Carl Paulson

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title: "Carl Paulson" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["american-male-golfers", "south-carolina-gamecocks-men's-golfers", "pga-tour-golfers", "korn-ferry-tour-graduates", "golfers-from-virginia", "golfers-from-orlando,-florida", "people-from-quantico,-virginia", "sportspeople-from-prince-william-county,-virginia", "1970-births", "living-people", "20th-century-american-sportsmen"] description: "American golfer (born 1970)" topic_path: "sports" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Paulson" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary American golfer (born 1970) ::

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Field	Value
name	Carl Paulson
imagesize
fullname	Carl Albert Paulson
birth_date
birth_place	Quantico, Virginia, U.S.
death_date
height
weight	180 lb
nationality
residence	Orlando, Florida, U.S.
college	University of South Carolina
yearpro	1994
retired
extour	PGA Tour
Nike Tour
prowins	2
eurowins
japwins
asiawins
sunwins
auswins
nwidewins	2
chalwins
champwins
seneurowins
majorwins
masters	DNP
usopen	CUT: 1996, 2001, 2004
open	CUT: 2001
pga	CUT: 2001, 2002
wghofid
wghofyear
award1	[Nike Tour
money list winner](nike-tour-money-and-points-list-winners)
year1	1999
award2	[Nike Tour
Player of the Year](nike-tour-player-of-the-year)
year2	1999
awardssection
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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.

Professional career

Paulson turned professional in 1994. He was the 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.

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

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

Professional wins (2)

Nike Tour wins (2)

::data[format=table] | No. | Year | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runners-up | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Sep 5, 1999 | Nike Utah Classic | −22 (68-64-65-69=266) | 6 strokes | USA Craig Bowden, ZAF Marco Gortana | | 2 | Sep 19, 1999 | Nike Boise Open | −18 (69-66-65-66=266) | 4 strokes | USA Joel Edwards, USA Michael Muehr | ::

Nike Tour playoff record (0–1) ::data[format=table]

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponents	Result
1	1997	Nike Wichita Open	USA Ben Bates, USA Jeff Brehaut,
USA Chris Smith	Bates won with birdie on first extra hole
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Results in major championships

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Tournament	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
U.S. Open	CUT					CUT			CUT
The Open Championship						CUT
PGA Championship						CUT	CUT
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Note: Paulson never played in the Masters Tournament.

CUT = missed the half-way cut

Results in The Players Championship

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Tournament	2001	2002	2003
The Players Championship	T68	T4	WD
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WD = withdrew

"T" indicates a tie for a place

References

References

1. "University of South Carolina Official Athletic Site". Gamecocksonline.com.
2. "Carl Paulson – Profile". PGA Tour.
3. (March 1999). "Amazon.com: Rookie on Tour (9780425166888): Carl Paulson: Books". Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated.
4. "SiriusXM PGA Tour Radio". SiriusXM.
5. "Coach Paulson profile". Gamecocksonline.com.

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