University of Tennessee Athletics
Women's Golf
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- Nrobin29@utk.edu
THE ROBINSON FILE
Personal Information
Full Name: Nic RobinsonBorn: June 19, 1987
Hometown: Jackson, Missouri
Education: Southeast Missouri State, 2010
Coaching Experience
- 2014-17:
Asbury University, head coach - 2017-20:
UNC-Charlotte, assistant coach - 2021-present:
Tennessee, assistant coach
Nic Robinson joined the Tennessee women’s golf program as an assistant coach in June of 2021. The 2023-24 season marks his third year on Diana Cantú’s staff.
The trajectory of the Lady Vols' program showed significant uptick in 2022-23, as Tennessee nearly tripled its team rounds of par or better from the previous year.
Prior to his arrival on Rocky Top, Robinson spent four seasons with the Charlotte 49ers, serving as the program’s assistant women’s golf coach.
Hired at Charlotte prior to the program’s inaugural season in 2017-18, Robinson helped the 49ers claim three top-five finishes during their debut campaign.
In the following year, Charlotte placed second at the Conference USA Championship. The 49ers logged five top-five finishes in 2018-19, had two players earn All-Conference USA honors and sent Cecilie Finne-Ipsen to the NCAA Championships as an individual.
“I am very excited to have Nic join the Lady Vol golf family,” head coach Cantu said upon his hiring. “He brings energy, competitiveness, elite golf knowledge and a passion for making collegiate golf programs better. Every person I spoke to about Nic talked about his strong ability to develop players.
“Nic brings a wealth of knowledge in course management, statistics, technology and tournament preparation. He helped start the UNC Charlotte program, which reached a top-30 ranking in only three years. I am thrilled for Nic to get started, get on the road and prepare for a great first season on Rocky Top.”
Despite only participating in six tournaments during the 2019-20 season to COVID-19, Robinson’s Charlotte squad earned two team titles at the Yale Invitational and the Idle Hour Collegiate–the first two tournament wins in the young program’s history–while adding three additional top-five finishes for a shortened-season total of five.
By Charlotte’s third varsity season, Robinson had helped guide Charlotte to a No. 27 national ranking by Golfweek and assisted in developing five eventual All-Conference USA performers.
"I'm humbled and grateful to have the opportunity to work for the University of Tennessee and Coach Diana Cantu,” Robinson said. “The Lady Vols have a longstanding tradition of excellence, and I can't wait to be a part of this incredible program. I want to thank coach Cantu for this opportunity, and I cannot wait to get started."
Preceding Robinson’s time at Charlotte was a three-year tenure as the head coach of Asbury University’s women’s golf program. By 2017, Robinson’s Eagles achieved a national ranking of No. 49. Robinson also served as the Connemara Golf Course Head Golf Pro from 2015-17.
Robinson’s coaching career began at Lexington Christian Academy in Kentucky as the school’s head golf coach from 2012-14.
Robinson earned his degree in Biomedical Science from Southeast Missouri State in 2010.
