Bio and Media Photos

MEDIA PHOTOS (Fall 2013 / Spring 2023) and permissions for presentation and release purposes provided below.

 

SHORT BIO:

Nicole is a proud member of the LPGA and the PGA or America.  She is a national and regional award-winning instructor who teaches at Compass Pointe Golf Club near Wilmington, North Carolina and travels to Pine Needles Golf Resort as a Women's Golfari School Instructor throughout the year. As a native of Lakeville, Massacuhsetts to parents who immigrated from Switzerland and Germany, Nicole began her golf journey at age 4, played D-1 scholarship golf at Wake Forest University, acquired a master's degree in Sport Psychology from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and has been honored to teach at The Landing Club in Savannah, Georgia and the Pinehurst Golf Academy in Pinehurst, North Carolina.  She has two published books, a matching flashcard game for children ages 2-6 and a golf scavenger hunt puzzle for ages 4-8+. When not at the course, Nicole enjoys quiet downtime at home woith PGA husband Ty Weller, reading under the umbrella at the beach, traveling, baking, cozy 80's and 90's movies and shows, and home improvement projects.  For further information, videos and product, please visit www.nicoleweller.com.

 

LONG BIO:

Raised in Lakeville, Massachusetts and beginning golf near age 4 alongside her father as he took up the game, 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 and served as president of Girls Golf Inc. as a 501c3 entity before moving to Savannah, Georgia, with her husband (PGA member and Head Golf Professional Ty Weller). Nicole enjoyably served members and their guests there at The Landings Club as Head Teaching Professional before shifting 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 Professionals 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 and the LPGA Education Committee.  She has been a part of mentor programs with both the LPGA and PGA. Nicole has also been a presenter at PGA National Youth & Family Summits and the LPGA National Teaching Summit, as well as PGA sections around the country.  She will speak at both an LPGA Seminar at the 2025 PGA Merchandise Show and the inaugural 2025 We are the Women in Golf Summit.

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, bringing golf to children at the local children's hospital 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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