Deane Pappas
Deane Pappas (born 12 December 1967) is a South African professional golfer. He has won twice on both the Southern Africa-based Sunshine Tour and on the second-tier United States based Buy.com Tour, now the Web.com Tour.
| Deane Pappas | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Full name | Deane Pappas |
| Born | 12 December 1967 Phalaborwa, South Africa |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Sporting nationality | South Africa Greece |
| Residence | Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Career | |
| College | University of Arkansas |
| Turned professional | 1992 |
| Current tour(s) | Sunshine Tour |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour |
| Professional wins | 5 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Sunshine Tour | 2 |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Other | 1 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2010 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Pappas was born in Phalaborwa, Limpopo province, South Africa, as the second youngest of four brothers, three of them to became professional golfers. He was a three-time All-American at the University of Arkansas, where he was a teammate of John Daly.
At the 1988 Eisenhower Trophy at Ullna Golf Club in Stockholm, Sweden, Pappas together with his brother Sean, was part of the four-men team representing Greece.
Pappas turned professional in 1992 and joined the Sunshine Tour in 1994. He won for the first time on the tour in 2001, at the prestigious South African PGA Championship. He claimed his second tour victory in 2009 at the Dimension Data Pro-Am.
Between 1996 and 2007, Pappas played extensively in the United States, winning two tournaments on the Buy.com Tour, the first in 2000 and the second the following year He played three seasons on the PGA Tour, the first in 1999 after finishing tied for second place at qualifying school, but has never been able to retain his card.. Pappas and his younger brother, Brenden, in 2001 became the first brothers to graduate simultaneously to the PGA Tour by finishing in the top 15 on the Buy.com Tour money list.
Pappas lives in Arkansas in the United States with his wife Shona, and two children, Callen and Devyn. They manage Ridgepointe Country Club in Jonesboro.[1]
Professional wins (5) edit
Sunshine Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 Feb 2001 | South African PGA Championship | −19 (68-67-67-67=269) | 3 strokes | Don Gammon |
| 2 | 25 Jan 2009 | Dimension Data Pro-Am | −20 (65-66-69-68=268) | 8 strokes | James Kamte |
Buy.com Tour wins (2) edit
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 Jun 2000 | Buy.com Cleveland Open | −15 (70-67-69-67=273) | 1 stroke | Tjaart van der Walt |
| 2 | 18 Mar 2001 | Buy.com Monterrey Open | −17 (67-68-67-69=271) | 1 stroke | Keoke Cotner, Tim Petrovic |
Other wins (1) edit
- 2002 Nelson Mandela Invitational (with Hugh Baiocchi)
Results in major championships edit
| Tournament | 2010 |
|---|---|
| U.S. Open | CUT |
CUT = missed the halfway cut
Note: Pappas only played in the U.S. Open.
Team appearances edit
Amateur
- Eisenhower Trophy (representing Greece): 1988
See also edit
References edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2014.
External links edit
- Deane Pappas at the Sunshine Tour official site
- Deane Pappas at the PGA Tour official site
- Deane Pappas at the Official World Golf Ranking official site