Paul Chaplet
Appearance
Paul Chaplet | |
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Personal information | |
Born | San José, Costa Rica | 18 April 1999
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | Arizona State University Sam Houston State University |
Turned professional | 2021 |
Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Latinoamérica |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | CUT: 2016 |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | DNP |
The Open Championship | DNP |
Paul Chaplet (born 18 April 1999)[1] 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.[2]
Amateur career
[edit]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.[2]
Chaplet initially played college golf at Arizona State University from 2017 to 2020.[3] 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.[4]
Amateur wins
[edit]- 2014 Costa Rica National Junior
- 2015 Costa Rica National Junior
- 2016 Latin America Amateur Championship
- 2017 Cameonato Sudamericano Amateur, Central American Championship
Source:[5]
Team appearances
[edit]Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Costa Rica): 2016, 2018, 2022
References
[edit]- ^ "Paul Chaplet". Augusta Chronicle. Archived from the original on 14 March 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ a b Maguire, Kevin (18 January 2016). "Paul Chaplet earns Masters bid with win at Latin America Amateur Championship". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Paul Chaplet". Arizona State Sun Devils. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Paul Chaplet". Sam Houston Bearkats. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
- ^ "Paul Chaplet". World Amateur Golf Ranking. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
External links
[edit]- Paul Chaplet at the PGA Tour official site
- Paul Chaplet at the Official World Golf Ranking official site
Categories:
- Costa Rican male golfers
- Arizona State Sun Devils men's golfers
- Sam Houston Bearkats athletes
- Golfers at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Costa Rica
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Costa Rica
- Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in golf
- Sportspeople from San José, Costa Rica
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Costa Rican sportspeople stubs
- Golf biography stubs