA TOUR professional golf tournaments for 1 year. Played in 27 events that year and finished 164th on the money list with $266,543. Retired with 31 total starts and winnings of $296,504.26. Played in numerous pro-ams and fundraising events.

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  University of Georgia Golf Course

  Jan 2005 - now

  Responsible for managing an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed university golf course playing 31,500 rounds annually, with an annual expense budget of approximately $1.8 million, and a golf shop concession with sales exceeding $350,000 per year. The golf course was renovated by Love Golf Design in 2006 and hosted the 2013 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships as well as the Stadion Classic at UGA Web.com Tour event 2010-2013.Responsible for managing the day to day operations of the golf course and driving range; currently managing a staff of over 50 employees. Other key duties include strategic planning, budget development, financial and operational report creation, policy/procedure development and implementation, golf course marketing and promotion, coordinating tournament operations, and providing competent golf instruction. Show less Assist the Golf Course Manager in managing an 18-hole Robert Trent Jones, Sr. designed university golf course playing 30,000 rounds annually, with an annual expense budget of approximately $1.8 million, and a golf shop concession with sales exceeding $225,000 per year. The golf course was renovated by Love Golf Design in 2006 and hosted the 2013 NCAA Women’s Golf Championships.Responsible for overseeing the day to day operations of the golf course and driving range; currently managing a staff of over 30 employees. Other key duties include strategic planning, budget development, financial and operational report creation, policy/procedure development and implementation, golf course marketing and promotion, coordinating tournament operations, and providing competent golf instruction. Show less

  • Director of Golf & Sales, General Manager

    Jan 2021 - now

  • PGA Head Professional - Golf Course Manager

    Feb 2015 - May 2024

  • PGA Head Golf Professional - Assistant Golf Course Manager

    Jan 2005 - Jan 2015
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  Stadion Classic at UGA

  Jun 2009 - Dec 2013

  Assistant Tournament Director

  Assist the Tournament Director in the planning and implementation of a PGA TOUR/Web.com Tour professional golf tournament. Formerly known as the Athens Regional Foundation Classic, the event came to the University Golf Course in 2010 and finished with the 2013 tournament.Heavily involved in all facets of the tournament such as budgeting, scheduling, sales, marketing and promotion, communications, public appearances, admissions, Web.com Tour player services, and daily operations. Past PGA TOUR playing experience has proven to be very helpful in running a successful event. Show less