- 2022 WGCA All-American Scholar
- Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2021, 2022)
- Two-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022)
Senior from the Grand Canyon State ... 2021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten selection.
Spring 2023 (Senior): Finished t-92 at Tulane Classic, helping team to 6th-place finish (2/12-14)
Fall 2022 (Senior): Finished t-26 to help team win Rocket Classic in Ohio (10/10-11) ...
Improved her score in each of three rounds to finish t-76 with a 233 (82-77-74) at Golfweek Red Sky Classic (9/26-28) ... Finished t-54 in first event of the season, shooting a 231 (77-76-78) at the Badger Invitational (9/18-20).
Spring 2022 (Junior): WGCA All-American Scholar ... Big Ten Distinguished Scholar ... Academic All-Big Ten Averaged 81.50 over four tournaments this spring … tied for 77
th (77-80-81) at the Big Ten Championship (4/22-24) … carded a 236 (78-79-79) to tie for 63
rd at the Jackrabbit Invitational (3/14-15) … won two of three matches at the Big Ten Match Play to begin the season (1/31-2/1).
Fall 2021 (Junior): Averaged 78.80 over five rounds … finished T-8
th as an individual behind a 74 (+3) at the St. John’s Invitational (10/25) … posted a season-low 73 (+1) in the second round of the Nittany Lion Invitational (9/4-5).
Spring 2021: 2021 Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten selection ... competed in three events as an individual this season … tied for 7
th (84, +12) at Monmouth’s Hawk Spring Series (4/5) … posted lowest round of the spring, 80 (+8), to tie for 15
th at FDU’s Knights Shootout (3/21).
Fall 2019: Averaged 78.67 over three tournament rounds … made collegiate debut and finished T-38 (79-76-81) at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational (10/19-20).
Scholastic: A 2019 graduate of Red Mountain HS in Mesa (Ariz.), where she was the 2018-19 RMHS Scholar-Athlete of the Year … team captain and four-year varsity golf letterwinner under head coach Jeff Kain … ranked second in the state as a senior to garner recognition as the 2018 East Valley Player of the Year … earned First Team All-State accolades in 2017 … Lions placed fourth in the state in 2018, third in 2017 and fourth in 2016 … as a senior, posted a 75.14 scoring average with a low round of 69 … home club is Red Mountain Ranch Country Club … in 2018, tied for second at the IMG Junior World Qualifier (72-73), tied for third at the Aguila Invitational (75-69) and tied for 19th at the Antigua National Invitational (79-72) … In 2017, placed second at the Thunderbird Junior Classic (76-71) and tied for eighth at the DI State Championship (75-75).
Personal: Daughter of Curtis and Traci Ewing … Cell Biology & Neuroscience major ... cousin, Brett Johnson, played golf at Western Washington and Oregon State.
Career Statistics
| Year |
Scoring
Average |
Rounds |
Tournaments |
Low Round |
National
Rank |
WAGR |
Wins |
Top 5
Finishes |
Top 10
Finishes |
Top 20
Finishes |
| 2019-20 |
78.67 |
3 |
1 |
76 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2020-21 |
84.33 |
3 |
3 |
80 |
-- |
-- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| 2021-22 |
80.71 |
17 |
7 |
73 |
1294 |
-- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| 2022-23 |
77.79 |
29 |
10 |
68 |
976 |
-- |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Career |
79.17 |
52 |
21 |
68 |
|
|
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
Know Your Knights: Nicole Ewing
| One word to describe Coach Williams: |
Passionate |
| Favorite Rutgers athlete, past of present: |
Myles Johnson |
| Best golfer ever competed against: |
Leigha Devine |
| Major: |
Cell Biology and Neuroscience; Cinema Studies |
| I chose my major because: |
I have taken an interest in biological sciences and I want to learn more about the human brain. |
| Favorite place to hang out on campus: |
Jersey Mike's Arena for basketball games |
| If I wasn’t playing golf, I’d be: |
Watching movies |
| Favorite professional athlete: |
Tiger Woods |
| Favorite professional sports team: |
Phoenix Suns |
| One word to describe myself on the course: |
Focused |
| One word to describe myself off the course: |
Laid back |
| Few people know that: |
I can solve a Rubik’s cube |
| I started playing golf because: |
My dad bought me clubs |
| I chose Rutgers because: |
The culture and the many academic and athletic opportunities. |
| Favorite cereal: |
Cocoa Pebbles |
| The movie I have watched the most in my lifetime is: |
The Sound of Music |
| Favorite musician/group: |
David Bowie |
| If I could turn any activity into an Olympic sport, I would win a gold medal at: |
Eating Chipotle |
| Rituals I have before, during or after competition: |
Eat a PB&J |
| Pets I had growing up were: |
Dogs and a bearded dragon |
| My favorite Halloween costume growing up was: |
Banana |
| The place in the world I would most like to visit is: |
Rome |
| The website I visit most often is: |
Netflix |
| My favorite teacher was/is: |
Ms. Brierton, my junior year high school AP Biology teacher |
| The quote that most resonates with me is: |
“If you wanna take the island, then burn the boats.” |
| If I could choose any color when buying a new car it would be: |
Blue |
| My spirit animal is: |
Owl |
| One thing on my bucket list is: |
Skydiving |
| Phone app I cannot live without: |
Spotify |
| What I would like to say to the R Fund donors who have provided for my scholarship and/or facility resources? |
We really appreciate all the support, our indoor facility has been a game changer to help us prepare for tournaments. |
| How has Rutgers and donor support changed your life? |
The opportunity to play and study here at Rutgers has been the best decision of my life and I’m so grateful for the chance to be here. |
