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 ... 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 ... Won the 2007 Utah State Amateur Champion at Thanksgiving Point in Lehi, Utah in July.

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 October 4, 1988 in Payson, Utah ... son of Bruce Nelson and Pam Whatcott ... married wife Blaire on August 4, 2006 in American Fork, Utah ... majoring 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.