Who is Paul Peterson? Everything about PGA Tour’s 36-year-old debutant explored

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Paul Peterson is a 36-year-old debutant at the 2025 Sony Open, the second tournament on the PGA Tour calendar after The Sentry, which Hideki Matsuyama won. Peterson is currently leading the Waiʻalae Country Club event with a score of 6 under.

The golfer turned professional in 2012. He previously played on the European Tour, Japan Golf Tour, Korn Ferry Tour, Canadian Tour, and Gateway Tour. Presently, he's playing on the Asian Tour and the PGA Tour.

The Arizona-based golfer won five professional tournaments including the D+D Real Czech Masters with 15 under 273, the Leopalace21 Myanmar Open with 13 under 271, the Simmons Bank Open with 20 under 260, the Gateway Tour's 2015 Winter 2 event, and the 2012 Western Printing Pro-Am.

Paul Peterson is over with the first round at the 2025 Sony Open with 64. The golfer shot three birdies on the front nine along with an eagle and carded three birdies on the back nine. Peterson also shared his thoughts on the first round after it ended (via ASAP Sports).

“Yeah, it was nice to birdie the first hole in my first official TOUR start, so it was good. So got momentum early. Hit a really nice 7-wood into 9, made an eagle there, and I think made six threes in a row, so it was pretty fun. Yeah, just hit it nice, putted it nicely. Put some extra time in on the greens yesterday evening, and it seemed to pay off. So it was good,” Paul Peterson said.

Peterson will play the second round with Kris Ventura and Ben Polland on the 10th tee at 6:40 p.m.

How did Paul Peterson perform in the 2024 Korn Ferry Tour season?

Paul Peterson had three top-10 finishes on the Korn Ferry Tour including a T4 at the Compliance Solutions Championship and a T7 at the NV5 Invitational pres. by Old National Bank. Here's a list of his 2024 Korn Ferry Tour performances:

2024 Korn Ferry Tournaments