OVERVIEW: Became a mainstay in the lineup after taking a redshirt season in 2010-11. Saved his best for the 2012 Summit League Championship by posting a career-low 221.
2014 Spring Highlights
▪ Played in 4 of 6 tournaments
▪ Shot season-low 74 (+3) in opening round of NYX Hoosier Invitational (April 12-13)
▪ Finished with season-best 230 (+17) at NYX Hoosier Invitational (April 12-13)
2013 Fall Highlights
▪ Played 2 of 4 tournaments
▪ Shot a season-best 76 in Round 3 of Cleveland State Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1)
▪ Tallied a stroke average of 78.67
2013 Summer Highlights
▪ Won the Royal Dornoch Club championship in Scotland with an overall score of 286 (74-73-70-69)
2012-13 Highlights
▪ Tallied a stroke average of 77.74
▪ Posted a pair of top-15 finishes
▪ Shot 236 (+20) at The Summit League Championship to finish T24
▪ Finished T5 at the John Dallio Memorial (Oct. 6-7) with an overall score of 225 (+9)
▪ Carded a career-best 70 (-1) in the final round of the UD Fall Invitational (Oct. 22-23)
2011-12 Highlights
▪ Played in five tournaments
▪ Posted a stroke average of 77.35
▪ Carded a career-low 221 (+8) at The Summit League Championship (April 23-24) to finish T31
▪ Shot career-best tying scores of 73 in the final two rounds at the league tournament
▪ Finished T28 at the Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (March 19-20)
2011 Summer Highlights
▪ Won Ness Motors 36-Hole Championship at Inverness Club (66, 70)
▪ Finished runner-up at Inverness Golf Club Open (Shot 74, 67 in qualifying)
▪ Tallied a third-place finish at Tain Golf Clubs Premier 36-Hole Open Tournament (67, 74)
▪ Posted a pair of 71 scores at the Brora Golf Club James Braid Open to finish T4
▪ Had a fourth-place finish at Nairn Dunbar Golf Club Open King Trophy (73)
▪ Reached the quarterfinals of the Royal Dornoch Golf Club Carnegie Shield Match Play Tournament
Academic Honors
▪ Three-time Academic All-Summit League selection
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Fall 2013)
▪ Horizon League Academic Honor Roll (Spring 2014)
High School Highlights
▪ Lettered in badminton, rugby, soccer and volleyball
2010 Summer Highlights
▪ Won Men's Scratch Club Championship at Loch Ness Golf Club
▪ Won Junior Scratch Club Championship at Loch Ness Golf Club
▪ Won Mens Handicap Club Championship at Royal Dornoch Golf Club
Top Athletic Accomplishment
▪ Tallied three holes-in-one and holds the course record at Loch Ness Golf Club with a 67
Personal
Full Name: Cameron William Nelson
Birthdate: August 13, 1991
Parents: William and Susan Nelson
▪ Father played professional soccer for St. Johnstone Football Club (1974)
Brother/Sister: Steven (34) and Lauren (21)
Collegiate Tournament Results
| 65/71 |
Fossum Invitational (+25) |
73-85-83 - 241 |
| T49/95 |
UD Invitational (+6) |
76-81 - 157 |
| T40/81 |
Jackrabbit Invitational (+9) |
77-74-74 - 225 |
| T28/56 |
Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (+16) |
77-79-76 - 232 |
| 81/84 |
NYX Hoosier Invitational (+26) |
81-80-78 - 239 |
| T31/50 |
The Summit League Championship (+6) |
75-73-73 - 221 |
| T13/68 |
Cleveland State Invitational (+9) |
76-73-76 - 225 |
| T5/81 |
John Dallio Memorial (+9) |
79-74-72 - 225 |
| T27/98 |
UD Fall Invitational (+8) |
80-70 - 150 |
| 48/49 |
Folino Invitational (+29) |
84-82-79 - 245 |
| 59/66 |
Carter Plantation Intercollegiate (+25) |
77-83-81 - 241 |
| T73/90 |
NYX Hoosier Invitational (+14) |
72-77-78 - 227 |
| T50/71 |
Detroit Titans Invitational (+23) |
77-84-78 - 239 |
| T24/45 |
The Summit League Championship (+20) |
82-79-75 - 236 |
| T57/60 |
Wolverine Intercollegiate (+26) |
78-82-79 - 239 |
| T58/80 |
Cleveland State Invitational (+17) |
77-80-76 - 233 |
| 40/51 |
Carlton Oaks WIU Invitational (+40) |
85-89-82 - 256 |
| T78/84 |
Memphis Intercollegiate (+35) |
83-86-82 - 251 |
| T63/75 |
NYX Hoosier Invitational (+17) |
74-80-76 - 230 |
| T32/35 |
Horizon League Championship (+41) |
92-77-88 - 257 |
Career Statistics
| Season |
Rounds |
T10 |
T20 |
Win-Loss |
Strokes |
Avg. |
Low |
Par |
60s |
| 2011-12 |
17 |
- |
- |
143-288 |
1,315 |
77.35 |
73 |
- |
- |
| 2012-13 |
23 |
1 |
2 |
269-291 |
1,788 |
77.74 |
70 |
2 |
- |
| 2013-14 |
18 |
- |
- |
57-322 |
1,466 |
81.44 |
74 |
- |
- |
| Total |
58 |
1 |
2 |
469-901 |
4,569 |
78.77 |
70 |
2 |
- |
Low round: 70, UD Fall Invitational, 2nd round (-1), 2012
Low tournament score: 221, The Summit League Championship (+8), 2012
Best finish: T5, John Dallio Memorial (+9), 2012
* Competed as an individual; () rounds played as an individual.