Peder Larson

Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Medina, Minn.
High School:
Wayzata

2017-18: In six fall rounds, had a 76.3 stroke average

Pronunciation:
Peter Larson

Why I chose St. Thomas:
"I chose UST because it is a great business school with an amazing alumni network. I loved the fact that UST is located in the middle of a Major Metropolitan area yet it still feels like you are in the middle of a close-knitted community."

Academic Major:
Finance Major and Economics Minor

Career Goal:
Become a Financial Advisor

St. Thomas Highlights:
-2nd place at the Augsburg Invite 2018 (69-71)
-All MIAC 2018
-5th place in the MIAC Championship 2018 (73-77-71)
-Participated on the 2018, 2019 MIAC teams
-Participated on the 2018, 2019 NCAA Preview teams
-Participated on the 2019 NCAA Championship team
-Participated on the 2019 Golfweek Invitational team
-Named Co-Captain sophomore year (winter 2018)

High School Athletics Highlights:
-Participated on the Wayzata High School basketball team freshman and sophomore years
-Participated on the Golf team all 4 years
-Participated on the 2016, 2017 Conference teams
-Participated on the 2016, 2017 Sectional teams
-Participated on the MSHSL State Championship winning team 2017. Placed 24th individually (76-76)
-All conference 2016, 2017
-Named Co-Captain Spring 2016

Did You Know?:
"In October of my senior year of high school my dad and I went on a golf trip to St. Andrews, Scotland where we played 7 rounds of golf including at:
-Crail
-The Castle Course at St. Andrews Links
-The Jubilee Course at St. Andrews Links
-The Eden Course at St. Andrews Links
-The Old Course at St. Andrews Links
-Kingsbarns
-Muirfield"

Parents/Family Names:
Parents: Jeff and Heather Larson (55)
Sisters: Britta (26), Ali (24), Marit (18)