Bio and Media Photos
1. MEDIA PHOTOS (Fall 2013 / Spring 2023) and permissions for presentation and release purposes provided below.
2. SHORT BIO:
Raised in Lakeville, Massachusetts and beginning golfing near age 4, Nicole Weller rose through youth golf and women's amateur golf competition before playing on scholarship for Wake Forest University, where she earned her B.A. in Psychology ('94). Nicole followed with a master's degree in sport psychology at The University of Tennessee-Knoxville ('95) and proceeded to enter into both the LPGA and PGA of America certification programs while working as an assistant professional at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville. Nicole progressed as a teaching professional at Fairways and Green Golf Center in Knoxville, where she grew the LPGA*USGA Girls Golf chapter there from 15 to nearly 80 girls ages 4-17 before moving to Savannah, Georgia, with her husband (PGA member and Head Golf Professional Ty Weller). Nicole served members and their guests there at The Landings Club as Head Teaching Professional before moving to Pinehurst where she taught with the prestigious Pinehurst Resort Golf Academy Team as a lead instructor. Nicole currently instructs members and guests at Compass Pointe Golf Club near Wilmington, NC while traveling back to the Pinehurst area to instruct the world-renown Golfari schools at Pine Needles Resort.
Nicole is a Class A member of the PGA of America. the LPGA and Proponent Group. She served on two PGA National Youth Player Development Committees, an LPGA Education Committee, a PGA Special National Awards Committee and currently serves on the LPGA HOF Committee. Nicole has been a presenter at PGA National Youth & Family Summits and the LPGA National Teaching Summit, as well as PGA sections around the country.
Her products include Let's Play Golf sticker activity book for children ages 4-8+ (2011), Match Play Golf educational flashcard memory games for ages 2-6 (2014), Big Thoughts from Little Golfers for adults (2021) and a Golf Scavenger Hunt Puzzle for ages 4-8+ (2023).
Nicole is the only duo award recipient in the same year for both the PGA and LPGA Junior Golf leader Awards (2013) and has earned other honors to include GRAA Top 50 Growth of the Game Teacher, U.S. Kids Golf Master Kids Teacher, Georgia PGA Horton Smith Section Award, Golf Digest Best 50 Women Teachers, Golf Digest Best Young Teacher, Golf Digest Top Teacher in the State, LPGA T&CP Southeast Junior Golf Leader and Teacher of the Year, Georgia PGA East Chapter Teacher of the Year and multi-year LPGA Top 50 Teacher.
Nicole enjoys quiet downtime at home, traveling, baking, home improvement projects and family time with her husband near Wilmington, NC. Her background includes a European upbringing, with both parents having immigrated to the U.S. from Germany and Switzerland and a brother who now resides overseas. She has been hang gliding, skydiving and has attained a black belt in the Isshinryu martial arts form (weapons, forms, sparring).
For further information, videos and product, please visit www.nicoleweller.com.
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