TylerNickol

Tyler Nickol joined the Kentucky men’s golf staff as an assistant coach ahead of the 2026-27 season.

Nickol arrives in Lexington having spent the 2025-26 season at Bowling Green State University, where he was an assistant to both the men’s and women’s golf programs.

During his season at BGSU, Nickol helped coach both the men’s and women’s teams to third place finishes at the Mid-American Conference Championship. The women’s squad won both the A-Ga-Ming Invitational and the Dolores Black Falcon Invitational, while the men were runners-up at the Sweetens Cover Intercollegiate.

Nickol played collegiate golf at Kentucky Wesleyan College from 2020 to 2024. He recorded three collegiate victories and was the 2024 Great Midwest Conference Champion as an individual.

After earning a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in May of 2024, Nickol went on to work as an Assistant Golf Professional at Ulen Country Club in Lebanon, Indiana prior to transitioning into collegiate coaching.