UTEP Miners

Golf Coaches Association of America Srixon/Cleveland Golf All-America Scholar (2017, 2018)
C-USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll (2016, 2017, 2018)

2017-18 (SENIOR): Played in 12 tournaments … recorded a 73.9 stroke average in 36 rounds played … finished as top Miner in three events (William H. Tucker Intercollegiate, Bandon Dunes Championship & Conference USA Championship) … best finish came at the C-USA Championship, placing tied for sixth after firing a 218, 2-over par (71-73-74) … placed tied for 21^st at the Gene Miranda Invitational after shooting a 214, 2-under par (73-72-71) … shot a 1-under (212) to finish tied for 15^th at the Bandon Dunes Championship (71-71-70) … placed tied for 33^rd after firing a 3-under par (69-71-73) with a season-low score of 69 in the first round at the National Invitational Tournament … placed tied for 14^th at the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational after registering a score of 215, 2-over par (72-71-72) … shot a 218, 5-over par at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate (tied for 23^rd) … shot a 219, 6-over par to place tied for 11^th at the Arizona Intercollegiate.

2016-17 (JUNIOR): Saw action in 12 tournaments, tallying a career best 74.0 stroke average in 35 rounds played...a part of the 2017 Conference USA Championship team, where he shot 17-over 233 (79-74-80) for a share of 42nd in the stroke play portion and went undefeated in the match play portion...tied for 62nd at the NCAA Washington Regional with 18-over 231 (78-78-75)...was UTEP's top finisher twice this season at the National Invitational Tournament (T-11th) with 5-under 211 (71-68-72) and the Border Olympics (T-14th with teammate Frederik Dreier) with 2-under 142 (74-68)...best tournament total came at the Price's Give 'Em Five Invitational, where he fired 7-under 209 (71-69-69) for a share of fifth place...shot his season-low round of 68 in the second round of both the National Invitational Tournament and Border Olympics...helped the Miners to four tournament titles, including the Conference USA Championship.

2015-16 (SOPHOMORE): Competed in nine tournaments on the way to averaging a career best 74.5 strokes per round … was UTEP’s top finisher at the Border Olympics with an four-under par 140 (74-66) for his first career top 10 showing (eighth place) … fired career collegiate low round of 66 at those Border Olympics … placed 22nd at the Gene Miranda Invitational with a two-over par 218 (76-69-73) … registered a 29th place showing at the Conference USA Championships with a 10-over par 226 (81-70-75) … helped UTEP win its first team title since 2005 at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate with a 12-over 225 (79-78-68) for 43rd place.

2014-15 (FRESHMAN): Played in nine tournaments with a scoring average of 75.0 … shot career low of 69 at the Price’s Give ‘Em Five Invitational on the way to a 39th place finish … closed out the year with a 13th place showing at the C-USA Championships with a three-over par 219 (72-73-74) … carded a four-over par 217 (70-72-75) to finish 30th at the Herb Wimberly Intercollegiate.

PRIOR TO UTEP: Played for Russell Taylor at the Fureso Golf Club (Birkerod, Denmark).

PERSONAL: Full name is Nicklas Lind Pihl ... born in Ringsted, Denmark ... attended Zealand Business College ... son of Kresten and Mette Pihl ... has one sibling (Maria).