Oklahoma State University Athletics
Par Nilsson
October 30, 2003 | Cowboy Golf
2001-2002 (Sophomore): Earned honorable mention All-America honors for the second consecutive season ... finished 17th overall in the Big 12 with a 73.38 stroke average ... was also tabbed as a first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection ... was the squad's top finisher at the ASU Thunderbird Invitational after carding a nine-under 207 to finish tied for fourth ... carded a career-best 65 during the event's second round to go along with rounds of 70 and 72... also earned a top-10 finish at the U.S. Collegiate, finishing eighth with an even-par total of 216 ... closed out the campaign with a pair of sub-70 rounds at the NCAA Championship to climb into a tie for eighth place ... finished with a 72-hole total of 281 (-3) after turning in rounds of 71, 73, 68 and 69 ... carded four rounds in the 60s on the year ... finished the year ranked No. 12 in the Region V rankings ... was named to the GCAA All-Central Region team.
2000-2001 (Freshman): Tied for second at the Big 12 Championship ... had three top-10 finishes on the season ... shot six-under to finish tied for seventh at the Red River Classic ... tied for ninth at the Morris Williams Intercollegiate with a one-under total ... second on the squad with a 72.67 stroke average ... tied for 15th place at the Jerry Pate Intercollegiate with a one-under total of 212 ... carded a four-under total at the the Rolex/Golf World/ Palmetto Dunes to tie for 24th ... low round of 66 came at The Maxwell ... was the Cowboys' top finisher four times ... finished at two-over to place 13th at the NCAA Central Regional ... recorded six sub-70 rounds on the year ... honorable mention All-America selection ... named first-team All-Big 12 .
Amateur: Competed as a member of the 2003 European squad at the Palmer Cup, recording a record of 1-1-2 ... defeated UNLV's Ryan Moore 3 and 2 during the final-round singles matches to help Europe to a 14-10 win over the Americans ... competed as a member of the 2002 Swedish team at the World Amateur Championship ... also competed with former Cowboy Anders Hultman in the World Amateur Team Championship on Sept. 1-3, 2000 ... won the Swedish Teen Tour Order of Merit in 1998 and was the runner-up in 1997 ... competed for Sweden in the Quadrangular Match — a match between Sweden, Scotland, France and Italy — in 1998 and 1999, compiling a two-year record of 7-2-3 ... won the 1998 qualifications for the Swedish Championships ... won the Föreningsbanken Cup, a 16-and-under Swedish championship, in 1993 at the age of 12 ... represented Sweden in the Izzo Cup in 1998 and 2000, compiling a 7-3 record in the Cup matches.
Personal: Pär Nilsson ... born Jan. 31, 1981, in Linkoping, Sweden ... son of Christer and Agneta Nilsson ... pursuing a marketing degree at Oklahoma State ... has one sister, Jenni (19) ... also played hockey for five years.
