Roberto Nieves

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Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Miami, Fla.
High School:
Christopher Columbus
Major:
Psychology

CAREER
• Program record holder with 29 career rounds in the 60’s
• Blue Hens’ leader with a 71.71 career average round
• Holds the three lowest single season stroke averages in UD history
• Holds the five lowest three-round scores in program history

2021-22 SEASON (STATISTICS)
• Broke his own program record by averaging 70.58 shots per round
• Named first team All-CAA
• Competed in NCAA New Haven Regional
• Blue Hens’ top finisher in eight tournaments
• Fired 16 rounds in the 60’s, double the previous program record
• Wildcat Fall Invitational medalist with a 204 (-6), the second lowest three-round score in UD history
• Finished second at the ODU Outer Banks Intercollegiate (-8)
• Carded -11 to tie for third place at the Loyola Intercollegiate
• Placed third at the Georgetown Intercollegiate (-6), and tied for third at the Turning Stone Intercollegiate (-6) and Redhawk Invitational (E)
• Named CAA Men’s Golfer of the Week on Sept. 8, Sept. 15, Sept. 30 and Feb. 23
• Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar

2021 SEASON (STATISTICS)
• John J. DeLuca/Scotty Duncan Alumni Association Team MVP
• Named first team All-CAA
• Averaged 71.35 shots per round, second lowest in a UD single season
• Blue Hens’ top finisher in all six tournaments
• Placed among the top seven individuals in all but one tournament
• Tied for third at the Golden Horseshoe Intercollegiate
• Placed sixth at the CAA Championship and Villanova Spring Invitational
• Was seventh at the Seahawk Intercollegiate and Golfweek Spring Invitational
• Fired a 66 at both tournaments, tied for the seventh lowest rounds in program history
• Named CAA Men’s Golfer of the Week on April 14
• Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-American Scholar
• Selected to CAA Academic Honor Roll

2019-20 SEASON (STATISTICS)
• John J. DeLuca/Scotty Duncan Alumni Association Team MVP
• UD’s top finisher in five of seven tournaments
• Averaged 70.65 shots per round, the lowest in UD history
• Loyola Intercollegiate medalist
• Posted the two lowest three-round scores in program history with a 202 (64-69-69) at the Golfweek Program Championship and a 205 (67-71-67) at the Loyola Intercollegiate
• Tied for lowest round in program history with a 64 at Golfweek Program Championship on Sept. 9
• Carded eight rounds in the 60s, tied for the most in a UD single season
• Tied for second place at the Bucknell Invitational with an even par 140
• Fired a seven under par 209 and an eight under par 202 at the Golfweek Program Championship, tying for fourth place at both tournaments
• Tied for fifth place at the Wildcat Fall Invitational with a two under par 211
• Named CAA Men’s Golfer of the Week Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Feb. 26

2018-19 SEASON (STATISTICS)
• Competed in all but one tournament for the Blue Hens
• Ranked second on the team and set a UD freshman record by averaging 73.93 shots per round
• Posted four top 20 finishes on the year
• Was Delaware’s top finisher at the CAA Championship by tying for 13th place
• Tied for 11th place by finishing at two under par at the Wildcat Spring Invitational, including a second round 67
• Carded a one over par at the Elon Phoenix Invitational and a three over par at The Invitational at Savannah Harbor

HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS
• 2018 Florida Junior Tour medalist at Stone Creek Golf Club by carding a 70-65-135
• Placed second at the 2017 AJGA VITAL Junior Championship at Treyburn Country Club with a 71-73-69-213
• Fired a 69-72-75-74-290 to tie for 28th place at the 2018 Junior Orange Bowl International Championship
• Ranked 235th in the AJGA Rolex national rankings and 150th in the class of 2018, according to Junior Golf Scoreboard

PERSONAL
• Roberto Nieves
• Psychology major at Delaware

CAREER STATISTICS

Year	Tournaments	Rounds	Strokes	Average	Low Round
2018-19	10	29	2144	73.93	67
2019-20	7	20	1413	70.65	64
2021	6	17	1213	71.35	66
2021-22	12	33	2329	70.58	66
TOTALS	35	99	7099	71.71	64