Who is Peter Malnati? 5 things to know about the PGA Tour golfer

Peter Malnati is a PGA Tour player who turned pro in 2009. The 36-year-old was born in New Castle, Indiana. He has played 265 PGA events, claiming two PGA victories so far. The golfer has earned $10,127,497 till now at PGA.

Here are some interesting facts to know about Peter Malnati:

1. Peter Joseph Malnati was born in New Castle, Indiana on June 13, 1987.

2. Malnati completed his high school at Jefferson County High School growing up in Dandridge, Tennessee. He attended college and also played golf at the University of Missouri.

3. Malnati is a big fan of the Kansas City Royals and always wears a royal blue-colored golf shirt on his final round. He can be spotted wearing a bucket hat every time.

4. Malnati joined as one of the Player Directors in 2023 on the PGA Tour Policy Board.

5. He married Alicia in 2013 and has two kids, Hatcher and Dash.

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Peter Malnati's performance on the 2024 PGA Tour

Malnati started his professional golf career by playing on mini-tours and joined the Korn Ferry Tour in 2013. He won the 2015 Sanderson Farms Championship after being on and off the PGA Tour between 2013 and 2014.

Cameron Young gave tough competition to Malnati at the 2024 Valspar Championship. Malnati started with a tee at the 198-yard, par-3 17th hole, and hit a birdie on the final nine. He knocked down two wedges tight on No. 10 and No. 11. Malnati's win at Valspar earned him an invitation for the Masters 2024.

Malnati speaking with media after the final round at the 2024 Valspar Championship (Image via Getty)

At the 2024 Valspar Championship, Malnati surprisingly used a yellow ball. He stated the reason and said (via Golf Monthly):

"The reason I switched to it is because my, at the time, three year old (Hatcher), who is now four, liked them."

Peter Malnati played his first two rounds at the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge alongside Grayson Murray who died on Saturday, May 25th. Speaking about his death, Malnati told CBS Sports:

"Losing him is really hard, 'I didn't even know Grayson all that well, but I spent the last two days with him. And we get so worked up about a bad break here or a good break there…

"We're so competitive out here,''We all want to beat each other. And then something like this happens and you realize we're all just humans. It's just a really hard day."

Currently, Peter Malnati is positioned at T38 on the 2024 Charles Schwab Challenge leaderboard. Davis Riley is leading with Scottie Scheffler and Keegan Bradley trailing behind on T2.