Chris Nallen

{{Short description|American golfer (born 1982)}}

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Chris Nallen (born April 9, 1982) is an American professional golfer.

Nallen was born in Queens, New York but he grew up in Hackettstown, New Jersey. In high school, Nallen went to Blair Academy where he excelled as one of top golfers in the state. He played college golf at the University of Arizona where he won six tournaments and was a four-time All-American.{{cite web |url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/072104aaa.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117180809/http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/m-golf/spec-rel/072104aaa.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |title=Chris Nallen Named Ping First Team All-America |date=June 7, 2004 |accessdate=March 15, 2012 }} He also won the 2003 Northeast Amateur and the 2004 Dogwood Invitational. He played on the U.S. teams in the 2003 and 2004 Palmer Cups and the 2003 Walker Cup.{{cite web |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/champ_cup.asp?ID=804&format=1 |title=2003 Walker Cup - Results |work=USGA |accessdate=March 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120707042411/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/champ_cup.asp?ID=804&format=1 |archivedate=July 7, 2012 }} He was a semi-finalist in 2004 U.S. Amateur.{{cite web |url=http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=413 |title=2004 U.S. Amateur |work=USGA |accessdate=March 15, 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120714062335/http://champsdatabase.usga.org/results_winner.asp?ID=413 |archivedate=July 14, 2012 }} He turned professional after the U.S. Amateur.

In his first pro start, Nallen finished T-49 at the 2004 Buick Championship. In October 2004, he Monday-qualified for the Gila River Classic at Wild Horse Pass Resort on the Nationwide Tour by shooting a round of 63.{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/golf/news/story?id=1899050 |title=Former Arizona star grabs first win |work=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |date=October 10, 2004 |access-date=March 15, 2012}} He shot 60 in the first round and led wire-to-wire for his first pro win. He was the 17th Monday qualifier to win, the 10th player to win in his first career start and the 19th player to lead wire-to-wire. He was the first player to accomplish all three feats simultaneously.{{cite web |url=http://www.pgatour.com/golfers/027615/chris-nallen/media-guide/#uber |title=PGA Tour Media Guide - Chris Nallen |work=PGA Tour |accessdate=March 15, 2012}} He has played on the Nationwide Tour since that win.