Paul Peterson (golfer)

Last updated

Paul Peterson
Personal information
Born (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 36)
Tucson, Arizona
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Career
College Oregon State University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
PGA Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Canadian Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins5
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour1
Korn Ferry Tour1
Other2

Paul Peterson (born July 1, 1988) is an American professional golfer. He has played on the European Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Asian Tour, Japan Golf Tour and the Canadian Tour. His biggest wins have been in the 2016 D+D Real Czech Masters and the 2018 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open.

Contents

Professional career

Peterson played on the Canadian Tour in 2012, making only two cuts in six events. In February 2014, Peterson was successful at the Asian Tour Qualifying School. [1] In 2015, he finished in the top 10 of two joint events with the European Tour. This gave him 138th place in the European Tour rankings for 2015, earning him conditional status for 2016.

On August 21, 2016, Peterson won the D+D Real Czech Masters for his first European Tour victory. [2] He was ranked 398th in the world prior to the victory. In January 2018, Peterson won the Myanmar Open, co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour and the Japan Golf Tour, by two strokes, which moved him up to 127th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

In September 2024, Peterson won his first event on the Korn Ferry Tour at the Simmons Bank Open, where he beat Matt Atkins by one stroke. This victory gave him enough points to secure his PGA Tour card for the 2025 season. [3]

Professional wins (5)

European Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Aug 21, 2016 D+D Real Czech Masters −15 (72-70-64-67=273)1 stroke Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thomas Pieters

Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jan 28, 2018 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open 1−13 (68-66-71-66=271)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyo Ikemura, Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kodaira

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Jan 28, 2018 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open 1−13 (68-66-71-66=271)2 strokes Flag of Japan.svg Tomoyo Ikemura, Flag of Japan.svg Satoshi Kodaira

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Korn Ferry Tour wins (1)

Legend
Finals events (1)
Other Korn Ferry Tour (0)
No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
1Sep 15, 2024 Simmons Bank Open −20 (64-63-67-66=260)1 stroke Flag of the United States.svg Matt Atkins

Gateway Tour wins (1)

Dakotas Tour wins (1)

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Charl Schwartzel</span> South African professional golfer

Charl Adriaan Schwartzel is a South African professional golfer who currently plays in the LIV Golf Invitational Series and has previously played on the PGA Tour, European Tour and the Sunshine Tour. He has won one major title, the Masters in 2011. Schwartzel's highest world ranking has been number six, after finishing in a tie for fourth at the WGC-Cadillac Championship in 2012.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thongchai Jaidee</span> Thai professional golfer

Thongchai Jaidee is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He formerly played on the Asian Tour and the European Tour. On the Asian Tour, he holds the record for the most career earnings and is second in victories having won 13 times. He has won the Order of Merit on the Asian Tour three times during his career. Jaidee was the first man to win US$2 million, US$3 million, US$4 million, and US$5 million on the Asian Tour in prize money.

Prayad Marksaeng is a Thai professional golfer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yang Yong-eun</span> South Korean golfer (born 1972)

Yang Yong-eun, also called Y. E. Yang, is a South Korean professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour Champions. He was previously a member of the PGA Tour, where he won twice, including most notably the 2009 PGA Championship when he came from behind to defeat Tiger Woods, thus winning the first major championship by a male player born in Asia. He is occasionally known by the nickname The Tiger Killer.

Andrew Dodt is an Australian professional golfer who plays on the European Tour, Asian Tour, and PGA Tour of Australasia. He has won twice on the European Tour, in India and Thailand, both events co-sanctioned with the Asian Tour.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gaganjeet Bhullar</span> Indian professional golfer

Gaganjeet Singh Bhullar is an Indian professional golfer who plays on the Asian Tour. He was awarded Arjuna Award in 2013.

Rahil Gangjee is an Indian professional golfer who has played on the Japan Golf Tour and the Asian Tour, where he has two victories.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Scott Hend</span> Australian professional golfer

Scott Robert Hend is an Australian professional golfer who has played on a number of the world's main tours. He is renowned as a long hitter.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kiradech Aphibarnrat</span> Thai professional golfer

Kiradech Aphibarnrat is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the Asian, European, and PGA Tours.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Anirban Lahiri</span> Indian professional golfer

Anirban Lahiri is an Indian professional golfer. He has played on the Asian Tour, European Tour, PGA Tour and LIV Golf. He was awarded the 2014 Arjuna Award and was also the recipient of the "Sera Bangali" award in 2015, given by the Anandabazar Patrika.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">David Lipsky (golfer)</span> American professional golfer (born 1988)

David Lipsky is an American professional golfer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dylan Frittelli</span> South African professional golfer (born 1990)

Dylan Ashley Frittelli is a South African professional golfer. He currently plays on the PGA Tour where he won the John Deere Classic in 2019. He previously played on the European Tour where he won twice in 2017, the Lyoness Open and the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open.

Dean Burmester is a South African professional golfer who plays in the LIV Golf League, as well as having status on the European Tour and Sunshine Tour. He formerly played on the PGA Tour.

Aaron Rai is an English professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and the European Tour. He has won twice on the European Tour; the 2018 Honma Hong Kong Open and the 2020 Aberdeen Standard Investments Scottish Open, and once on the PGA Tour at the 2024 Wyndham Championship. He is one of the few professional golfers to wear two gloves.

Kurt Shun Kitayama is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. On the European Tour, he won the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open in December 2018 and the Oman Open in March 2019. In March 2023, he won the Arnold Palmer Invitational on the PGA Tour.

Lucas Herbert is an Australian professional golfer. He has won three times on the European Tour and once on the PGA Tour, the 2021 Butterfield Bermuda Championship. In 2024, he joined the LIV Golf League and is a member of the Ripper GC team.

Christiaan Bezuidenhout is a South African professional golfer who is a three-time winner on the European Tour. He won the 2019 Estrella Damm N.A. Andalucía Masters and, in consecutive weeks, the 2020 Alfred Dunhill Championship and 2020 South African Open.

Zach Murray is an Australian professional golfer who currently plays on the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour of Australasia.

Vincent Oliver Norrman is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. He won the 2023 Barbasol Championship, as well as the 2023 Horizon Irish Open. As an amateur, he was part of the Swedish team winning the 2019 European Amateur Team Championship.

Johannes Veerman is an American professional golfer who plays on the European Tour and the Asian Tour. He claimed his breakthrough win on the European Tour at the D+D Real Czech Masters in 2021.

References

  1. ↑ "Q-School Tales: Fantastic Five". Asian Tour. December 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Peterson secures Czech Masters, Pieters misses Ryder Cup". ESPN. PA Sport. August 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ "#Tourbound: Paul Peterson, Thomas Rosenmueller and Isaiah Salinda secure first PGA Tour cards". The Golf Wire. September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.