Paula Reto

Paula Reto (born 3 May 1990) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour.^[1]

Paula Reto
Reto in 2017
Personal information
Born	(1990-05-03) 3 May 1990 (age 34) Cape Town, South Africa
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Sporting nationality	South Africa
Career
College	Purdue University
Turned professional	2013
Current tour(s)	LPGA Tour (2014–)
Professional wins	2
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour	1
Other	1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship	T18: 2016
Women's PGA C'ship	T30: 2022
U.S. Women's Open	CUT: 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
Women's British Open	T24: 2021
Evian Championship	T12: 2024
Achievements and awards
Big Ten Conference Mary Fossum Award 2013

Amateur career

Reto played field hockey and ran track in her youth and did not start playing golf until 2005. She played with the Purdue Boilermakers women's golf team between 2009 and 2012, and was a member of the 2010 NCAA National Championship team.^[2] She was a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten Conference selection (2011-2013), and a First-Team All-American in 2013. She earned an individual third-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Championships and was named the 2013 Mary Fossum Award winner for low stroke average in the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Reto won the Dixie Amateur back to back in 2011 and 2012. In 2012 she reached the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur Championship, eliminated by eventual champion and the world's top-ranked amateur, Lydia Ko.^[2]

Professional career

Reto qualified for the LPGA Tour through Q-School on her first attempt in 2013 and turned professional. She tied for 13th place to earn full status for the 2014 season. She finished 77th on the 2014 official LPGA money list and was seventh in the Louise Suggs Rookie of the Year race. Reto recorded a solo third at the 2014 Yokohama Tire LPGA Classic. She had a three-shot lead in Prattville, Alabama after 36 holes^[3] and shared the lead after 54 holes.^[4]

In 2019 she was runner-up at the FireKeepers Casino Hotel Championship, two strokes behind Ssu-Chia Cheng.

Reto finished tied 16th at the 2016 Summer Olympics and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, but was forced to withdraw due to the COVID-19 protocol.^[5]

She won her first LPGA Tour tournament at the Canadian Women's Open on 28 August 2022, scoring 62-69-67-67=265 (−19), for a one-stroke win over Nelly Korda and Choi Hye-jin. Her initial round 62 was a tournament record.

Amateur wins

• 2011 Dixie Amateur Championship
• 2012 Dixie Amateur Championship

Professional wins (2)

LPGA Tour wins (1)

Legend
Major championships (0)
Other LPGA Tour (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	To par	Margin of victory	Runner-up	Winner's share ($)
1	Aug 28, 2022	Canadian Women's Open	62-69-67-67=265	−19	1 stroke	Nelly Korda Choi Hye-jin	352,500

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning score	Margin of victory	Runner-up
1	21 Feb 2022	SuperSport Ladies Challenge	−13 (67-65-71=213)	10 strokes	Casandra Alexander

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Chevron Championship		T26	T18	T63					T25	CUT	T54
U.S. Women's Open				CUT	CUT				CUT	CUT
Women's PGA Championship	T48	CUT	WD	CUT	CUT			70	T30	CUT	T60
The Evian Championship		CUT	T48				NT	WD	CUT	68	T12
Women's British Open		CUT	CUT					T24	T58	CUT	T29

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

LPGA Tour career summary

Year	Tournaments played	Cuts made*	Wins	2nds	3rds	Top 10s	Best finish	Earnings ($)	Money list rank	Scoring average	Scoring rank
2014	20	9	0	0	1	2	3	154,880	77	72.79	108
2015	22	8	0	0	0	0	T13	102,187	88	73.31	118
2016	27	19	0	0	0	2	T9	224,371	74	71.73	58
2017	23	6	0	0	0	0	T15	55,267	131	72.86	143
2018	20	5	0	0	0	0	T21	29,669	143	74.04	157
2019	5	0	0	0	0	0	MC	0	n/a	73.75	n/a
2020	3	2	0	0	0	0	T28	15,036	138	71.89	n/a
2021	18	13	0	0	0	1	T7	225,811	76	71.05	53
2022	27	19	1	0	1	4	1	808,130	34	71.12	56
2023	27	13	0	0	0	2	T6	179,827	103	72.97	142
Totals^	192	94	1	0	2	11	1	1,795,178	206

^ As of 2023 season^[6][7][8]
* Includes matchplay and other tournaments without a cut.

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

Year	Ranking	Source
2013	551	[9]
2014	221	[10]
2015	204	[11]
2016	137	[12]
2017	303	[13]
2018	574	[14]
2019	677	[15]
2020	564	[16]
2021	214	[17]
2022	58	[18]
2023	153	[19]

References

1. "Paula Reto Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
2. "Women's Golf Roster: Paula Reto". Purdue University. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
3. "SA rookie Reto leads Yokohama Tire event". enca. enca. 20 September 2014.
4. "Mi Jung Hur, Paula Reto share lead". ESPN. Associated Press. 20 September 2014.
5. "Paula Reto was knocked out of the Olympics by an apparent false positive COVID test". Golf Digest. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
6. "Paula Reto Stats". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
7. "Paula Reto results". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
8. "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
9. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
10. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
11. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
12. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
13. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
14. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
15. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
16. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
17. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
18. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
19. "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.

External links

• Paula Reto at the LPGA Tour official site
• Paula Reto at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
• Profile at Purdue University Athletics