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- Height:
- 6-0
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- Weight:
- 142
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- Year:
- Sophomore
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- Hometown:
- Hørsholm, Denmark
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- High School:
- Birkerød Gymnasium
Bio
2020-21: Started in four events of his freshman campaign... Averaged a 74.5 scoring clip in 13 rounds... Collected a pair of top 20 finishes in his debut season, including a third-place showing at the WindRiver Invitational where he finished third with a 2-over 74... Posted a season-low single round of 70 in the third round of the Tennessee River Rumble... His best 54-hole score came at the SAC Championship where he tied for 20th on a 4-over 220.
| Tournament | Date(s) | Rounds | Scores | Par | Rank |
| Wind River Invitational | 3/1/2021 | 1 | 74 | +2 | 3rd/34 |
| Bearcat Classic | 3/8-9/2021 | 3 | 75-77-73=225 | +9 | t-52nd/111 |
| Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate | 3/14-16/2021 | 3 | 74-76-74=224 | +8 | t-42nd/77 |
| 2021 Tennessee River Rumble | 03/29-03/30, 2021 | 3 | 79-77-70=226 | +10 | 61st/98 |
| SAC Championship | 4/19-20/2021 | 3 | 72-73-75=220 | +4 | t-20th/63 |
| SEASON TOTALS | 13 | 969 Avg. 74.5 | +3 | - |
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High School: Broke into the World Amateur Golf Ranking in just his junior year of high school with a win at the DJGA Masters (U18) with a 228 through three rounds... Ranked as high as 5211 in the WAGR before heading to Mossy Creek... Played golf and soccer at Birkerød Gymnasium... collected 17 top-10 finishes with six victories. He possessed a 74.1 scoring average. From 2017-19, he was selected for the Danish Nation Youth Squad...
Personal: Son of Niels Erik Nielsen... Plans to study Business with an emphasis in Sports Management... Brothers Tim and Thomas have played golf at Keiser and Southern Wesleyan, respectively.
News mentions
NORMAN, Okla. - For the first time in his career, Jonathan Nielsen has earned All-Region honors, announced by the Golf Coaches Association of America on Tuesday, May 17.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - A stellar round by Jonathan Nielsen moved Carson-Newman up three spots to an eleventh place finish in the NCAA South/Southeast Regional.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - The second round of regional play for the no. 4/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team was a struggle, as the Eagles slid down two more spots to 14th overall
VALDOSTA, Ga. - Despite reaching as high as fourth on the front-nine the no. 4/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team struggled on the back-nine, finishing the first round of the NCAA South/Southeast Regional in a tie for twelfth.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The no. 4/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team claimed the no. one overall spot in the NCAA Southeast Regional, announced on Friday, Apr. 22.
CHUCKEY, Tenn. - Will Collins shot a career best six-under in the final round of the SAC Men's Golf Championship to lead the Eagles on Tuesday, Apr. 12.
CHUCKEY, Tenn. - Jake Mynatt shot two-under on the second day of the 2022 SAC Men's Golf Championship, moving up to tenth-place after the second round.
CHUCKEY, Tenn. - Despite shooting even-par as a team in the first round, the no. 2/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team sits at seventh-place after the opening round of the SAC Men's Golf Championship.
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - After a successful regular season, the no. 3/4 Carson-Newman men's golf team heads to Greeneville, Tenn. for the 2022 SAC Men's Golf Championships.
ROCK HILL, S.C. - Freshman Elliot MacGregor was named SAC Men's Golf Freshman of the Year by the conference on Friday, Apr. 8.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. - Jake Mynatt recorded his third top-ten finish of the season as the no. 2/2 Carson-Newman men's golf team finished fifth at the Tennessee River Rumble.
LENOIR CITY, Tenn. - After struggling in the first round, the Carson-Newman men's golf team rebounded in the second round, before darkness halted the first day of the Tennessee River Rumble on Monday, Mar. 28.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After their first 18 holes of play, the Carson-Newman men's golf team sits in first place by two strokes at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
SEVIERVILLE, Tenn. - After recording their second straight top-three finish, the Carson-Newman men's golf team will make the short trek south for the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate.
GREENWOOD, S.C. - Despite a stellar final round by the Eagles, a strong surge by Barton College moved the Carson-Newman men's golf team to a second place finish at the Bearcat Golf Classic.
GREENWOOD, S.C. - Big first days by Jonathan Nielsen and Jackson Tyler have the Carson-Newman men's golf team in first place after day one of the Bearcat Golf Classic.
INDIANPOLIS, Ind. - After recording a third place finish at their first spring event of the year, the Carson-Newman men's golf team finds themselves at fourth in the Golfstat rankings.
ALBANY, Ga. - Seventeen bogeys, along with under-par rounds by North Georgia and Georgia Southwestern dropped Carson-Newman from first to third on the final day of the Hurricane Invitational.
ALBANY, Ga. - After falling down as low as fifth overall, the Eagles rallied to sit at first after day one of the Hurricane Invitational.
ALBANY, Ga. - After earning a pair of top-10 national rankings and the number one overall spot in the region in the fall, the no. 6/18 Carson-Newman men's golf team opens the spring season at the Hurricane Invitational.
INDIANPOLIS, Ind. - The Carson-Newman men's golf team will open the spring season the same way they ended the fall season, ranked seventh in the Golfstat poll released on Feb. 23.
MILTON, G.A - Although the C-N group slid down the leaderboard, Jonathan Nielsen collected his first collegiate individual win over some of the best golfer NCAA's Division II has to offer. Nielsen finished seven strokes under par with a total score of 209.
MILTON, G.A - Carson-Newman men's golf sits in first place on a cozy four stroke lead after one day of action at Atlanta National Golf Club thanks to Jonathan Nielsen's twelve stroke under par performance.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's golf finds themselves sitting just outside the top ten in GolfStat's latest national rankings.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - For the first time since 2019, the Carson-Newman Men's Golf team is coming home with a win thanks to top-ten finishes from Alex Hodge and Jake Mynatt.
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. - Alex Hodge's six under par day is the driving force behind Carson-Newman's place in the leaderboard after day one of the Queens Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - The Carson-Newman Men's Golf team has come to the midway point of their 2021 fall slate as they travel to Kannapolis to compete in the Queens Invitational.
JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. - Carson-Newman men's golf is headed back to Mossy Creek with a top-three finish in the NCAA Division II Super Regional Preview in Valdosta, Ga.
VALDOSTA, Ga. - As day one concludes at Kinderlou Forrest Golf Club, the Carson-Newman Eagles sit in fifth place thanks to good days from Elliot MacGregor and Jonathan Nielsen.
COLUMBUS, Ga. - After another exceptional day from Jonathan Nielsen, the Carson-Newman Eagles will come home from Columbus in a tie for fifth.
COLUMBUS, Ga. - As the sun sets on day one of the Cougar Invitational in Columbus, Carson-Newman's Jonathan Nielsen leads the Eagles with his lowest round in his college career.