Christian Peña (born September 18, 1968) is an American professional golfer.
Career 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 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.
Awards and honors
In 1991, Peña earned first-team All-American honors. In 1996, he was inducted into the University of Arizona Sports Hall of Fame.
Professional wins (3) Japan Golf Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunners-up1Aug 11, 2002Sun Chlorella Classic−19 (67-67-66-69=269)Playoff Brendan Jones, Naomichi Ozaki
Japan Golf Tour playoff record (1–0) No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult12002Sun Chlorella Classic Brendan Jones, Naomichi OzakiWon with birdie on first extra hole
Asian PGA Tour wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Nov 16, 1997Volvo Masters of Malaysia−12 (69-70-68-69=276)1 stroke Hsieh Yu-shu
Asia Golf Circuit wins (1) No.DateTournamentWinning scoreMargin ofvictoryRunner-up1Mar 9, 1996Matoa Nasional Invitational−13 (72-66-68-69=275)Playoff Rick Todd
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