James Cameron Nelford (born June 28, 1955) is a Canadian professional golfer, who has played on the PGA Tour. He has also been a golf commentator for ESPN. Nelford was born in Vancouver, British Columbia. He won the 1973 B.C. High School golf Championship and the 1973 B.C. Junior Championship. He attended Brigham Young University, where he played on the varsity golf team on scholarship.''Golf in Canada: A History'', by James A. Barclay, Toronto, McClelland and Stewart, 1992. Nelford won two All-American selections: 1976 and 1977, both Second Team. Nelford won the 1975 and 1976 Canadian Amateur Championship, and the 1977 Western Amateur. He turned professional in 1977, and played on the PGA Tour from 1978 to 1988, where his best finish was second at the 1983

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and at the 1984 Bing Crosby Pro-Am (playoff loss to Hale Irwin). He won the World Cup with Dan Halldorson in 1980, and he won one Tournament Players' Series event (a PGA Tour satellite event). Nelford was seriously injured in a waterskiing accident in September 1985, suffering crippling damage to his right arm when it was badly sliced by the propeller blade. Although he recovered, he was never able to regain his top golf form after that, and gradually lost his playing status on the PGA Tour. Along with

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, Nelford co-authored the 1984 book ''Seasons in a Golfer's Life'', a story of his life in golf. Nelford putts left-handed, but plays all of his other shots right-handed. Since turning age 50, Nelford has appeared in a few

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events, without achieving notable success.Results on PGA Tour's official site
/ref> Nelford was inducted into the Canadian Golf Hall of Fame in 2013.

Amateur wins

*1975 Canadian Amateur Championship *1976 Canadian Amateur Championship *1977 Western Amateur

Professional wins (4)

*1978 Cacharel World Under-25 Championship *1980 World Cup (team with Dan Halldorson) *1983 Essex International Classic (Canada), British Columbia Open

Playoff record

PGA Tour playoff record (0–1)

Team appearances

Amateur * Commonwealth Tournament (representing Canada): 1975 (winners) * Eisenhower Trophy (representing Canada):

1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ...

Professional * World Cup (representing Canada):

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...

(winners)

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