Peter Karmis

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Peter Karmis
Personal information
Born (1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 40)
Springbok, South Africa
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting 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
Japan Golf Tour
Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins8
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour1
Sunshine Tour6
Other1

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

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 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 South Africa 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 Zimbabwe Tongoona Charamba
2 7 Jun 2009 Lombard Insurance Classic (2) −18 (65-74-59=198) 4 strokes South Africa Jaco van Zyl
3 28 Oct 2016 −18 (63-68-67=198) 3 strokes South Africa Oliver Bekker
4 6 May 2017 Investec Royal Swazi Open 49 pts (12-6-22-9=49) 1 point United States
5 4 Aug 2017 Sun City Challenge −6 (71-69-70=210) Playoff South Africa Jake Roos
6 1 Sep 2018 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Selborne Park 		−14 (69-65-68=202) 4 strokes South Africa

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No. Year Tournament Opponent Result
1 2011 Vodacom Origins of Golf
at Simola 		South Africa Jean Hugo Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2 2017 Sun City Challenge South Africa 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 Japan , Thailand Arnond Vongvanij

Team appearances[]

Professional

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "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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