Pike Fold Assistant Pro Makes a Big Move
Nicole Womack has been appointed as the assistant professional at Royal Birkdale Golf Club.
The former Pike Fold assistant, who is in her final year of PGA qualification, said: “I feel very overwhelmed with my new position at Royal Birkdale.
I’m very excited and eager to start with this new adventure.
I am looking forward to joining the Birkdale team and being part of this prestigious club.”
She started playing golf from the age of six after she was introduced to the game by her dad.
She said: “I started having weekly lessons from a PGA pro at Castle Hawk Golf Club.
This lasted a few years until I joined Pike Fold at the age of 11.
I continued to have lessons from the assistant professional at Pike Fold.
I also began to play in the junior competitions alongside my brother Ryan.
I was appointed Pike Fold’s first-ever female junior captain in 2018 and joined Lancashire girls and played in many of their competitions and represented Lancashire in county matches for a few years.
“Then one day, I was asked by the head pro at Pike Fold Golf Club to work alongside him in the shop.
I began by working a few days a week until I eventually made the decision to start my PGA qualification.
I am now currently in my final year.
I’d like to say a big thank you to Pike Fold professional Grant Hamerton.
I’m very thankful to him for giving me the opportunity to work alongside him at Pike Fold, gaining experience and knowledge along the way and giving me the pathway to a career at Royal Birkdale.
I appreciate everything he has done for me over the years at Pike Fold.
“I’d also like to say a huge thank you to my mum Emma, dad Tony, and brother Ryan, and the rest of my family and friends for all the support with my golf career from the very beginning and also the head professional at Royal Birkdale, Gregg Pettersen, for giving me this amazing opportunity.
“My aim is to continue focusing on my PGA qualification and hopefully qualify as a PGA pro.
“As long-term plans go, I’m excited to see where this opportunity at Royal Birkdale is going to take me, developing my skills and overcoming new challenges.”
