Peter Karmis
South African professional golfer (born 1981)
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::summary South African professional golfer (born 1981) ::
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| name | Peter Karmis |
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| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Springbok, South Africa |
| death_date | |
| height | |
| weight | 64 kg |
| nationality | |
| (since July 2018) | |
| residence | Simonstown, South Africa |
| college | Purdue University |
| yearpro | 2004 |
| retired | |
| tour | Sunshine Tour |
| extour | Japan Golf Tour |
| Asian Tour | |
| Japan Challenge Tour | |
| prowins | 9 |
| pgawins | |
| eurowins | |
| japwins | |
| asiawins | 1 |
| sunwins | 7 |
| auswins | |
| nwidewins | |
| chalwins | |
| champwins | |
| seneurowins | |
| otherwins | 1 |
| majorwins | |
| masters | |
| usopen | |
| open | |
| pga | |
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Career
Karmis played college golf at Purdue University.
Karmis plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won five times. He won the Lombard Insurance Classic in 2007 and 2009, the Sun Sibaya Challenge in 2016. In 2017, he won the Investec Royal Swazi Open and the Sun City Challenge.
Karmis also played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, highlighted by winning the Handa Singapore Classic in 2010.
Professional wins (9)
Asian Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 12 Sep 2010 | Handa Singapore Classic | −21 (63-63-70-71=267) | 2 strokes | ZAF Jbe' Kruger | ::
Sunshine Tour wins (7)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 10 Jun 2007 | Lombard Insurance Classic | −16 (64-72-64=200) | 1 stroke | ZIM Tongoona Charamba | | 2 | 7 Jun 2009 | Lombard Insurance Classic (2) | −18 (65-74-59=198) | 4 strokes | ZAF Jaco van Zyl | | 3 | 28 Oct 2016 | Sun Sibaya Challenge | −18 (63-68-67=198) | 3 strokes | ZAF Oliver Bekker | | 4 | 6 May 2017 | Investec Royal Swazi Open | 49 pts (12-6-22-9=49) | 1 point | USA Zack Byrd | | 5 | 4 Aug 2017 | Sun City Challenge | −6 (71-69-70=210) | Playoff | ZAF Jake Roos | | 6 | 1 Sep 2018 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park | −14 (69-65-68=202) | 4 strokes | ZAF Jacques Blaauw | | 7 | 29 Jul 2023 | FNB Eswatini Challenge | −10 (66-70-70=206) | 1 stroke | ZIM Stuart Krog | ::
Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1) ::data[format=table]
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2011 | Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola | ZAF Jean Hugo | Lost to birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2017 | Sun City Challenge | ZAF Jake Roos | Won with par on first extra hole |
| :: |
Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)
::data[format=table] | No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | 27 Sep 2019 | Elite Grips Challenge | −11 (75-68-62=205) | 1 stroke | JPN Mikiya Akutsu, THA Arnond Vongvanij | ::
Team appearances
Professional
References
References
- (10 July 2018). "SA golfer Karmis chooses to play under Greek flag". Sport24.
- (7 June 2009). "Karmis shoots magical '59'". News24.
- "Purdue Men's Golf: 2017−18 Record Book".
- (28 October 2016). "Karmis eagles his way to victory at Sun Sibaya Challenge". Compleat Golfer.
- (6 May 2017). "Karmis wins Royal Swazi Open". News24.
- (4 August 2017). "Sun City playoff gives Karmis second win in 2017". News24.
- (12 September 2010). "Classic Win for Karmis". Asian Tour.
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