Dennis Jay Paulson (born September 27, 1962) is an American professional
golf
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Golf, unlike most ball games, cannot and does not use a standardized playing area, and coping ...
er.
Paulson was born in
San Gabriel, California. He had a
PGA Tour
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victory in 2000. His tour nickname is The Chief.
Paulson has been featured in the top 50 of the
Official World Golf Rankings
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The rankings are based on a player's position in individual tournaments (i.e. not pairs or team events) over a "rolli ...
.
After Paulson's playing career slowed, he became a radio commentator on the PGA Tour's Sirius XM station.
Professional wins (8)
PGA Tour wins (1)
PGA Tour playoff record (1–2)
Nike Tour wins (1)
Nike Tour playoff record (1–0)
Other wins (6)
*1990
California State Open The California State Open is the California state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Southern California section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1900 and has been played at a var ...
*1991
Philippine Open
*1993
Utah Open
*1996
California State Open The California State Open is the California state open golf tournament, open to both amateur and professional golfers. It is organized by the Southern California section of the PGA of America. It was first played in 1900 and has been played at a var ...
,
Long Beach Open
The Long Beach Open was a golf tournament on the PGA Tour. It was held in Long Beach, California at the Virginia Country Club from 1926 to 1930 and at the Lakewood Country Club from 1949 to 1951.
In 1957 the Long Beach Open was a PGA Satellite Eve ...
*1997
Straight Down Fall Classic (with
Ed Cuff Jr.)
Results in major championships
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Results in The Players Championship
CUT = missed the halfway cut
"T" indicates a tie for a place
Results in World Golf Championships
1Cancelled due to
9/11
QF, R16, R32, R64 = Round in which player lost in match play
"T" = Tied
NT = No tournament
See also
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1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of the 45 players who earned 1994 PGA Tour cards through the PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament
The annual PGA Tour Qualifying Tournament, also known as Qualifying School or Q-School, was historically the main method by which g ...
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1998 Nike Tour graduates __NOTOC__
This is a list of players who graduated from the Nike Tour in 1998. The top 15 players on the Nike Tour's money list in 1998 earned their PGA Tour card for 1999.
*PGA Tour rookie for 1999.
T = Tied
Green background indicates the player ...
References
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American male golfers
PGA Tour golfers
Korn Ferry Tour graduates
Golfers from California
People from San Gabriel, California
1962 births
Living people
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