![Kai Nelles](/sports/mgolf/2021-22/NIACC.9.13.21-101_nelles.jpg?max_width=510&max_height=600)
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- Year:
- Soph.
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- Hometown:
- Nidderau, Germany
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- High School:
- Hohe Landesschule High School
Bio
Nelles facts:
Driver: Titleist D2
Irons: Titleist AP2
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Favorite course: Golfplatz Gut Huhnerhof (Germany)
Favorite PGA Tour player: Rory McIlroy
Favorite club in the bag: 3 iron
Greatest golf moment: Hitting hole in one at big tournament in 2016.
2020 fall season:
Iowa Central Fall Kickoff - 84. NIACC Fall Invitational - 81. Iowa Lakes Invitational - 80. Waldorf University Fall Invitational - 79. Simpson College Invitational - 77. Hawkeye CC Red Tail Fall Invitational - 74. DMACC Invitational - 88.
Low 18-hole score: 74 (Hawkeye CC Red Tail Fall Invitational, 10-2-20). 18-hole average (7 rounds, 563 strokes) - 80.4.
2021 spring season:
Jimmie Spring Swing - 81. Eagle Spring Classic - 82-79 - 161. DMACC Spring Invitational - 75-83 - 158. Iowa Central Spring Invitational - 75-79 - 154. NIACC Spring Invitational - 78. Hawkeye CC Spring Invitational - 74.
Low 18-hole score: 74 (Hawkeye CC Spring Invitational, 3-16-21). Low 36-hole score: 154 (Iowa Central Spring Invitational, April 9-10, 2021). 18-hole average (9 rounds, 706): 78.4.
2021 fall season:
NIACC Invitational - 82. Hawkeye CC Invitational - 78. DMACC Invitational - 83. Clarke University Fall Classic - 81-81 - 162. Waldorf Invitational (At Albert Lea, Minn.) - 81. Waldorf Invitational (At Lake Mills) - 80. Hawkeye CC Fall Invitational - 74. NW Iowa Collegiate Showcase - 73-76-76 - 225 (T24).
Low 18-hole round - 73 (NW Iowa Collegiate Showcase, 10-11-21); Low 36-hole round - 162 (Clarke University Fall Classic, Sept. 17-18, 2021). 18-hole average (11 rounds, 865 strokes) - 78.6.
2022 spring season:
Iowa Wesleyan Tiger Classic - 91. Clarke University Invitational - 77. Iowa Central Invitational - 84-78 - 162. Battle of Waterloo - 77-76-78 - 231 (tied for 7th). NIACC Spring Invitational - 74. Mount Mercy's Verhille Invitational - 77. NJCAA North Central District Tournament - 85-86-85 - 256.
Low 18-hole score: 74 (NIACC Spring Invitational, 4-19-22). Low 36-hole round - 162 (Iowa Central Invitational, April 9-10, 2022). 18-hole average (12 rounds, 968 strokes): 80.6.
Career bests:
Low 18-hole round - 73 (NW Iowa Collegiate Showcase, 10-11-21). Low 36-hole score: 154 (Iowa Central Spring Invitational, April 9-10, 2021).
News mentions
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NIACC men wrap up season at districts
May 1, 2022
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Malchow leads NIACC at district tourney
April 30, 2022
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NIACC men place 10th at Verhille Invite
April 21, 2022
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NIACC men place 5th at own invite
April 19, 2022
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NIACC places fifth at Battle of Waterloo
April 16, 2022
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NIACC's Nelles in tie for 7th at Battle of Waterloo
April 15, 2022
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NIACC men place 8th at Iowa Central Invite
April 10, 2022
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Malchow leads NIACC at Iowa Central Invite
April 9, 2022
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Nelles leads NIACC men at Clarke Invite
April 5, 2022
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NIACC men open season at Tiger Classic
March 29, 2022
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Nelles leads NIACC men at NW Iowa Collegiate Showcase
October 14, 2021
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Nelles leads Trojans with 74
October 1, 2021
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Crane leads NIACC men at Waldorf Fall Invite
September 27, 2021
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NIACC men shoot 311 at Waldorf Fall Invite
September 26, 2021
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NIACC places 9th at Clarke Fall Classic
September 18, 2021
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NIACC men in 8th at Clarke Fall Classic
September 17, 2021
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NIACC men place 7th at DMACC Invite
September 15, 2021
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NIACC men place third at Hawkeye CC Invite
September 9, 2021
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NIACC men place 8th at own invite
September 7, 2021