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CARL PAULSON

UNITED STATES

Height:

5 ft, 9 in

Weight:

180 lbs

Birthday:

12/29/1970

College:University of South Carolina (1994, Marketing)
Turned Pro:1994
Birthplace:Quantico, VA
Residence:Orlando, FL

PGA TOUR - Media Guide

Nationwide Tour VICTORIES (2)
1999  NIKE Utah Classic,  NIKE Boise Open. 
Current Year Nationwide Tour Money and Position (210)
$1,183
Current Year Nationwide Tour Best Round
70 at Round 1, Panama Claro Championship.
Current Year PGA TOUR Highlights
Will have two events to earn $398,600 in 2012 on a Qualifying Tournament/Nationwide Tour Medical extension, dating to a back injury in 2005.
Current Year Nationwide Tour Highlights
Was T4 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open, finishing at 10-under 274, three shots back of winner Brett Wetterich. Fired rounds of 66-72 to make his first cut since the 2005 B.C. Open on the PGA TOUR. Suffered back problems the following week and missed the better part of five seasons (2006-10) as a result of herniated discs. Finish was his best since a T5 at the 2002 Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic. Started the tournament birdie-birdie-eagle (hole-in-one).
Best PGA TOUR Finishes
2-- Tampa Bay Classic.
Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
1-- NIKE Utah Classic, NIKE Boise Open.
2011 Best Nationwide Tour Finishes
T4-- Chitimacha Louisiana Open.
2011 Season PGA TOUR
Tournaments Entered--11; in money--3; Top 10 finishes--
2011 Season Nationwide Tour
Tournaments Entered--7; in money--2; Top 10 finishes--1
Career Highlights
Member of the PGA TOUR from 1995-96 and 2000-11 and a member of the Nationwide Tour from 1997-99. 2011: Made just three cuts in 11 starts on TOUR. On the Nationwide Tour, finished T4 at the Chitimacha Louisiana Open in his first of seven starts on that Tour. 2010: Making his first appearances since 2005 on either the PGA TOUR or Nationwide Tour, missed the cut in all three Nationwide Tour starts. Playing on a Major Medical Exemption the last five years, has not competed full-time on the PGA TOUR due to back injuries. 2005: Regained TOUR card with T13 finish at 2004 PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament, but was limited to 13 events in 2005 due to a back injury. Did not play the rest of the year after withdrawing from the U.S. Bank Championship in July. 2002: Finished in the top 125 for third consecutive year on TOUR. Hospitalized in January for three days with viral meningitis and in late February father, Ned, underwent triple bypass surgery. Missed first four cuts of his season during this period. Solo 54-hole leader by one over eventual champion Craig Perks at THE PLAYERS Championship after third consecutive 69. Final-round 77 dropped him into a T4 finish. 2000: Career-best season, highlighted by a runner-up finish at the Tampa Bay Classic. 1999: Earned fully exempt status on the PGA TOUR by finishing No. 1 on the Nationwide Tour money list. Set a Nationwide Tour record for consecutive starts when he teed it up at the Omaha Classic, his 79th straight tournament. Captured his first career victory at the Utah Classic and then the Boise Open. 1995: Medalist at the PGA TOUR Qualifying Tournament. Amateur: All-America selection and Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1993 at the University of South Carolina.
Personal
Chronicled his first season on the PGA TOUR in the book Rookie on Tour. Played select-level soccer through high school.
Nationwide TourPlayoff Record
0-1
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