He secured his first Nationwide Tour victory at the 2008 BMW Charity Pro Am in Greenville, S.C. and added one runner-up, four top-10s, eight top-25s and 15 made cuts in 26 events. Mathis, who previously played on the Canadian Tour, has played in five PGA TOUR events in his career, most recently in 2005.

"Getting to the PGA Tour is something everyone thinks about doing, and wanting to do, when they first start playing professional golf," said Mathis. "It's really hard to imagine yourself on Tour when you first start out, but now the reality is there. I've worked for ten years to get there and I'm looking forward to it."

Mathis finished the season atop the Nationwide Tour list for putts per round (28.81) and third in putting average (1.74).

The Nationwide Tour's 30-tournament season came to a pressure-packed conclusion Sunday at TPC Craig Ranch near Dallas with Matt Bettencourt winning the $1 million Nationwide Tour Championship. Mathis finished tied for 21st place.

In 2007, Mathis enjoyed his best finish at the Nationwide Tour Miccosukee Championship, where he tied for second. He earned his Nationwide Tour card for 2006 after playing 2001-2005 on the Canadian Tour. He finished fourth on the 2005 CanTour money list.

Mathis was an All-Big South Conference performer in 1993 and 1994 when he led the Camels to back-to-back league titles. He earned his degree in business administration in 1997.

Fellow Campbell graduate Brad Fritsch ('00) also competed on the Nationwide Tour this year and ranked fifth in driving distance (306.1 yards) as well as 74th on the money list ($93,478). His best finish was a fourth-place tie at the Northeast Pennsylvania Classic.

During his Fighting Camel career, Fritsch was twice honored as a Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). He earned Trans America Athletic Conference All-Academic honors in each of his four years at CU and was a second-team All-TAAC selection as a senior when he finished ninth in the 2000 league championship.