Paula Reto
Birth date3 May 1990 (age 36)
Birth placeCape Town, South Africa
Height5 ft 6 in
CollegePurdue University
Yearpro2013
TourLPGA Tour (2014–)
Prowins2
Lpgawins1
Otherwins1
NabiscoT18: 2016
LpgaT30: 2022
WusopenCUT: 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
WbritopenT24: 2021
EvianT12: 2024
Award 1Big Ten Conference Mary Fossum Award
Year 12013

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin of
victory		Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
1Aug 28, 2022Canadian Women's Open62-69-67-67=265−191 strokeNelly Korda
Choi Hye-jin		352,500

Sunshine Ladies Tour wins (1)

No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runner-up
121 Feb 2022SuperSport Ladies Challenge−13 (67-65-71=213)10 strokesCasandra Alexander

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order.

Tournament2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Chevron ChampionshipT26T18T63T25CUTT54T7169
U.S. Women's OpenCUTCUTCUTCUT
Women's PGA ChampionshipT48CUTWDCUTCUT70T30CUTT60T52
The Evian ChampionshipCUTT48NTWDCUT68T12T38
Women's British OpenCUTCUTT24T58CUTT29CUT

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

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
Chevron Championship00000287
U.S. Women's Open00000040
Women's PGA Championship000000105
The Evian Championship00000174
Women's British Open00000173
Totals0000043619
  • 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
201420900123154,8807772.79108
20152280000T13102,1878873.31118
201627190002T9224,3717471.7358
20172360000T1555,26713172.86143
20182050000T2129,66914374.04157
2019500000MC0n/a73.75n/a
2020320000T2815,03613871.89n/a
202118130001T7225,8117671.0553
2022271910141808,1303471.1256
202327130002T6179,82710372.97142
202428210000T12516,0947471.7276
2025251700027348,5317771.4770
Totals^2451321021312,659,803184

^ 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. ^ "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. 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". December 30, 2013.
  10. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 29, 2014.
  11. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2015.
  12. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 26, 2016.
  13. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 25, 2017.
  14. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 31, 2018.
  15. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 30, 2019.
  16. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Women's World Golf Rankings". December 27, 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.