Paul Peterson (golfer)

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.

Paul Peterson
Personal information
Born (1988-07-01) July 1, 1988 (age 35)
Tucson, Arizona
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeOregon 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

Professional career edit

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) edit

European Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Aug 21, 2016 D+D Real Czech Masters −15 (72-70-64-67=273) 1 stroke   Thomas Pieters

Japan Golf Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jan 28, 2018 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open1 −13 (68-66-71-66=271) 2 strokes   Tomoyo Ikemura,   Satoshi Kodaira

1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour

Asian Tour wins (1) edit

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Jan 28, 2018 Leopalace21 Myanmar Open1 −13 (68-66-71-66=271) 2 strokes   Tomoyo Ikemura,   Satoshi Kodaira

1Co-sanctioned by the Japan Golf Tour

Gateway Tour wins (1) edit

  • 2015 Winter 2

Dakotas Tour wins (1) edit

  • 2012 Western Printing Pro-Am

References edit

  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.

External links edit