Aces run in the Peterson family

John Peterson, the 23-yearold Louisiana State grad, played with fellow LSU alum David Toms in Saturday’s third round of the U.S. Open, and holed a 182-yard, 7-iron at the par-three 13th hole to leap into a tie for eighth.

It was his first ace, but not the first in his family.

“My mom hit one shot in her life, and it went in,” he said. “And she quit. Smart girl.”

“Where was that?” a reporter asked.

“I think it was in Colorado somewhere,” he said. “I don’t remember. I never really went on their honeymoon.”

He and Toms were serenaded by LSU fans all day, and anti-LSU fans, too.

“It was cool for two or three holes, but after that it was like, gosh, shut up. We got so many ‘Roll Tides’ and ‘Go Hogs’ and all that, I was fed up with it. I wanted to throw a ball at them.”