Peoples was born in
Augusta, Maine. He accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the
University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where he played for coach John Darr and Coach Lynn Blevins'
Florida Gators men's golf team in
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition in 1980 and 1981. In 1981, Peoples turned professional. He had two
PGA Tour victories, and his highest position on the year-end money list was 25th in 1992. ==Professional wins (3)==