Paul Peterson | |
Birth Date: | 1 July 1988 |
Birth Place: | Tucson, Arizona |
College: | Oregon State University |
Yearpro: | 2012 |
Tour: | Asian Tour Korn Ferry Tour |
Extour: | European Tour Japan Golf Tour Canadian Tour Gateway Tour |
Prowins: | 4 |
Eurowins: | 1 |
Japwins: | 1 |
Asiawins: | 1 |
Otherwins: | 2 |
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.
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.