Players Championship: How Knoxville’s Peter Malnati fared

The 2021 Players Championship has concluded at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

The 2021 Players Championship has concluded at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.

Justin Thomas (-14) won the tournament on Sunday.

Peter Malnati (+2) did not make the cut following Friday’s second-round competition.

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLORIDA – MARCH 12: Peter Malnati of the United States plays his shot from the 14th tee during the second round of THE PLAYERS Championship on THE PLAYERS Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass on March 12, 2021 in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

Malnati resides in Knoxville and played collegiately at Missouri from 2007-10.

He joined the PGA Tour in 2014 and has one career victory, winning the 2016 Sanderson Farms Championship.

Malnati has finished in the top-25 26 times, has seven top-10 finishes and has one second-place result. He has participated in 168 career PGA Tour events, while making the cut 83 times.

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