5’8”...Started playing golf at the age of 11...Credits her mother, Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, George Lucas and Jody Keepers for most influencing her career and Dr. Jim Suttie for getting her game back...Inducted into Northern Illinois University Hall of Fame in 2002 and was the youngest ever to be inducted…As a person with narcolepsy, is an advocate for Sleep Hygiene & Narcolepsy Awareness…Hobbies include sports, dogs, yoga, spending time with two nieces and three nephews, and spending time with her black-and-tan dachshund named Guinness…Has her own Web site, www.nicolejeray.com.
2013 in a Nutshell:
• 16 events, 8 cuts made, $28,686 (113)
• Recorded season-best T38 finish at the ShopRite LPGA Classic Presented by Acer
Career Highlights:
2012:
• Played in one event. Played in 15 events on the Epson Tour.
2010:
• Finished tied for 55th at the Safeway Classic Presented by Coca-Cola.
2006:
• Tied her career-low 66 in the opening round of the ShopRite LPGA Classic.
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 44th to retain non-exempt status for the 2007 LPGA season.
2005:
• Recorded a career-low 66 during the third round of the Wendy’s Championship for Children.
2004:
• Best finish was a tie for 18th at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic.
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 12th to earn exempt status for the 2005 LPGA season.
2003:
• Best finish was a tie for 14th at the Jamie Farr Kroger Classic Presented by ALLTEL.
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 30th to retain non-exempt status for the 2004 LPGA season.
2002:
• Best finish was a tie for 23rd at the LPGA Corning Classic.
• Won the Thailand Ladies Open, an event on the Kosaido Women’s Asian Golf Circuit.
• Tied for 24th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to retain non-exempt status for the 2003 LPGA season.
2001:
• Posted four top-10 finishes on the Futures Tour.
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 41st to earn non-exempt status for the 2002 LPGA season.
2000:
• Competed on the Futures Tour and won the JWA Michelob Light Futures Charity Classic.
1999:
• Best finish was a tie for 29th at the Firstar LPGA Classic in conjunction with the Children’s Medical Center.
• Did not retain her playing status for the 2000 LPGA season.
1998:
• Competed on the Futures Tour and won the JWA/Anheuser Busch Futures Charity Classic.
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 12th to gain exempt status for the 1999 LPGA season.
1997:
• Competed on the Futures Tour and won the Aurora Healthcare Futures Classic.
1995:
• Posted a career-best finish with a tie for 10th at the Pinewild Women’s Championship.
1994:
• Returned to the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, where she tied for 15th to gain exempt status for the 1995 LPGA season.
1993:
• Turned professional and competed on the Futures Tour, where she finished fifth on the money list.
• Originally qualified for the LPGA Tour by finishing fifth at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 1994 LPGA season.
Amateur:
• Jeray won the 1990 Ohio Girls Invitational.
• She was a semifinalist at the 1991-92 U.S. Women’s Amateur Public Links Championships.
• She won eight titles while playing collegiate golf at Northern Illinois University and was the team’s most valuable player from 1989-92.
Personal:
• 5’8”
• Started playing golf at the age of 11.
• Credits her mother, Cog Hill Golf and Country Club, George Lucas and Jody Keepers for most influencing her career and Dr. Jim Suttie for getting her game back.
• Inducted into Northern Illinois University Hall of Fame in 2002 and was the youngest ever to be inducted.
• As a person with narcolepsy, is an advocate for Sleep Hygiene & Narcolepsy Awareness.
