Jared Nelson

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Class:
Graduate Student
Hometown:
Rutland, Vt.

WHILE AT UCONN: Has played in 17 events at UConn since transferring from Siena College following his freshman year… Has averaged a solid 73.6 per round at UConn with 16 rounds of par or better, including four sub-70 rounds and a low round of 65… Has five Top 10 and six Top 20 finishes… co-winner of the Bash at the Beach in 2020-21, the third first-place finish of his college career… Had a Top 10 finish (9^th) to help UConn capture the 2021 BIG EAST Championship… Shot a 2-under 69 in final round of the 2021 NCAA Kingston Springs Regional… Named BIG EAST co-Golfer of the Week on March 17… Named 2021 First Team All-BIG EAST by a vote of the league’s coaches… Named to PING Division I All-Northeast Region Team.

SPRING 2021: Competed in all 10 events on UConn’s spring schedule… Second on the team in scoring with an average of 73.6 per round, with nine rounds of par or better, including a low round of 68 and a team-low tourney total of 208… Had three Top 10 and four Top 20 finishes, including the co-championship at Bash on the Beach in mid-March … Went 2-1 in BIG EAST Match Play… Fired a 2-under 69 in final round of NCAA Kingston Springs Regional.

FALL 2020: All events cancelled.

SPRING 2020: Played in the two events on UConn’s schedule before the season was cancelled … Averaged 74.3 per round for the six rounds at the Loyola Invitational and the Ft. Lauderdale Intercollegiate, with two rounds of par or better… Best finish was a tie for 30^th in Ft. Lauderdale.

FALL 2019: Competed in all five events on UConn’s fall schedule, averaging 73.4 per round, with four rounds of par or better, two sub-70 rounds, a low tourney of 212 and two Top 10 finishes – finishing ninth at both the Hartford Hawks Invitational and the Health Plan Invitational.

BEFORE UCONN: Transferred to UConn after one year at Siena College and will have three years of eligibility remaining, starting in 2019-20… Had an outstanding freshman year at Siena, led the team in scoring average (73.0), named the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Rookie of the Year, named to 2019 Division I PING All-Northeast Region Team, named MAAC Men’s Golfer of the Month in September, 2018, named to MAAC All-Championship Team… In eight tournaments, had five Top 10 and six Top 20 finishes… Competed in eight tournaments on the Siena schedule, averaging 73.0 per round for 20 rounds, with nine rounds of par or better, four sub-70 rounds, including three rounds of a career-low 67, a low three-round tourney of 207 and a low two-round tourney of 141.

SPRING 2019 (at Siena College): Played in four tournaments on Siena’s spring schedule, averaging 73.8 per round for 10 rounds, with five rounds of par or better, one sub-70 round (68), a low three-round tourney of 219 and a low two-round tourney of 141.. Had two Top 10 finishes, including a tie for 2^nd place at the MAAC Championship… Additional Top 10 finish was at Yale Spring Invitational (t-8th).

FALL 2018 (at Siena College): Played in four tournaments on Siena’s fall schedule, averaging 72.1 per round for 10 rounds, with four rounds of par or better, three sub-70 rounds, each a career-low 67, a low three-round tourney of 207 and a low two-round tourney of 145… Had two first-place finishes, at the Cornell Invitational (lost in a playoff) and at the UConn Collegiate Invitational (time constraints prohibited him from participating in playoff)… Also had a Top 10 finish at the Quechee Club Collegiate Challenge (7^th).

HIGH SCHOOL: Played four years at Rutland High School under Coach Rich Alberti… Two-time individual state champion in 2016 and 2017 and led Rutland to the 2017 Team State Championship… Ranked No. 1 recruit in his class… Also played varsity basketball.

ADDITIONAL GOLF HIGHLIGHTS: Finished fourth in 2017 Vermont Amateur Championship, fourth in 2018 Vermont Amateur, and tied for fifth in the 2019 Vermont Amateur… Finished fifth at the 2017 New England Invitational… Finished tied for 10^th at Northern Junior Championship…. Made the cut at the 2017 Vermont Open… 2017 U.S. Junior Qualifier.

PERSONAL: Jared Nelson… Born March 16, 2000… Son of Nicholle and Greg Nelson. Dad is PGA Professional at Rutland Country Club… Works with father, Greg, as swing coach… Home course is Rutland (Vt.) Country Club.