Charles Raulerson

Charles Raulerson
Personal information
Born (1964-01-29) January 29, 1964
Jacksonville, Florida
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)
Sporting nationality United States
Career
CollegeClemson University
Louisiana State University
Turned professional1987
Former tour(s)PGA Tour
European Tour
Nationwide Tour
Challenge Tour
NGA Hooters Tour
Professional wins6
Number of wins by tour
Korn Ferry Tour2
Challenge Tour2
Other2
Best results in major championships
Masters TournamentDNP
PGA ChampionshipDNP
U.S. OpenCUT: 2001, 2002
The Open ChampionshipDNP

Charles Raulerson (born January 29, 1964) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour.

Early life and amateur career

In 1964, Raulerson was born in Jacksonville, Florida. As an amateur, Raulerson played college golf at Clemson and LSU.[1]

Professional career

In 1987, Raulerson turned pro.[1] Early in his career, Raulerson struggled on making into the PGA Tour. He played overseas and in North America. In 1989, he won the Jamaica Open. In 1990, Raulerson joined the Ben Hogan Tour, the PGA Tour's developmental tour. During this era, Raulerson also played on the European Tour's developmental tour, the Challenge Tour. He won two events in 1993.

Raulerson was successful at 1993 PGA Tour Qualifying School and joined the Tour in 1994. After a poor year on Tour, he took a hiatus from Tour until 1998 when he rejoined the developmental tour, now called the Nike 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 developmental tour, now called the Buy.com Tour, in 2001. Raulerson played on the developmental tour until 2003 until retiring from golf.

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 United States Notah Begay III, United States John Elliott,
United States Tom Scherrer
2 Oct 11, 1998 Nike Inland Empire Open −20 (66-70-66-66=268) 3 strokes United States 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 Scotland Ian Young
2 Aug 28, 1993 Gore-Tex Challenge −17 (70-67-67-67=271) 1 stroke England 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 United States Zach Johnson

Other wins (1)

Results in major championships

Tournament 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
U.S. Open WD CUT CUT
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
WD = withdrew
Note: Raulerson only played in the U.S. Open.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
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