Paul Chaplet

{{short description|Costa Rican professional golfer}}

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| college = Arizona State University
Sam Houston State University

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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

Source:{{cite web |url=http://www.wagr.com/en/Ranking/Player.aspx?playerid=10367&isMens=True |title=Paul Chaplet |publisher=World Amateur Golf Ranking |access-date=20 June 2017}}

Team appearances

Amateur

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