John Herring Peterson (born April 18, 1989) is an American professional golfer.

At LSU, he was a three-time All-American and won twice, including the 2011 NCAA Division I Championship.

He played in two Nationwide Tour events: The Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational (T2) and the Children's Hospital Classic (T23) and a number of PGA Tour events through sponsor exemptions.

[2][3] In 2013, Peterson became the first active Web.com Tour member to compete in the Masters.

[5] However, he announced his return to golf on April 25, 2019, after watching Tiger Woods and Patrick Cantlay at the Masters.