Arizona assistant men's golf coach Chris Nallen. Photo courtesy of Arizona Athletics

UA coach Nallen to attempt golf comeback at SewailoΒ 

Arizona assistant men’s golf coach Chris Nallen, a three-time All-Pac-10 player who won his Web.Com Tour debut in 2004, will attempt something of a comeback Thursday in the U.S. Open local qualifying event at Sewailo Golf Course. Now 34, Nallen hasn’t played in a pro event since 2012 when he was forced to stop playing because of back surgery. The field at Sewailo includes many of Tucson’s top young players, including Trevor WerbyloGeorge CunninghamGavin Cohen and Jordan Gumberg, who finished second in the Pac-12 finals two weeks ago. 


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