Christian Peña

Christian Peña
Personal information
Born (1968-09-18) September 18, 1968 (age 56)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight169 lb (77 kg; 12.1 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeUniversity of Arizona
Turned professional1991
Former tour(s)Nationwide Tour
European Tour
Japan Golf Tour
Asian Tour
Professional wins3
Number of wins by tour
Japan Golf Tour1
Asian Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenT45: 1995
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Christian Peña (born September 18, 1968) is an American professional golfer.

Peña played golf at the University of Arizona from 1987 to 1991. He was a first-team All-American in 1991. He graduated with a finance degree in 1992 and was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 1996. Peña played on the Nike Tour (now Korn Ferry Tour) in 1993 and 1994. His best finishes were a pair of T-6s, at the 1993 Nike Monterrey Open and the 1994 Nike Sonoma County Open. He played five seasons on the Asian Tour from 1996 to 2000, winning twice. He had limited status on the European Tour in 2000. He played on the Japan Golf Tour from 2000 to 2007, winning once.

Professional wins (3)

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Japan Golf Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runners-up
1 Aug 11, 2002 Sun Chlorella Classic −19 (67-67-66-69=269) Playoff Australia Brendan Jones, Japan Naomichi Ozaki

Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0)

No. Year Tournament Opponents Result
1 2002 Sun Chlorella Classic Australia Brendan Jones, Japan Naomichi Ozaki Won with birdie on first extra hole

Asian PGA Tour wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Nov 16, 1997 Volvo Masters of Malaysia −12 (69-70-68-69=276) 1 stroke Taiwan Hsieh Yu-shu

Asia Golf Circuit wins (1)

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No. Date Tournament Winning score Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1 Mar 9, 1996 Matoa Nasional Invitational −13 (72-66-68-69=275) Playoff Canada Rick Todd
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