Nicole Guidish Cantlay is married to professional golfer Patrick Cantlay, but has an impressive career herself.
As the 33-year-old professional golfer ends round 3 of the Tour Championship tied for 1st place, let’s take a closer look at his biggest supporter, his wife. Here’s 5 fast facts you need to know about Nikki Guidish Cantlay.
1. She’s a Doctor of Pharmacy
Listed in Nikki Cantlay’s Instagram bio are the following accolades: PharmD, FAAMM, ABAAHP, CPNP. In 2018, Guidish graduated from the University of South Florida with her Doctor of Pharmacy degree. Her resume includes an impressive number of internships at medical centers and hospitals. Per her LinkedIn, she now works as Pharmacist in Charge at Palm Beach Pharmaceuticals.
Somehow, Guidish manages a successful career while still finding time to support Cantlay as often as she can. Making regular appearances at tournament weekends.
2. She was a Fitness Model and Bodybuilder
Older posts on Nikki’s Instagram feature plenty of photos of her active lifestyle. She regularly shares snaps of her boxing, golfing, and even one where she stars in a workout DVD. Other images show off her competitive side as Nikki poses on stage in bodybuilding competitions.
According to People, prior to her career in medicine, the Florida native worked for Tony Little products sold on HSN (Home Shopping Network). She also modeled, appearing on the cover of South Tampa Magazine in 2015.
Guidish is also quite popular on Instagram. The PharmD hasn’t posted since November of 2023 but still boasts an impressive 22.7k follower count.
3. Her and Cantlay Share a Dog Together
Making appearances on both the Cantlay’s Instagram’s is their dog Mav. He’s seen celebrating their engagement, and even golfing alongside Cantlay as he prepared for the 2022 Presidents Cup.
4. She Made her Public Debut Alongside Cantlay in 2021
In June of 2021, Nikki shared pictures of her and Cantlay for the first time. She made an appearance at the 2021 Memorial Tournament, where Cantlay took 1st place in a 4-hole playoff against Collin Morikawa. She later shared pictures from that day, captioning the post “Nothing short of a memorable weekend.” The couple are see smiling together as they celebrate Cantlay’s second Memorial Tournament win.
The two got engaged in September of the following year, and tied the knot in Rome on October 2nd, 2023. Yes, October 2nd, 2023, one day after the conclusion of the 2023 Ryder Cup.
She knew what she was getting into when she met Cantlay, Guidish has been exposed to the golf world long before meeting her now-husband. Her father, Jerry Guidish is an amateur golfer, and her grandmother Juliann Guidish won multiple club championships.
5. She’s Made Friends with Golf Wives and Girlfriends
Nikki Guidish has formed close bonds with several of the wives or girlfriends of professional golfers. Thanks to her husband’s friendship with Xander Schauffele, Guidish has grown especially close to Schauffele’s wife, Maya. The four of them seem to take frequent trips together, and even celebrated their engagement with the couple.
Guidish appears to make friends everywhere she goes, and has been spotted mingling with many wives and girlfriends of other golfers, including Collin Morikawa’s wife, Katherine, Scottie Scheffler’s wife, Meredith, Jordan Spieth’s wife, Annie, and Justin Thomas’ wife, Jillian.
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