Paul Claxton

{{Short description|American professional golfer (born 1968)}} {{use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox golfer | name = Paul Claxton | image = | imagesize =  | caption = | fullname = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|2|9}} | birth_place = [[Vidalia, Georgia]], U.S. | death_date =  | death_place = | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | weight = {{convert|150|lb|kg st|abbr=on}} | nationality = {{USA}} | residence = [[Sea Island, Georgia]], U.S. | spouse = | partner = | children = | college = [[University of Georgia]] | yearpro = 1993 | tour = | extour = [[PGA Tour]] [[Nationwide Tour]] [[Hooters Jordan Tour]] | prowins = 7 | nwidewins = 2 | champwins =  | seneurowins =  | otherwins = 5 | majorwins =  | masters = DNP | usopen = T23: 2005 | open = DNP | pga = CUT: 2017 | wghofid =  | wghofyear =  | award1 = | year1 = | awardssection =  }} '''Paul Claxton''' (born February 9, 1968) is an American [[professional golfer]].

==Early life and amateur career== Claxton was born and raised in [[Vidalia, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pgatour.com/players/player.12826.paul-claxton.html |title=Paul Claxton |publisher=PGA Tour |accessdate=September 3, 2019}}</ref> He attended the [[University of Georgia]] and was a member of the [[golf]] team. He majored in Business and graduated in 1992.

== Professional career == In 1993, Claxton turn professional. He was a member of the [[PGA Tour]] in 1997, 2002, 2005 and 2008. He was a member of the [[Nationwide Tour]] in 1995-96, 1998–2001, 2003–04, 2006–07 and 2009-10. When he won the 2007 [[Melwood Prince George's County Open]], he surpassed $1,000,000 in earnings on the Nationwide Tour becoming the first player to do so.

Claxton has participated in two majors, including the [[2005 U.S. Open (golf)|2005 U.S. Open]]. He finished tied for 23rd.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Claxton |publisher=Golf Major Championships |url=http://golfmajorchampionships.com/players?player=1119}}</ref>

After Claxton's touring career ended, he became a club professional in Georgia. He qualified for the [[2017 PGA Championship]] through the [[PGA Professional Championship]].

== Personal life == Claxton lives in [[Vidalia, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Paul Claxton profile |website=Fanhouse.com |url=http://golf.fanhouse.com/players/Paul-Claxton/202 |accessdate=February 3, 2011}}</ref>

==Amateur wins== *1991 [[Sunnehanna Amateur]]

==Professional wins (7)== ===Nationwide Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runners-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Apr 1, [[2001 Buy.com Tour|2001]] |[[Buy.com Louisiana Open]] |−17 (68-66-70-67=271) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tim Petrovic]], {{flagicon|USA}} [[Steve Runge]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|May 27, [[2007 Nationwide Tour|2007]] |[[Melwood Prince George's County Open]] |−18 (70-66-67-67=270) |1 stroke |{{flagicon|USA}} [[James Driscoll]], {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Jaco van Zyl]] |}

'''Nationwide Tour playoff record (0–2)''' {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Year!!Tournament!!Opponent!!Result |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|1 |align=center|[[2006 Nationwide Tour|2006]] |[[Henrico County Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Matt Kuchar]] |Lost to birdie on third extra hole |-style="background:#F2C1D1;" |align=center|2 |align=center|[[2007 Nationwide Tour|2007]] |[[Chitimacha Louisiana Open]] |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Skip Kendall]] |Lost to birdie on third extra hole |}

===Hooters Jordan Tour wins (2)=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" !No.!!Date!!Tournament!!Winning score!!Margin of victory!!Runner-up |- |align=center|1 |align=right|Apr 25, 1993 |John Crosland/Charleston National Golf Classic |−1 (73-69-73-72=287) |2 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Marion Dantzler]] |- |align=center|2 |align=right|Apr 10, 1994 |Top-Flite Classic |−13 (69-68-68-70=275) |5 strokes |{{flagicon|USA}} [[Joe Durant]] |}

===Other wins (3)=== *2017 [[Georgia Open]] *2018 [[Georgia PGA Championship]] *2019 [[Georgia PGA Championship]]

==Results in major championships== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;text-align:center;" !Tournament !2005 !2006 !2007 !2008 !2009 !2010 !2011 !2012 !2013 !2014 !2015 !2016 !2017 |- |align=left|[[U.S. Open (golf)|U.S. Open]] |T23 |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |- |align=left|[[PGA Championship]] |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |style="background:#eeeeee;"| |CUT |} {{legend|#eeeeee|Did not play}} CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied ''Note: Claxton never played in the [[Masters Tournament]] or [[The Open Championship]].''

==U.S. national team appearances== *[[PGA Cup]]: 2017

==See also== *[[1996 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] *[[2001 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] *[[2004 PGA Tour Qualifying School graduates]] *[[2007 Nationwide Tour graduates]]

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links==  *{{PGATour player|12826}}

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