Nick Forsberg
Nick Forsberg
Height: 5-10
Weight: 160
Year: Sr.
Hometown: Staples, Minn.
High School: Staples Motley HS
Major: Sport Management

2015-16: Career stroke average of 74.90 is the fourth-lowest in program history... He is also 11th in career rounds played (65.5) and tied for fourth in career sub-par rounds (10).

2014-15South Atlantic Conference Tournament Most Valuable Player... South Atlantic Conference Men's Golf Scholar Athlete of the Year... CoSIDA Academic All-District first team... Played in all 11 tournaments (23 rounds) and recorded a 75.04 scoring average, which was second-best on the team... Earned medalist honors at the SAC Championship firing two-day score of 143 (-1) while pacing the Pioneers to their first SAC title in school history... SAC All-Tournament first team... Recorded three top-10 finishes and was the runner-up at the Tusculum Invitational with a 3-under par 139... His lowest round of the year came at the Tusculum Fall Classic as he carded a 67 in the opening round... Finished ninth at the TC Fall Classic with 67-74=141... Tied for eighth at the Etowah Spring Challenge... Tied for 33rd at the NCAA II Super Regional with 79-74-70=223... Finishede the year with seven sub-par rounds (T4th in TC history)... GCAA All-America Scholar.

2013-14: Led the Pioneers for a second straight year with a 74.91 scoring average (13th best in TC history and 3rd lowest by a Pioneer sophomore)... Played in all 10 events (22 rounds) where he finished in the top-20 on six occasions... Five of those were in the top-10, including twice in the top-five... Finished runner-up at the 2014 SAC Championship with 74-73-80=227 and earned a spot on the SAC All-Tournament first team... Tied for fifth at the Tusculum Invitational (73-70=143) and ninth at the Walters State Fall Classic (73-77=150)... Placed 10th at the Spring Kickoff Intercollegiate with rounds of 73-70-73=216... Finished the year with three sub-par rounds... Team MVP.

2012-13All-South Atlantic Conference Second Team... Led Tusculum with his 74.73 scoring average, which is the lowest ever by a Pioneer freshman... Played in all 10 events, posting six top-20 performances, including three in the top-five... Tied for fourth place at both the Walters State Fall Classic (74-40=114) and the Tusculum Invitational (71-71=142)... Shot one-under par 70 in the final round of the Tusculum Fall Classic where he finished 11th with a two-day score of 73-70=143... The round of 70 included a hole-in-one on the 16th hole at Link Hills CC... Tied for fifth place at the State Farm Intercollegiate with back-to-back rounds of 73-73=146... Finished 22nd at the SAC Championship (80-76-76=232)... Team MVP.

High School: Graduated from Staples Motley HS in Staples, Minn... Coached by Bill Israelson and Glen Hasselberg... Three-time All-State performer (2010, 2011, 2012)... Five-time All-Conference (2008-12), including 8th Grade... Academic All-State Team (2010)... Five-time team MVP... Member of five State Tournament teams (2008-12)... Led prep team to two Section titles (2011, 2012) and a third place finish at the State Tournament, twice (2011, 2012)... Shot a seven-under par 65 in the Sub-State, a new Minnesota record... Qualified for the Minnesota State Championship every year since the eighth grade with his best round being a 72... Won medalist honors at the Birchmont Match Play Championship.

Personal: Full name is Nicholas Larry Forsberg... Born Dec. 25, 1993 in Staples, Minn... Son of Mark and Joanne Forsberg... Sister - Alisha Winter; Brother-in-law - Josh Winter... Majoring in sport management... Future plans: Play professional golf or work in management; Hobbies listed include: golf, hunting, hiking and fishing; SAC Commissioner's Honor Roll... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Dean's List... TAHPERD Outstanding Major Award recipient in 2014-15 academic year... Community service: Golf spotter at local amateur tournament; Favorite book: "Hatchet"; Favorite class at Tusculum: Sports Finance... Favorite midnight snack: Lefse; Favorite musical artists: The Band Perry, Kenny Chesney, Florida Georgia Line; Favorite songs: "This is How We Roll" by Florida Georgia Line; Nick can't imagine a week without: His faith; Most thrilling moment in sports: Winning the 2015 SAC Championship; Advice to kids: "Seek to understand then be understood"; Favorite colors: Red, White and Blue; Favorite food: Sweedish Meatballs; Favorite sports other than golf: Hockey, Hunting, Fishing; People Nick most admires: His family; Toughest player Nick has ever played against: Kevin Streelman; What people don't know about Nick: He's an outdoorsman; When he was a kid, Nick tried to be like: His father; When people first meet Nick, they think: He's a Minnesotan.