Background
Nitties was born in Melbourne, Australia.
Nitties was born in Melbourne, Australia.
In 2003, he finished second at the Western Amateur to Ryan Moore in 19 holes.
He suffered from juvenile arthritis as a child and young adult, which restricted his flexibility. This caused him to have to take pain killers to restrict the pain from his back. He turned professional in 2004.
In 2004, Nitties joined the NGA Hooters Tour where he played for three years, winning once.
While he played the Hooters Tour, he played a select few of events on the Nationwide Tour and the Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia. Nitties took part on the Golf Channel"s series The Big Break: Mesquite where he was eliminated during the 7th episode.
Nitties qualified for the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2009 by finishing in a tie for second at Q-school with Derek Fathauer, behind Harrison Frazar. He had success in his rookie season on the Professional Golf Association Tour in 2009, with two top ten finishes early at the FBR Open, where he held the first round lead and the Mayakoba Golf Classic at Riviera Maya-Cancun.
He also shared the opening round lead at the Himachal Pradesh Byron Nelson Championship.
He retained his tour card, finishing 96th on the money list. He finished 26th on the Nationwide Tour"s money list, one spot short of a promotion to the Professional Golf Association Tour. Nationwide Tour wins (1) Professional Golf Association Tour of Australasia wins (2) Other wins (2) 2006 Base Camp Realty Chesdin Landing Open (NGA Hooters Tour) DNP = did not play CUT = missed the half-way cut "T" = tied for place Yellow background for top 10.
Amateur Eisenhower Trophy (representing Australia): 2004.