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John Peterson Says Tiger Woods' 2019 Masters Win Inspired Him to End Retirement

Motivated partially by Tiger Woods' victory at the 2019 Masters, John Peterson is looking to make a return to professional golf.

Peterson called it quits last September. However, the 30-year-old explained Thursday on 104.5 ESPN in Louisiana, that he was having a change of heart (via ESPN.com's Bob Harig):

"Then the Masters came along, and I'm watching this kid Patrick Cantlay, who in 2011 finished second to me in the national championship when he was at UCLA, and he's finishing ninth in the Masters. It's on TV, and I beat him, and I beat him a lot, and I'm just like, 'Man, that could be me.