2015-16 Men's Golf Roster

Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Nelson Chenault
Joey Meredith
Nelson Chenault

Matias Calderon

  • Position:
    Player
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-10 /
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Santiago, Chile
  • High School:
    San Benito HS

Summary

Biography

2016 All-Sun Belt Second Team
2014 All-Sun Belt Second Team

 
2015-16 (As a Senior): Competed in 11 events in 2015-16 … Voted All-Sun Belt Second Team ... Averaged 72.43 strokes over 30.0 rounds … Ranked eighth in the Sun Belt Conference in score vs. par (+0.83) … Racked up seven top-20 finishes on the year and four top-10 finishes … Posted a season-low round of 68 twice, once in the second round of the Sun Belt Preview in September and again in the opening round of the Ogio Utah Invitational in early October … Tied for 18th place at the season-opening Sam Hall Intercollegiate (Sept. 14-15), finishing at 1-over 214 (70-75-69) … Tied for 18th place at the Sun Belt Preview in Miramar Beach, Fla. (Sept. 26-27), ending the tournament at 4-over 217 (74-68-75) … Tied for eighth place at the Ogio Utah Invitational (Oct. 5-6), finishing at 4-under 209 (68-70-71) … Tied for 14th place at the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate (Feb. 19-21), ending the tournament at 3-over 219 (73-75-71) … Tied for sixth place at the UTSA/Lone Star Invitational, finishing at 3-over 219 (75-74-70) … Tied for 10th place at the Little Rock First Tee Classic (March 28-29), ending the event at 8-over 224 (74-76-74) … Placed seventh at the Jim West Intercollegiate (April 11-12), finishing at 3-under 213 (69-72-72).
 
2014-15 (As a Junior): Competed in 10 events in 2014-15 … Averaged 74.79 strokes over 29.0 rounds on the season … Boasted a score vs. par average of +3.10 … Had one top-five finish on the year … Was UALR’s top finisher at the Samford Intercollegiate (March 9), tying for fifth place at 2-over 146 (74-72) in a weather-shortened event … Tied for 21st at the Utah Ogio Invitational (Oct. 6-7), finishing at 5-over 218 (71-74-73) … Carded his low round of the year, an opening-round 3-under 69, at the ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational (March 23-24)...Named to the Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll for achieving a GPA between 3.0 and 3.49 during the 2014-15 academic year.
 
2013-14 (As a Sophomore): Competed in eight events for UALR as a sophomore, leading the team and ranking third in the Sun Belt with a 72.64 scoring average … Garnered two top-five finishes and four top-20 finishes on the year … Had his best finish of the year in his first collegiate event, tying for second at the HBU Husky Invitational (Sept. 30-Oct. 1) at 5-under 208 (70-69-69) … Placed 17th at the ASU Fall Beach Classic (Nov. 4-5) at 5-over 221 (75-70-76) … Tied for 11th at the ULM/Wallace Jones Invitational (March 31-April 1), finishing at 7-over 223 (71-82-70) … Tied for third at the Jim West Intercollegiate (April 7-8) with a three-round score of 11-under 205 (69-68-68) … Finished in a tie for 26th at the Sun Belt Championship (April 21-23), ending the tournament at 8-over 228 (73-73-78) ... Named to Sun Belt Conference Honor Roll for earning a GPA of 3.0-3.49.
 
Prior to UALR: Attended Universidad Adolfo Ibanez for one year.
 
High School: Graduated from San Benito HS in 2010 … Was a two-time winner of the Los Brisos de Santo Domingo Open … Captured top individual honors at the Polo Golf Club Open.
 
Personal: Born on Dec. 18, 1994 in Santiago, Chile … Parents are Virginia and Alberto Calderon … Has two sisters, Ximena and and Andrea … Majoring in criminal justice.

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Historical Player Information

  • 2013-14Sophomore

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    5'10"
  • 2014-15Junior

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    5'10"
  • 2015-16Senior

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    5'10"