Carl Paulson

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Carl Paulson
Personal information
Full nameCarl Albert Paulson
Born (1970-12-29) December 29, 1970 (age 53)
Quantico, Virginia, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight180 lb (82 kg; 13 st)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of South Carolina
Turned professional1994
Former tour(s) PGA Tour
Nike Tour
Professional wins2
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament DNP
PGA Championship CUT: 2001, 2002
U.S. Open CUT: 1996, 2001, 2004
The Open Championship CUT: 2001
Achievements and awards
Nike Tour
money list winner 		1999
Nike Tour
Player of the Year 		1999

Carl Albert Paulson (born December 29, 1970) is an American professional golfer.

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Early life and amateur career

Paulson attended the University of South Carolina where he was an All-American and the Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1993. [1] [2]

Professional career

Paulson turned professional in 1994. [2] He was medalist at the 1995 PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament. Paulson was a member of the PGA Tour in 1995 and 1996 and from 2000 to 2008. He was a member of the Nike Tour from 1997 to 1999 and led the Nike Tour's money list in 1999. Paulson did not play in another PGA Tour event until 2011 after sustaining back injuries at the U.S. Bank Championship in Milwaukee on July 21, 2005. He withdrew from that event and was sidelined for an extended period. He earned his card for 2006 through a major medical exemption but did not play in any events due to the chronic nature of his injuries. He returned to competition in 2010 on the Nationwide Tour. [2]

Paulson wrote the book, Rookie on Tour, with Virginia psychologist Louis Janda. It was published in 1999. [3]

Paulson is currently the co-host of "Inside the Ropes" on SiriusXM radio [4] and a volunteer coach for the South Carolina Gamecocks men's golf team. [5]

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)

No.YearTournamentWinning scoreMargin of
victory		Runners-up
1Sep 5, 1999 Nike Utah Classic −22 (68-64-65-69=266)6 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Craig Bowden, Flag of South Africa.svg Marco Gortana
2Sep 19, 1999 Nike Boise Open −18 (69-66-65-66=266)4 strokes Flag of the United States.svg Joel Edwards, Flag of the United States.svg Michael Muehr

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1)

No.YearTournamentOpponentsResult
1 1997 Nike Wichita Open Flag of the United States.svg Ben Bates, Flag of the United States.svg Jeff Brehaut,
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Smith 		Bates won with birdie on first extra hole

Results in major championships

Tournament199619971998199920002001200220032004
U.S. Open CUTCUTCUT
The Open Championship CUT
PGA Championship CUTCUT

Note: Paulson never played in the Masters Tournament.

  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

Tournament200120022003
The Players Championship T68T4WD
  Top 10

WD = withdrew
"T" indicates a tie for a place

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References

  1. ↑ "University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". Gamecocksonline.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Carl Paulson – Profile". PGA Tour. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  3. ↑ Paulson, Carl; Janda, Louis H. (March 1999). Amazon.com: Rookie on Tour (9780425166888): Carl Paulson: Books. Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated. ISBN   0425166880.
  4. ↑ "SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio". SiriusXM. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Coach Paulson profile". Gamecocksonline.com. Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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