Paul Peterson (golfer)

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Paul Peterson
Personal information
Born (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 35)
Tucson, Arizona
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Career
College Oregon State University
Turned professional2012
Current tour(s) Asian Tour
Korn Ferry Tour
Former tour(s) European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Canadian Tour
Gateway Tour
Professional wins4
Number of wins by tour
European Tour1
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian 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.

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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.

Professional wins (4)

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

Gateway Tour wins (1)

Dakotas Tour wins (1)

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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.


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