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

Early life and amateur career

In 1990, Reto was born. She played field hockey and ran track in her youth and did not start playing golf until the age of 15, in 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.

Awards and honors

  • While at Purdue University, she was a First-Team All-Big Ten Conference selection three times: in 2011, 2012, 2013
  • In 2013, she was a First-Team All-American.
  • In 2013, she earned the Mary Fossum Award winner for low stroke average in the Big Ten Conference.[1]

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 United States Nelly Korda
South Korea Choi Hye-jin		 352,500

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)

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

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Chevron Championship T26 T18 T63 T25 CUT T54 T71 69
U.S. Women's Open CUT CUT CUT CUT CUT
Women's PGA Championship T48 CUT WD CUT CUT 70 T30 CUT T60 T52
The Evian Championship CUT T48 NT WD CUT 68 T12 T38
Women's British Open CUT CUT T24 T58 CUT T29 CUT
  Did not play

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000287
U.S. Women's Open00000050
Women's PGA Championship000000105
The Evian Championship00000174
Women's British Open00000173
Totals0000043719
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 7 (2024 Chevron – 2025 Evian)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 0

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made*		Wins2nds3rdsTop 10sBest
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
2024 28 21 0 0 0 0 T12 516,094 74 71.72 76
2025 25 17 0 0 0 2 7 348,531 77 71.47 70
Totals^ 245 132 1 0 2 13 1 2,659,803 184

^ As of 2025 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.

YearRankingSource
2013551[9]
2014221[10]
2015204[11]
2016137[12]
2017303[13]
2018574[14]
2019677[15]
2020564[16]
2021214[17]
202258[18]
2023153[19]
2024175[20]
2025172[21]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paula Reto Bio". LPGA. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  2. 1 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. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  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 23 December 2025.
  7. ↑ "Paula Reto results". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Career Money". LPGA. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
  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.
  20. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
  21. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2025.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paula_Reto