Jones Signs with NU Men?s Golf Team

The Nebraska men’s golf team announced the signing of Cameron Jones for the 2016-17 season on Saturday.

“Cameron is one of the top-ranked juniors in the area and has a proven track record in Australian amateur golf,” Head Coach Bill Spangler said. “He has played on numerous select Junior Cup teams and has an extensive tournament resume. We are very excited to have him join us!”

Jones hails from the Perth area in Western Australia, where he attended St. Norbert College. In 2015, he made it to the Round of 32 at the Australian Amateur after defeating World No. 48 Amateur Ben Stow (Great Britain). Jones won the Western Australian Junior Match Play and Melville Glades Junior Open.

Jones collected runner-up honors by one shot to Ryan Ruffels at the Aaron Baddeley International Junior Classic and also qualified for the Aaron Baddeley Final in China, where he finished tied for fifth. Jones was a member of the Western Australia men’s state team in 2015. In addition, he was team captain for the boy’s team in 2013 and 2014.