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| Charles Raulerson | |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1964-01-29) January 29, 1964 (age 60) Jacksonville, Florida |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st) |
| Sporting nationality |  United States |
| Career | |
| College | Clemson University Louisiana State University |
| Turned professional | 1987 |
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour European Tour Nationwide Tour Challenge Tour NGA Hooters Tour |
| Professional wins | 6 |
| Number of wins by tour | |
| Korn Ferry Tour | 2 |
| Challenge Tour | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Best results in major championships | |
| Masters Tournament | DNP |
| PGA Championship | DNP |
| U.S. Open | CUT: 2001, 2002 |
| The Open Championship | DNP |
Charles Raulerson (born January 29, 1964) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.
Raulerson played college golf at Clemson and LSU before turning pro in 1987. He joined the Nationwide Tour in 1990. Raulerson went through PGA Tour qualifying school in 1993 and joined the Tour in 1994. After a poor year on Tour, he took a hiatus from Tour until 1998 when he rejoined the Nationwide Tour. Raulerson won two events that year, the Nike Oregon Classic and the Nike Inland Empire Open en route to a 7th-place finish on the money list. He returned to the PGA Tour in 1999 and spent two years on Tour before returning to the Nationwide Tour in 2001. Raulerson played on the Nationwide Tour until 2003 until retiring from the Tour.
Raulerson also played in Europe in 1992 and 1993 on the European Tour and the Challenge Tour. He won two Challenge Tour events in 1993.
Professional wins (6)
Nike Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner(s)-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 27, 1998 | Nike Oregon Classic | −16 (68-69-65-70=272) | 5 strokes |  Notah Begay III, John Elliott, Tom Scherrer
|
| 2 | Oct 11, 1998 | Nike Inland Empire Open | −20 (66-70-66-66=268) | 3 strokes | Jay Williamson
|
Challenge Tour wins (2)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apr 10, 1993 | Open Jezequel | +8 (74-73-76-73=296) | 2 strokes |  Ian Young
|
| 2 | Aug 28, 1993 | Gore-Tex Challenge | −17 (70-67-67-67=271) | 1 stroke |  Liam White
|
NGA Hooters Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory |
Runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feb 11, 2001 | NGA Ravines Golf Classic | −18 (65-66-71-70=272) | 7 strokes | Zach Johnson
|
Other wins (1)
- 1989 Jamaica Open
Results in major championships
| Tournament | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Open | WD | CUT | CUT |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
Note: Raulerson only played in the U.S. Open.
See also
References
- Robinson, Bob (September 27, 1998). "Raulerson gets hot early, overtakes leaders with 65". The Sunday Oregonian. p. 41. Retrieved November 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Charles Raulerson at the PGA Tour official site
- Charles Raulerson at the European Tour official site