Nicole Neale

Nicole Neale follows her drive at NCAA Pullman Regional.

Nicole Neale drives the ball down the fairway.

Nicole Neale carded a 69 at Anuenue Classic.

Nicole Neale executes a shot out of the sand trap during opening round of Tulane Classic on Sunday. Neale is tied for 16th place entering Tuesday's final round.

Nicole Neale at 2021 Big West Conference Championship.

Nicole Neale follows her drive down the fairway.

Height:
5-6
Class:
Freshman
High School:
Tesoro HS
Hometown:
Dove Canyon, CA

2023-24 -- Played in nine tournaments including the Big West Tournament ... averaged a score of 74.8 over 26 rounds ... season low in the first round at Dale McNamara Invitational at 67 strokes ... carded a second round low of 141 and a third round low pf 219 at Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... named Honorable Mention All-Big West.

2022-23 -- A breakout junior season with a team-leading 73.5 scoring average and five top-10 finishes with 10 rounds of par or better, including four rounds in the 60s ... placed fourth in Big West Conference Championship with rounds of 73, 72 and 77 ... also was eighth in both the Anuenue Spring Break Classic and Causeway Invitational and ninth in the Ptarmigan Ram Classic ... opened the NCAA Pullman Regional with a 68 and finished tied for 17th place with a five-under-par 211 total ... also posted 69s in the Ptarmigan Ram Classic, Trinity Forest Invitational and Anuenue Spring Break Classic ... enters senior campaign with 74.79 career scoring average over 67 rounds with 12 top-20 finishes and 19 rounds of par or better, including six rounds in the 60s ... named to Big West All-Academic Team a second time.

2021-22 -- Competed in five tournaments as a sophomore -- four in the fall and one in early February of the spring schedule ... averaged 75.3 strokes per round ... notched a pair of 69s en route to second-place tie in Ron Moore Intercollegiate, posting a career-best 212 total ... her other top-20 finish was a tie for 15th place in Ptarmigan Classic ... named to Big West All-Academic Team.

2020-21 -- As a true freshman, played all 24 rounds in eight tournaments during spring season ... averaged 75.9 strokes with five top-20 finishes and six rounds of par or better ... best round was 70, accomplished four times ... top finish was second place in season -opening Valley Invitational with rounds of 74, 74 and 76 at the Bakersfield Country Club ... also placed 12th in Big West Conference Championship, 15th in The Gold Rush, 18th in Juli Inkster at Meadow Club and 19th at Bruin-Wave Invitational.

Tesoro High School -- Neale was her team's low stroke average leader all four years and twice was a team captain ... Sea View League MVP as a senior and earned first-team All-Sea View League honors as a junior and first-team All-South Coast League accolades as a freshman and sophomore ... twice claimed league champion honors, finishing both years with a four-under-par round on the final 18 holes ... a two-time member of San Diego in the Girls Junior Americas Cup with a 14th-place finish in 2019 ... also was a member of Team USA in the 2017 Harmony Cup in China ... finished tied for fifth place in the 2019 SoCal Junior Amateur Championship at Morongo and earned three top-3 finishes in Toyota tour cup events, including a third at the end-of-the-year invitational at Sandpiper in 2018 ... compiled five top-10 finishes in the American Junior Golf Association.

Personal -- Daughter of Garth and Marianne Neale ... both attended college in South Africa ... one brother, Gordon, who played golf at Florida and is pursuing a professional golf career on the All Pro Tour ... hobbies include swimming, going to the beach, watching shows, cooking/baking and spending time with family and friends ... born in Newport Beach, Calif. ... majoring in business administration.