Dennis Paulson

Dennis Paulson
Personal information
Full name	Dennis Jay Paulson
Born	September 27, 1962 (1962-09-27) (age 49) San Gabriel, California
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	200 lb (91 kg; 14 st)
Nationality	United States
Career
College	San Diego State University
Turned professional	1988
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour
Professional wins	7
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	1
Nationwide Tour	1
Best results in Major Championships
Masters Tournament	T14: 2000
U.S. Open	CUT: 2001, 2004
The Open Championship	T11: 2000
PGA Championship	T58: 2000

Dennis Jay Paulson (born September 27, 1962) is an American professional golfer.

Paulson was born in San Gabriel, California. He had a PGA Tour victory in 2000. His tour nickname is The Chief.

Paulson has been featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings.

Professional wins (7)

PGA Tour wins (1)

No.	Date	Tournament	Winning Score	Margin of Victory	Runner-up
1	Jun 11, 2000	Buick Classic	-8 (65-68-75-68=276)	Playoff	David Duval

PGA Tour playoff record (1-2)

No.	Year	Tournament	Opponent(s)	Result
1	1999	Buick Classic	Duffy Waldorf	Lost to birdie on first extra hole
2	2000	Buick Classic	David Duval	Won with par on fourth extra hole
3	2001	Nissan Open	Robert Allenby, Brandel Chamblee, Toshi Izawa, Jeff Sluman, Bob Tway	Allenby won with birdie on first extra hole

Nationwide Tour wins (1)

• 1998 NIKE Huntsville Open^[1]

Other wins (5)

• 1990 California State Open, Philippine Open
• 1993 Utah Open
• 1996 California State Open
• 1997 Straight Down Fall Classic (with Ed Cuff, Jr.)

Results in major championships

Tournament	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004
The Masters	DNP	T14	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
U.S. Open	DNP	WD	CUT	DNP	DNP	CUT
The Open Championship	T58	T11	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP
PGA Championship	CUT	T58	CUT	DNP	DNP	DNP

DNP = Did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = Withdrew
"T" = tied
Green background for wins. Yellow background for top-10.

References

1. ^ "Huntsville Open". Lakeland Ledger: p. C6. April 27, 1998. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=w50sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N_0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5121,5199127&dq=huntsville-open+dennis+paulson&hl=en. Retrieved May 27, 2010. 

External links

• Dennis Paulson at the PGA Tour official site

Persondata
Name	Paulson, Dennis
Alternative names	Paulson, Dennis Jay
Short description	Professional golfer
Date of birth	September 27, 1962
Place of birth	San Gabriel, California
Date of death
Place of death