Peter Karmis

Peter Karmis (born 10 June 1981) is a South African professional golfer. Since mid-2018, he has played under the Greek flag.[1]

Peter Karmis
Personal information
Born (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981
Springbok, South Africa
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Nationality South Africa
 Greece (since mid-2018)
ResidenceSimonstown, South Africa
Career
CollegePurdue University
Turned professional2004
Current tour(s)Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)Asian Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour6
Other1

Karmis played college golf at Purdue University.[2]

Karmis plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won five times.[1] He won the Lombard Insurance Classic in 2007 and 2009, the Sun Sibaya Challenge in 2016 and the Investec Royal Swazi Open and Sun City Challenge in 2017.

Karmis played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, winning the Handa Singapore Classic in 2010.[1][3]

Professional wins (8)

Asian Tour wins (1)

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 Jbe' Kruger

Sunshine Tour wins (6)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 10 Jun 2007 Lombard Insurance Classic −16 (64-72-64=200) 1 stroke Tongoona Charamba
2 7 Jun 2009 Lombard Insurance Classic (2) −18 (65-74-59=198) 4 strokes Jaco van Zyl
3 28 Oct 2016 Sun Sibaya Challenge −18 (63-68-67=198) 3 strokes Oliver Bekker
4 6 May 2017 Investec Royal Swazi Open 49 pts (12-6-22-9=49) 1 point Zack Byrd
5 4 Aug 2017 Sun City Challenge −6 (71-69-70=210) Playoff Jake Roos
6 1 Sep 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Selborne
−14 (69-65-68=202) 4 strokes Jacques Blaauw

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentResult
1 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Simola
Jean Hugo Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Sun City Challenge Jake Roos Won with par on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 27 Sep 2019 Elite Grips Challenge −11 (75-68-62=205) 1 stroke Mikiya Akutsu, Arnond Vongvanij

Team appearances

Professional

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References

  1. "SA golfer Karmis chooses to play under Greek flag". Sport24. 10 July 2018.
  2. "Purdue Men's Golf: 2017−18 Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  3. "Classic Win for Karmis". Asian Tour. 12 September 2010.
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