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Paula Reto

South Africa RSA
#159 CME Rank
34.335 CME Points
1 Lifetime Wins
$2,750,432 Lifetime Earned
› born May 3, 1990 (age 36)
› birthplace Cape Town, South Africa
› height 5'6" (168 cm)
› college Purdue University
› turned_pro 2013 (13 yrs)
› lpga_rookie 2014

Tournament Results

2026 Latest Tournament Results
Date Tournament Pos To Par R1 R2 R3 R4 Total Earnings
10/1 LOTTE Championship presented by Hoakalei T54 -5 70 71 69 73 283 $8,971
9/25 Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G T51 -6 69 69 69 0 207 $9,781
8/27 FM Championship T59 +4 74 69 76 73 292 $11,406
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Career

From amateur golf to the LPGA Tour — curated milestones merged with tournament results.

Career timeline14 milestones · 2010–2024
  1. 2010
    • AM
      NCAA ChampionshipPurdue, team
  2. 2011
    • AM
      Dixie Amateur
    • AWD
      First-Team All-Big Ten
  3. 2012
    • AM
      Dixie Amateur
    • AM
      U.S. Women's Amateur quarterfinalist
    • AWD
      First-Team All-Big Ten
  4. 2013
    • PRO
      Turned professionalNon-LPGA wins: 1 (Sunshine Ladies Tour)
    • AWD
      First-Team All-American
    • AWD
      First-Team All-Big Ten
    • AWD
      Mary Fossum Award
  5. 2014
    • RKE
      LPGA Tour rookie season
  6. 2016
    • OLY
      Rio OlympicsFinished T16
  7. 2022
  8. 2024
    • OLY
      Paris OlympicsFinished T44
Honors11 entries

Olympic Games

2
  • 2016Rio — T16
  • 2024Paris — T44

Awards

5
  • 2013First-Team All-American
  • 2011–2013First-Team All-Big Ten — 3×
  • 2013Mary Fossum Award

Amateur career

4
  • 2010NCAA Championship — Purdue, team
  • 2011Dixie Amateur
  • 2012Dixie Amateur
  • 2012U.S. Women's Amateur quarterfinalist

Path to the LPGA

Purdue University College
2013 Turned pro age 23
2014 LPGA rookie season age 24 · 1 yr after turning pro
1 Wins outside the LPGA Sunshine Ladies Tour
2022 First LPGA win CP Women's Open · age 32
#58 Career-high world rank Dec 2022
2 Olympic Games 2016, 2024

Player statistics

Performance 8 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Official Wins 1
Starts 263 #219
Cuts Made 142 #266
Cuts Missed 119 #138
Events Played 254 #218
Rounds Played 784 #225
Top 10 Finishes 13
Top 25 Finishes 40
Scoring 12 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Scoring Avg Per Round 72.22 #255
Low Round 62 #42
High Round 85 #329
Sub Par Rounds 304
Bogey Free Rounds 18 #261
Round 1 Scoring Avg 72.63 #328
Round 2 Scoring Avg 72.24 #240
Round 3 Scoring Avg 71.5 #199
Round 4 Scoring Avg 72.1 #339
Par 3 Scoring Avg 3.05 #198
Par 4 Scoring Avg 4.1 #239
Par 5 Scoring Avg 4.82 #343
Driving & Greens 6 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Drive Distance Avg 258.38 #207
Drive Accuracy Pct 65.38 % #799
Greens in Regulation Pct 65.18 % #405
Green Hit from Fairway Pct 74.18 %
Green Hit from Rough Pct 47.98 %
Ball Striking 868 #425
Putting 6 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Putts Per Round Avg 29.61 #104
Putts Per GIR Avg 1.8 #93
Putts Per Hole 1.64 #63
Sand Save Pct 43.47 % #264
One Putt Avg Per Round 6.57 #151
Three Putt Avg Per Round 0.68 #551
Birdies & Bogeys 9 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Birdies 2506 #133
Eagles 44 #122
Bogeys 2260 #158
Double Bogeys 293 #84
Birdie Pct 18.49 % #143
Birdie Or Better Avg Per Round 3.39 #143
Birdie to Bogey Ratio 0.98 #233
Bogey Avoidance 0.19 #343
Bogey Avg Per Round 3 #837
Earnings & Points 4 stats
Statistic Value Rank
Official Money $2,750,432 #184
CME Points 0
Solheim Points 0
Player of Year Points 0
Updated Oct 26, 2026

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