Matti Nelson
Year: Sr
Hometown: Moorhead, Minn.
High School: Moorhead
Height: 5-6
2007 fall: Competed in two tournaments... Best
result was a 59th-place finish (164 two-day total) at the Troy
University Women's Invite... Low round (78) came in the third round
of the University of Colorado Heather Farr Memorial tournament.
2006-07: Competed in four tournaments for
Northern Colorado... Twice finished 60th or lower... Best finish
(52nd, 170 two-day total) came at the University of Missouri-Kansas
City Kenneth Smith Golf Classic... Low round (80) came in the first
round of the Troy invite.
2005-06: Competed in five events as a
freshman... Was an honorable-mention selection to the NCAA Division
I Independent All-Newcomer team... Placed 26th (251 three-day
total) at the NCAA Division I Independent championship tournament,
which was hosted by UNC... Led the Bears in her first collegiate
event, taking 30th (226 three-day total) at the Ptarmigan/Ram Fall
Classic.
High school: Graduated in 2005 from Moorhead
(Minn.) High School... Earned six letters for coach Kay Peterson...
Was a Minnesota all-state selection in 2004 and 2005... Was team
captain in 2004 and 2005... Played in the state tournament from
2002-05 and finished in the top 10 in each of her final three
seasons... Team won a 2005 section championship... Qualified for
the U.S. Girls Junior Championships and competed in the PGA Junior
Series, among other national events... Was a member of the Moorhead
student council.
Personal: Born in Fargo, N.D.... Daughter of
Russ and Barb Nelson... Majoring in business marketing.