2023-24 Women's Golf Roster
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Abelar, Nicole
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Nicole Abelar
- Height:
- 5-3
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manila, Philippines
- High School:
- St. Paul College Pasig
Bio
HONORS
• 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference
• 2020-21 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
• 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship All-Tournament Team
• Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (March 18, 2021)
• 2023-24 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2020-21 Dean's List
SENIOR (2023-24)
Finished her career second in Houston history with 73.80 scoring average... Made her season debut at season-opening Sam Golden Invitational at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas... Fired three straight sub-par rounds with 67s in the First and Final Rounds to tie for second at 12-under 204... Opened the Jim West Challenge with a 67 at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, and tied for 19th at 5-under 211... Led Cougars at The Chevron Collegiate with a score of 8-under 208 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Fired three straight rounds under par, including a 68 in the Second Round... Drained a hole-in-one with a 7-iron on 145-yard, par-3 seventh hole during Second Round.
JUNIOR (2022-23)
Finished third on team with 73.03 scoring average... Recorded 11 rounds of par or better... Made her season debut at the season-opening Mo’Morial Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas... Tied for 50th with score of 228... Tied for 10th with a score of 3-under 213 at Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas... Closed that tournament with a 67 to tie for the team’s low round of the tournament... Fired a 66 in the Second Round of the MountainView Collegiate and finished with a score of 4-under 212 to tie for 17th and lead the Cougars at MountainView Golf Club in Saddlebrooke, Ariz... Tied for 16th with a score of 218 to lead the Cougars at The Bruzzy at Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club in Ardmore, Okla... Tied for 14th at The American Championships with score of 217 at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla... Opened that tournament with a 2-under 70. Summer: Opened the Texas Texas Open Championship with 70 and tied for 14th with a score of 218 at The Bridges Golf Club in Gunter, Texas.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Made her Houston debut at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla... Tied for 76th at 235... Led the Cougars with a score of 234 to tie for 52nd at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga... Posted a score of 222 to lead the Cougars and tie for fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships on Pinehurst No. 6 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C... Was her second straight Top-Five finish at a Conference Championships... Fired the team’s low round of the tournament with a 1-under 71 in the Second Round, which was split in half due to inclement weather. Summer: Posted an even-par 72 at Crestmont Country Club in West Orange, N.J., to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship... Became the eighth Cougar to compete at the nation’s premier amateur event.
FRESHMAN (2020-21 at Coastal Carolina)
Finished second at the Sun Belt Conference Championship... Finished the Sun Belt Conference Championships at 5-under... Shot a Second Round 66 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships... Was the lowest Coastal Carolina round in program history at a conference championships... Played in eight matches during the spring season... Led Chanticleers with a team-best 73.65 stroke average... Finished second at both the Battle at Old South and at the River Landing Classic... Set program records at the River Landing Classic with low round (65); low 54-hole score relative to par (-11) and low 54-hole score (205)... Named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Golfer of the Week (March 18)...Tied for 17th at the Florida State Match-Up... Recorded two rounds with scores in the 60s... Recorded another four rounds of par-or-better
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS
Won the 2009 FCG San Diego Junior Masters... Finished fifth at the 2009 IMG Junior World... Was the third-place finisher at the 2016 Sea Amateur Golf Team Championships... Also finished third as a team... Finished third at the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf in 2016... Also finished third at the Philippine Junior Amateur Open in 2018... In 2018, her team finished third at the Sea Amateur Golf Team Championship... Finished first at the 2018 Canlubang Amateur Open... Also won the Canlubang Amateur Open in 2019.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nicole Gabrielle Anne Benito Abelar... Born in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines... Daughter of Victor Yap and Rissiel Abelar... Has a younger brother, John Victor Yap... Received her bachelor's degree in political science in May 2024.
CAREER STATISTICS
• 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2021-22 All-American Athletic Conference
• 2020-21 All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
• 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship All-Tournament Team
• Sun Belt Conference Golfer of the Week (March 18, 2021)
• 2023-24 Spring Academic All-Big 12 Conference Second Team
• 2022-23 American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team
• 2020-21 Sun Belt Conference Academic Honor Roll
• 2020-21 Dean's List
| Career Bests | ||||
| Low Round | 65 (1st) | River Landing Classic (March 8, 2021) | ||
| Low 36 | 137 | Sam Golden Invitational (Sept. 11, 2023) | ||
| Low 54 | 204 | Sam Golden Invitational (Sept. 11-12, 2023) | ||
| Relative to Par | -12 | Sam Golden Invitational (Sept. 11-12, 2023) | ||
| Best Finish | 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd |
Sam Golden Invitational (Sept. 11-12, 2023 Sun Belt Conference Championships (April 18-20, 2021) River Landing Classic (March 8-9, 2021) Battle at Old South (Jan. 29-31, 2021) |
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| Hole-In-One | 7th hole (2nd, 7-iron) |
The Chevron Collegiate (Feb. 26, 2024)) | ||
Finished her career second in Houston history with 73.80 scoring average... Made her season debut at season-opening Sam Golden Invitational at Oakmont Country Club in Corinth, Texas... Fired three straight sub-par rounds with 67s in the First and Final Rounds to tie for second at 12-under 204... Opened the Jim West Challenge with a 67 at Kissing Tree Golf Club in San Marcos, Texas, and tied for 19th at 5-under 211... Led Cougars at The Chevron Collegiate with a score of 8-under 208 at Golf Club of Houston in Humble, Texas... Fired three straight rounds under par, including a 68 in the Second Round... Drained a hole-in-one with a 7-iron on 145-yard, par-3 seventh hole during Second Round.
JUNIOR (2022-23)
Finished third on team with 73.03 scoring average... Recorded 11 rounds of par or better... Made her season debut at the season-opening Mo’Morial Invitational at Traditions Club in Bryan-College Station, Texas... Tied for 50th with score of 228... Tied for 10th with a score of 3-under 213 at Trinity Forest Invitational at Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas... Closed that tournament with a 67 to tie for the team’s low round of the tournament... Fired a 66 in the Second Round of the MountainView Collegiate and finished with a score of 4-under 212 to tie for 17th and lead the Cougars at MountainView Golf Club in Saddlebrooke, Ariz... Tied for 16th with a score of 218 to lead the Cougars at The Bruzzy at Dornick Hills Golf & Country Club in Ardmore, Okla... Tied for 14th at The American Championships with score of 217 at Southern Hills Plantation Club in Brooksville, Fla... Opened that tournament with a 2-under 70. Summer: Opened the Texas Texas Open Championship with 70 and tied for 14th with a score of 218 at The Bridges Golf Club in Gunter, Texas.
SOPHOMORE (2021-22)
Made her Houston debut at the Schooner Fall Classic at Belmar Golf Club in Norman, Okla... Tied for 76th at 235... Led the Cougars with a score of 234 to tie for 52nd at Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic at University of Georgia Golf Course in Athens, Ga... Posted a score of 222 to lead the Cougars and tie for fourth at the American Athletic Conference Championships on Pinehurst No. 6 at Pinehurst Resort in Pinehurst, N.C... Was her second straight Top-Five finish at a Conference Championships... Fired the team’s low round of the tournament with a 1-under 71 in the Second Round, which was split in half due to inclement weather. Summer: Posted an even-par 72 at Crestmont Country Club in West Orange, N.J., to qualify for the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship... Became the eighth Cougar to compete at the nation’s premier amateur event.
FRESHMAN (2020-21 at Coastal Carolina)
Finished second at the Sun Belt Conference Championship... Finished the Sun Belt Conference Championships at 5-under... Shot a Second Round 66 at the Sun Belt Conference Championships... Was the lowest Coastal Carolina round in program history at a conference championships... Played in eight matches during the spring season... Led Chanticleers with a team-best 73.65 stroke average... Finished second at both the Battle at Old South and at the River Landing Classic... Set program records at the River Landing Classic with low round (65); low 54-hole score relative to par (-11) and low 54-hole score (205)... Named the Sun Belt Conference Women's Golfer of the Week (March 18)...Tied for 17th at the Florida State Match-Up... Recorded two rounds with scores in the 60s... Recorded another four rounds of par-or-better
HIGH SCHOOL/JUNIORS
Won the 2009 FCG San Diego Junior Masters... Finished fifth at the 2009 IMG Junior World... Was the third-place finisher at the 2016 Sea Amateur Golf Team Championships... Also finished third as a team... Finished third at the IJGA World Stars of Junior Golf in 2016... Also finished third at the Philippine Junior Amateur Open in 2018... In 2018, her team finished third at the Sea Amateur Golf Team Championship... Finished first at the 2018 Canlubang Amateur Open... Also won the Canlubang Amateur Open in 2019.
PERSONAL
Full name is Nicole Gabrielle Anne Benito Abelar... Born in Quezon City, Manila, Philippines... Daughter of Victor Yap and Rissiel Abelar... Has a younger brother, John Victor Yap... Received her bachelor's degree in political science in May 2024.
CAREER STATISTICS
| Low Tour | Low | Par/- | Finish Top | |||||||||
| Season | Rounds | Strokes | 54-holes | Round | Rounds | Events | 1 | 5 | 10 | W-L | W-L% | Average |
| 2020-21 (at CCU) | 20 | 1,473 | 205 | 65 | 7 | 8 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 73.65 |
| 2021-22 | 24 | 1,817 | 220 | 71 | 5 | 8 | – | 1 | 1 | 197-434 | .312 | 75.71 |
| 2022-23 | 30 | 2,191 | 212 | 66 | 11 | 10 | – | – | 1 | 468-320 | .594 | 73.03 |
| 2023-24 | 31 | 2,265 | 204 | 67 | 9 | 11 | – | 1 | 1 | 470-320 | .595 | 73.06 |
| UH Totals | 85 | 6,273 | 204 | 66 | 25 | 29 | – | 2 | 3 | 1,135-1,074 | .514 | 73.80 |
| CCU Totals | 20 | 1,473 | 205 | 65 | 7 | 8 | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | 73.65 |
| Totals | 105 | 7,746 | 204 | 65 | 32 | 37 | – | 5 | 6 | 1,135-1,074 | .514 | 73.77 |
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional Final Round (May 7, 2025)
Friday, May 09
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional Second Round (May 6, 2025)
Wednesday, May 07
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional First Round (May 5, 2025)
Monday, May 05
HIGHLIGHTS – NCAA Columbus Regional Practice Round (May 4, 2025)
Sunday, May 04
