Peter Karmis

Peter Karmis (born 10 June 1981) is a Greek-South African professional golfer. Since July 2018, he has played under the Greek flag.^[1] In 2009 he became the first player in Sunshine Tour history to record a round of 59.^[2]

Peter Karmis
Personal information
Born	(1981-06-10) 10 June 1981 (age 44) Springbok, South Africa
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb; 10.1 st)
Sporting nationality	South Africa  Greece (since July 2018)
Residence	Simonstown, South Africa
Career
College	Purdue University
Turned professional	2004
Current tour(s)	Sunshine Tour
Former tour(s)	Japan Golf Tour Asian Tour Japan Challenge Tour
Professional wins	9
Number of wins by tour
Asian Tour	1
Sunshine Tour	7
Other	1

Career

Karmis played college golf at Purdue University.^[3]

Karmis plays on the Sunshine Tour where he has won five times. He won the Lombard Insurance Classic in 2007 and 2009,^[2] the Sun Sibaya Challenge in 2016.^[4] In 2017, he won the Investec Royal Swazi Open^[5] and the Sun City Challenge.^[6]

Karmis also played on the Asian Tour from 2010 to 2012, highlighted by winning the Handa Singapore Classic in 2010.^[7]

Professional wins (9)

Asian Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	12 Sep 2010	Handa Singapore Classic	−21 (63-63-70-71=267)	2 strokes	Jbe' Kruger

Sunshine Tour wins (7)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	10 Jun 2007	Lombard Insurance Classic	−16 (64-72-64=200)	1 stroke	Tongoona Charamba
2	7 Jun 2009	Lombard Insurance Classic (2)	−18 (65-74-59=198)	4 strokes	Jaco van Zyl
3	28 Oct 2016	Sun Sibaya Challenge	−18 (63-68-67=198)	3 strokes	Oliver Bekker
4	6 May 2017	Investec Royal Swazi Open	49 pts (12-6-22-9=49)	1 point	Zack Byrd
5	4 Aug 2017	Sun City Challenge	−6 (71-69-70=210)	Playoff	Jake Roos
6	1 Sep 2018	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Selborne Park	−14 (69-65-68=202)	4 strokes	Jacques Blaauw
7	29 Jul 2023	FNB Eswatini Challenge	−10 (66-70-70=206)	1 stroke	Stuart Krog

Sunshine Tour playoff record (1–1)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent	Result
1	2011	Vodacom Origins of Golf at Simola	Jean Hugo	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2017	Sun City Challenge	Jake Roos	Won with par on first extra hole

Japan Challenge Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runners-up
1	27 Sep 2019	Elite Grips Challenge	−11 (75-68-62=205)	1 stroke	Mikiya Akutsu, Arnond Vongvanij

Team appearances

Professional

• World Cup (representing Greece): 2018

See also

• Lowest rounds of golf