Paul Chaplet
{{short description|Costa Rican professional golfer}}
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| birth_place = San José, Costa Rica
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| college = Arizona State University
Sam Houston State University
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| yearpro = 2021
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| extour = PGA Tour Latinoamérica
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{{MedalGold|2023 San Salvador|Individual}}
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Paul Chaplet (born 18 April 1999){{cite news |url=http://www.augusta.com/masters/players/bios/Paul_Chaplet.shtml |title=Paul Chaplet |newspaper=Augusta Chronicle |access-date=12 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314023113/http://www.augusta.com:80/masters/players/bios/Paul_Chaplet.shtml |archive-date=14 March 2016}} is a Costa Rican professional golfer who is best known for winning the 2016 Latin America Amateur Championship, also gaining a spot in the 2016 Masters Tournament, becoming the first Costa Rican player to do so.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/14589412/paul-chaplet-earns-masters-bid-win-latin-america-amateur-championship |title=Paul Chaplet earns Masters bid with win at Latin America Amateur Championship |work=ESPN |first=Kevin |last=Maguire |date=18 January 2016 |access-date=12 July 2023}}
Amateur career
In January 2016, Chaplet won the Latin America Amateur Championship in the Dominican Republic, beating Venezuelan Jorge García by one shot. The win also gained him a spot in the 2016 Masters Tournament.
Chaplet initially played college golf at Arizona State University from 2017 to 2020.{{cite web |url=https://thesundevils.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/paul-chaplet/8403 |title=Paul Chaplet |publisher=Arizona State Sun Devils |access-date=12 July 2023}} He then played college golf at Sam Houston State University in 2020 and 2021, where he was named 2021 Southland Conference Co-Golfer of the year.{{cite web |url=https://gobearkats.com/sports/mens-golf/roster/paul-chaplet/7579 |title=Paul Chaplet |publisher=Sam Houston Bearkats |access-date=12 July 2023}}
Amateur wins
- 2014 Costa Rica National Junior
- 2015 Costa Rica National Junior
- 2016 Latin America Amateur Championship
- 2017 Cameonato Sudamericano Amateur, Central American Championship
Team appearances
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Costa Rica): 2016, 2018, 2022
References
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External links
- {{PGATour player|49576}}
- {{OWGR|21423}}
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Category:Costa Rican male golfers
Category:Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers
Category:Sam Houston Bearkats athletes
Category:Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
Category:Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in golf
Category:Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
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