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    Anthony Paolucci
    Anthony Paolucci

    Class:
    Sophomore
    Hometown:
    Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.
    High School:
    La Jolla Country Day
    Height:
    6-2
    Birthdate:
    10/16/1992

    04/18/2013

    USC, UCLA Tie In Head-To-Head Match Play Event

    Sam Smith, Anthony Paolucci, Stewart Hagestad post victories for USC.

    04/14/2013

    Smith Ties For 12th To Lead No. 10 USC At Western Intercollegiate

    Trojans finish sixth overall.

    04/13/2013

    Smith Leads USC During First Day Of Western Intercollegiate

    Trojans in fifth after 36-hole first day.

    04/12/2013

    No. 10 USC Men's Golf Set For Regular Season Finale

    Trojans in Santa Cruz for 67th Annual Western Intercollegiate.

    03/30/2013

    Trojans Finish Sixth At U.S. Intercollegiate

    Smith, Chang lead USC with tie for 16th.

    THIS SEASON
    Anthony Paolucci a former No. 1 junior, is in his second year as a full-time starter, ready to make the leap as one of the NCAA's top players.

    2012
    Paolucci earned 2012 All-Pac-12 honorable mention honors as a 2012 freshman ... His eight rounds in the 60s were third best on the team last year and he finished with five top 16 finishes and stroke average of 72.92 ... His best finishes included a tie for ninth at the Amer Ari, where he finished at 6-under 210 (69-70-71). He also went 3-0 at the Del Walker Match Play. Other strong efforts include ties for 13th at both the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional at 2-under 211 (67-69-75) and at the Gifford Collegiate at 3-over 216 (68-76-72), a tie for 14th at the U.S. Intercollegiate at 4-over 214 (70-76-68) and a tie for 17th at The Prestige at PGA West at 5-under 211 (74-71-66). He also tied for 21st at the Pac-12 Championships at 3-over 291 (70-72-75-74).

    HIGH SCHOOL
    The 2010 Rolex Junior Player of the Year who prepped at La Jolla (Calif.) Country Day, Paolucci earned a sponsor's exemption into the 2011 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines (a virtual home event for him) and fired a 3-under to make the 36-hole cut and finished the event in the top 30. He earned an exemption for the 2011 FedEx St. Jude Classic, though he missed the cut. He also played at the 2011 Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club in Graniteville, S.C., competing against a field of the top amateurs in the world. He took 14th ... He won both the 2010 Thunderbird International Junior (at 12-under) and the 2010 Rolex Tournament of Champions (where he was the only player under par). He also was in the top 5 in four other tournaments, including a second at the FootJoy Invitational and a tie for fifth at the U.S. Junior Championship, enabling him to finish the 2010 season as No. 1 in the Polo Golf Rankings ... Also in 2010, he made the quarterfinals of the U.S. Junior Amateur and he was second at the Junior PGA Championship. He was third in the event in 2009. In 2007, he was runner-up at the U.S. Junior Amateur when he was 14 ... Paolucci was an AJGA All-American from 2007-2010, was a member of the victorious 2010 U.S. Junior Ryder Cup team and also represented the U.S. at The Duke of York Young Champions Trophy.