Peter Karmis

{{short description|South African professional golfer (born 1981)}}

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{{GRC}} (since July 2018)

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| college = Purdue University

| yearpro = 2004

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Peter Karmis (born 10 June 1981) is a Greek-South African professional golfer. Since July 2018, he has played under the Greek flag.{{cite web |url=https://www.sport24.co.za/Golf/SunshineTour/sa-golfer-karmis-chooses-to-play-under-greek-flag-20180710 |title=SA golfer Karmis chooses to play under Greek flag |publisher=Sport24 |date=10 July 2018}} In 2009 he became the first player in Sunshine Tour history to record a round of 59.{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/sport/karmis-shoots-magical-59-20090607 |title=Karmis shoots magical '59' |work=News24 |date=7 June 2009 |access-date=15 April 2023}}

Career

Karmis played college golf at Purdue University.{{cite web |url=https://purduesports.com/documents/2017/9/1/_pur_m_golf_2017_18_misc_non_event__18-mgolf-recordbook.pdf |title=Purdue Men's Golf: 2017−18 Record Book |access-date=23 August 2018}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.compleatgolfer.com/news/karmis-eagles-way-victory-sun-sibaya-challenge/ |title=Karmis eagles his way to victory at Sun Sibaya Challenge |work=Compleat Golfer |date=28 October 2016 |access-date=16 April 2023}} In 2017, he won the Investec Royal Swazi Open{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/Sport/karmis-continues-swaziland-love-affair-20170506 |title=Karmis wins Royal Swazi Open |work=News24 |date=6 May 2017 |access-date=16 April 2023}} and the Sun City Challenge.{{cite web |url=https://www.news24.com/Sport/sun-city-playoff-gives-karmis-second-win-in-2017-20170804 |title=Sun City playoff gives Karmis second win in 2017 |work=News24 |date=4 August 2017 |access-date=16 April 2023}}

Karmis also played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, highlighted by winning the Handa Singapore Classic in 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.asiantour.com/newsdetails/classic-win-for-karmis-n6453 |title=Classic Win for Karmis |publisher=Asian Tour |date=12 September 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180823210339/https://www.asiantour.com/newsdetails/classic-win-for-karmis-n6453 |archive-date=23 August 2018 |access-date=16 April 2023}}

Professional wins (9)

=Asian Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|12 Sep 2010

|Handa Singapore Classic

|−21 (63-63-70-71=267)

|2 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jbe' Kruger

=Sunshine Tour wins (7)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runner-up

align=center|1

|align=right|10 Jun 2007

|Lombard Insurance Classic

|−16 (64-72-64=200)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Tongoona Charamba

align=center|2

|align=right|7 Jun 2009

|Lombard Insurance Classic (2)

|−18 (65-74-59=198)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jaco van Zyl

align=center|3

|align=right|28 Oct 2016

|Sun Sibaya Challenge

|−18 (63-68-67=198)

|3 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Oliver Bekker

align=center|4

|align=right|6 May 2017

|Investec Royal Swazi Open

|49 pts (12-6-22-9=49)

|1 point

|{{flagicon|USA}} Zack Byrd

align=center|5

|align=right|4 Aug 2017

|Sun City Challenge

|−6 (71-69-70=210)

|Playoff

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jake Roos

align=center|6

|align=right|1 Sep 2018

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park

|−14 (69-65-68=202)

|4 strokes

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jacques Blaauw

align=center|7

|align=right|29 Jul 2023

|FNB Eswatini Challenge

|−10 (66-70-70=206)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Stuart Krog

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

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|align=center|1

|2011

|Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jean Hugo

|Lost to birdie on first extra hole

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|align=center|2

|2017

|Sun City Challenge

|{{flagicon|ZAF}} Jake Roos

|Won with par on first extra hole

=Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)=

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!No.

!Date

!Tournament

!Winning score

!Margin of
victory

!Runners-up

align=center|1

|align=right|27 Sep 2019

|Elite Grips Challenge

|−11 (75-68-62=205)

|1 stroke

|{{flagicon|JPN}} Mikiya Akutsu, {{flagicon|THA}} Arnond Vongvanij

Team appearances

Professional

See also

References

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