Nov. 18, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The top-ranked South Carolina women’s golf program has signed Isidora Nilsson to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Kalen Harris announced Tuesday.

“We’re very excited to welcome Isi Nilsson to the team,” Harris said. “She is going to bring a lot of excitement to our team. Isi has won a lot of area junior events and has played on the Hurricane Junior Tour while also competing on the international level. She knows how to win and we look forward to seeing her learn how to win at a higher level. She has the skill set to develop into a world-class player. She has an incredible golf swing, and I think she’s going to get better and better as she progresses through our program. She’s been at the Junior PGA Academy in Hilton Head. They’ve done an incredible job in progressing her game, and she definitely has the ability to shoot some really low numbers.”

Isidora Nilsson – Hilton Head Island, S.C.

A native of Chile, currently attends Hilton Head Preparatory School in Hilton Head, S.C., and is a student at the Junior Players Golf Academy in Hilton Head…represented Chile in the South American Amateur and Junior Orange Bowl in 2013 and is currently a member of the Chilean National Team…finished 13th at the Junior Orange Bowl with rounds of 72-73-75-77…represented Chile in the 2013 Copa Los Andes in Bogota, Columbia…won the IJGT Invitational at Harbor Town, won the IJGT Georgia Open…finished second at the Optimist International Tournament of Champions…owns a scoring average of 73.71 to rank 23rd in the 2015 graduate class…holds a career-low round of 68 with a best two-day tournament total of 138 (-6) on a pair of 69s…the 2012 Player of the Year on the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour.

Plans to major in international business… chose South Carolina because of the international business program and the opportunity to play collegiate golf at a high level….also considered Texas Tech, Louisville, Georgia, Kansas, Baylor, Kentucky…daughter of Johan Nisson and Mariela Rubio…has a younger brother, Karl