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.
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. 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. 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.
Professional wins (5) European Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Aug 21, 2016D+D Real Czech Masters−15 (72-70-64-67=273)1 stroke Thomas Pieters
Japan Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jan 28, 2018Leopalace21 Myanmar Open1−13 (68-66-71-66=271)2 strokes Tomoyo Ikemura, Satoshi Kodaira 1Co-sanctioned by the Asian Tour
Asian Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Jan 28, 2018Leopalace21 Myanmar Open1−13 (68-66-71-66=271)2 strokes Tomoyo Ikemura, 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 ofvictoryRunner-up1Sep 15, 2024Simmons Bank Open−20 (64-63-67-66=260)1 stroke Matt Atkins
Gateway Tour wins (1) 2015 Winter 2
Dakotas Tour wins (1) 2012 Western Printing Pro-Am
See also 2024 Korn Ferry Tour graduates
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