| Year: | Sr. |
| Hometown: | Bolton, Ontario, Canada |
| High School: | Palm Beach Atlantic / Villanova College |
| Major: | Sport Management |
2020-21: Finished third on the roster with a 75.64 scoring average in his 14 competitive rounds... Played in five tournaments... Finished in the top-20 twice including one top-10 effort... Opened the season with a sixth place finish at the Buccaneer Spring Classic with 76-75-73=224... Followed with another 224 score at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate (75-73-76=224)... Tied for 15th at the Tusculum Invitational (74-82=156)... Tied for 42nd place at the SAC Championship (78-72-79=229)... Invited to play at the PGA Tour Canada's Mackenzie Investments Open in Montreal... He posted rounds of 78 and 74 as he missed the cut.
2020 (Spring): Qualified for two tournaments in the spring season... Posted a 76.2 stroke average... Finished 27th at the Spring Kick-off Intercollegiate with 75-80-73=228... Tied for 21st at the Richard Rendleman Invitational with 74-79=153.
2019 (Spring & Fall): Did not play.
Palm Beach Atlantic University (Fall 2018): Played at the NCAA II program where he was ranked 28th in the nation by GolfStat with a 71.19 scoring average... Coached by Craig Watson.
High School: Attended Villanova College in King City, Ontario, Canada... Coached by Jeff Preston (golf), Grant Purdy (soccer) and Sergio Blasi (ice hockey)... 3-time Golfer of the Year... 3-time captain... 3-time All-Conference Team (2015-2017)... 2017 All-State... 3-time golf team MVP... Soccer team captain... Senior Male Athlete of the Year Nominee... 3-time Academic Honor Roll (2015-2017)... 2017 Ontario Scholar... CISAA Gold Men's Soccer (2015)... CISAA Silver Men's Soccer (2016)... CISAA Bronze Men's Soccer (2017)... CISAA Bronze Men's Golf (2016, 2017)... 2017 Scoring Average: 72.00... CISAA Assist Leader in 2017 for soccer... 36-hole total 74-74=148 in the U.S. Amateur Sectional Qualifying at the Granite Golf Club missing the cut by five strokes... Won medalist honors at the Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Season Kickoff at Woodmont... Won tournament medals at the 2016 OFSAA Qualifier, 2016 Junior Golf Association of Broward County Championship, 2016 JGA Classic at Lago Mar CC and 2016 Junior SIMCOE Tour Event at the Cardinal Club.
Personal: Born Dec. 17, 1999 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada... Son of Vince and Rose Marchese... Siblings: Andrew Marchese and Michela Marchese... Majoring in sport management with a minor in psychology... Athletic Director's Honor Roll... Future plans: Turn professional and pursue his dream of playing on the PGA Tour... Hobbies: Hockey, soccer, fishing, working out, hanging out with friends and family, and reading... Favorite book: Seven Days in Utopia; Favorite class at Tusculum: Sport Management; Favorite midnight snack: Banana; Favorite movie: "The Legend of Bagger Vance"; Favorite musical artists: Drake, Khalid; Favorite song: "Better"; Favorite sports teams: Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto Raptors; Nicholas can't imagine a week without: Golf; Favorite athletes: Sidney Crosby, Tiger Woods; Most thrilling moment in sports: Any golf major championship and the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs; Favorite Tusculum moment: Being a part of the amazing golf team at Tusculum; Advice to kids: "No matter how many bumps and downfalls in the road you hit on the way to chasing your dream, keep working and pushing yourself towards that dream. Don't listen or worry about what others say, leave what is in the past and work harder than everyone"; Favorite color: Red; Favorite food: Steak; Favorite sport other than golf: Soccer; People Nicholas most admires: Sidney Crosby and Tiger Woods; Most famous person Nicholas has ever met: Drake; When he was a kid, Nicholas tried to be like: Spiderman.
