2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Nicole Adam
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Pinehurst, N.C.
- High School:
- The O'Neal School (Southern Pines, N.C.)
Fall 2021: Played in one fall event, the Tar Heel Intercollegiate.
2020-21: Invited to play in the NCAA Columbus Regional at Ohio State • Third on the team in stroke average at 76.00 • Started in all five team events • Low rounds of 69 twice, in the opening round at the Gamecock Intercollegiate and the final round at Briar’s Creek • Those 69s were the best rounds by a Tar Heel all season • Tied for sixth with an even-par 216 at the Gamecock • Tied for 25th at Briar’s Creek • Went 2-3 in match play with wins against NC State in the Big Four Challenge and Louisville in the Cavalier Match Play and • Tied for 32nd at the ACC Championship.
Amateur/Prep: Signed as the No. 1 player in North Carolina and No. 9 in the class by Golfweek • 2019 Carolinas Player of the Year • Three wins including the 2019 American Junior Golf Association Junior Championship, the 2018 Carolinas Golf Association Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship and the 2018 U.S. Kids’ Teen World Championship • Placed in the top 10 seven other times, including finishing sixth at the 2019 AJGA Girls’ Championship and eighth at the 2019 Dustin Johnson World Junior Championship • Played for Coach Jeff Harlow at The O’Neal School and was coached by former Tar Heel All-America Donna Andrews • Member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Born June 16, 2002, in Mansfield, Ohio • Daughter of Jeff and Dawn Adam • Her father played tennis at Akron • Was a downhill ski racer in middle school • Favorite food is salmon • Best food she makes are buckeyes • Listena to alternative/indie music • Played the violin since age 7 • Favorite non-golfer athlete is LeBron James.
Best competitive round is 65 at the 2016 U.S. Kids Red, White and Blue at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines • Favorite course is Pinehurst No. 2 • Favorite golfer is Louis Oosthuizen • Best friend on another team is Lauren Freyvogel at Penn State • Go-to club under pressure is her 8 iron • Best shot was an ace one day before her 11th birthday on the ninth hole at the Westbrook Country Club in her then-hometown of Mansfield, Ohio • Dream foursome includes Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods and Annika Sorenstam • Off-season prep included getting one percent better in every aspect of her game.
