2021-22 Women's Golf Roster
Nicole Lu
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Taipei, Taiwan
- High School:
- Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
Career Through Fall 2021: Competed in 18 tournaments as a Tar Heel, including 14 as a starter • Has two top 25s – T21 at Moon Golf in 2020 and T23 at UNC in 2018 • Low rounds of 69 twice • Stroke average of 75.37 over 49 rounds • Shot 11 rounds at or under par • Two-time member of the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
Fall 2021: Competed in the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Intercollegiate, shooting 71 in the opening round.
2019-20: Competed in all six events • Opened the fall with a 71 low round at the Cougar Classic • Earned her best finish of the season at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, shooting 2-over 218 that included a 69 in the first round • Also shot 69 in the opening round of the Moon Golf Invitational, where she tied for 21st.
2018-19: Tied for 77th at the NCAA East Lansing Regional with a low third round (76) • Earned her best individual fiznish at the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational, shooting +4 (74-73-73) to tie for 23rd • Shot her season low-round (70) in the opening round of the Tar Heel Classic.
Amateur/Prep: Played for Coach Matt Fields at Montverde Academy in Montverde, Fla. • Won of the 2017 Gary Gilchrist Award and was named the Gary Gilchrist Golf Academy Sportswoman of the Year in 2016 • Competed in the 2018 U.S. Amateur • She has a combined 20 top-five finishes in AJGA, Future Collegians World Tour, Hurricane Junior Golf Tour and International Junior Golf Tour events since 2016.
Personal: Born Nicole (Pin-Wen) Lu on Jan. 10, 2000, in Taipei, Taiwan • Daughter of Eli and Monica Lu • Her mom won a natioal teaching award • Likes to read, watch movies and hike • Favorite food is beef noodle soup • Best food she makes is green scallion pancakes • Listens to easy pop • Favorite non-golf athlete is Olympic gold medalist ice skater Yuzuru Hanyu.
Favorite course is the Golf Club of Tennessee in Kingston Springs, Tenn. • Favorite golfer is So Yeon Ryu • Go-to club unde pressure is her driver • Best shot was an ace to help win an AJGA event • Dream golf foursome includes CT Pan, Annika Sorenstam and So Yeon Ryu • Pre-round superstition is to clean her glasses • Worked hardest in the offseason on her iron play.
