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Senior
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| Hometown:
Alpine, Utah
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| High School:
Lone Peak
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| Height:
6-0
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| Experience:
1V
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At Utah Valley ...
SENIOR (2008-09): Earned America Sky All-Conference honors ... was the Wolverines' top finisher in nine out of 10 events as a senior ... shot 6-under in back-to-back weeks in final month of season including a tie for first at Cal Poly Men's Intercollegiate -- after rounds of 71, 71 and 68 -- but was unable to compete in playoff and officially placed second ... finished third at Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate after rounds of 67-77-71-215 ... placed fourth at America Sky Conference Championship ... finished 12th at the Desert Shootout ... placed 16th at PING Cougar Classic after shooting 1-under in final tournament of his career at Utah Valley.
JUNIOR (2007-08): Earned medalist honors at first ever America Sky Championship on September 25th, 2007 (70-71-141) ... was named America Sky's Golfer of the Week on September 28th ... named to America Sky All-Conference first team ... placed 6th at Purple & Red Invitational on September 25th ... tied for 15th (72-74-70-216) at Shootout at Angel Park on September 30th ... tied for 61st (84-70-78-232) at Bill Cullum Invitational on October 16th ... tied for 56th (76-79-76) at the SCU Invitational on October 22-23 ... tied for 8th (68-65) at Agua Caliente Air Force Invite on November 10-11, 2007, helping team to fifth place finish and best team score in school history ... tied for 43rd at Pat Hicks Thunderbird Invite on February 11-12, 2008 ... finished 5th at Carlton Oaks Invitational (73-77-74) on February 18-19, 2008, leading team to third place finish ... finished 18th at Wyoming Cowboy Classic (67-74-68) on April 7-8, 2008 ... tied for 14th at PING Cougar Classic (70-73-72) at Riverside Country Club in Provo, Utah on April 18-19, 2008 ... Won the 2007 Utah State Amateur Champion at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah.
Before Utah Valley ...
College: Played two years at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas ... team was #1 in the Nation and finished 3rd and NJCAA Nationals ... earned All-American Honors along with All-Conference, All-Region and All-State in Texas ... finished 7th at NJCAA Nationals. High School: Prepped at Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah ... named 1st Team All-Conference ... also played baseball and basketball in high school.
Personal ...
Born in Payson, Utah ... son of Bruce Nelson and Pam Whatcott ... married wife Blaire on August 4, 2006 in American Fork, Utah ... majored in Psychology at Utah Valley ... earned Academic All-American and Academic All-State honors in golf ... served an LDS mission in the Philippines from 2002-04 ... enjoys fly-fishing and snowboarding.
