The local qualifier who nearly won the U.S. Open is playing a new kind of competitive golf

Former PGA Tour player John Peterson is set to represent the United States for the first time in his career at the Bridges Cup. The elite mid-amateur competition will take place next week at Trump Turnberry in Scotland. Peterson, who famously tied for fourth at the 2012 U.S. Open, has transitioned to a new life as a business owner and family man in Texas after retiring from professional golf.

After regaining his amateur status, Peterson has balanced running his Fort Worth garage business with playing casual golf and competing in select amateur events. Representing the U.S. team fulfills a long-held career goal for Peterson, who was notably left off the 2011 U.S. Walker Cup team during his collegiate career at LSU.