2005-2006: Competed in two events...Set new career-best for three-round tournament score with a 223 at Linger Longer Invitational...Recorded a new career-low score and career-best third round score of 71 at the Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate...Recorded a new career-best first round score of 71 at Linger Longer Invitational...Tied 28th at Linger Longer Invitational with a 233 (71-79-73)...Earned the CAA Commissioner's Academic Award...Earned Dean's List for Spring.
2004-05: Competed in two events...Set a new career-best for three-round tournament score with a 244 at the Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate...Fired a new career-best third-round score of 79 at the Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate.
2003-04: Carded 146 in collegiate debut at the Kiawah Island Intercollegiate to finish in 14th...Shot back-to-back rounds of 73 at Kiawah Island Intercollegiate, marking career-lows.
2002-03: Sat out the season as a redshirt.
Prep: Finished third as an individual at the 2002 Georgia High School State Golf Championships...Lettered four years in golf at Gainesville HS.
Amateur: Recorded four top-10 finishes in his last four tournaments in the southeast....Runner-up at the Club Match Play tournament...Competed in the 2003 Georgia Amateur Tournament in July, posting rounds of 80-73-79-81...Also played in the qualifying rounds for the 2003 United States Amateur in Dahlonega, Ga.
Personal: Born on February 15, 1984...Son of John and Linda Nix...Has an older sister, Kasey... Majoring in finance.
Career Highlights
Lowest Score: 71 (2006 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate)
Best Finish: 14th (2003 Kiawah Island Intercollegiate)
Low Tournament Score (2 Rds): 146 (2003 Kiawah Island Intercollegiate)
Low Tournament Score (3 Rds): 231 (2006 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate)
Best 1st Round: 73 (2003 Kiawah Island Intercollegiate)
Best 2nd Round: 73 (2003 Kiawah Island Intercollegiate)
Best 3rd Round: 71 (2006 Hyatt Plantation Club Intercollegiate)
1st-5th Finishes: 0
6th-10th Finishes: 0
11th-20th Finishes: 1
Total Top-20 Finishes: 1
Tournaments: 7
Rounds: 19
Strokes: 1534
Career Stroke Average: 80.73
2005-06
Hyatt Plantation Club Inter. 80-80-71 231 54th of 59
Linger Longer Invitational 71-79-73 223 28th of 69
Tournaments: 2; Rounds: 6; Strokes: 454; Season Average: 75.66
2004-05
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate 82-91-90 263 90th of 90
Hyatt Plantation Club Inter. 84-81-79 244 57th of 58
Tournaments: 2; Rounds: 6; Strokes: 507; Season Average: 84.50
2003-04
Kiawah Island Inter. 73-73 146 14th of 65
Mason Rudolph Champ. 82-85 167 88th of 90
Atlanta Intercollegiate 89-81-90 260 64th of 64
Tournaments: 3; Rounds: 7; Strokes: 573; Season Average: 81.86
