Stephanie Meadow
Stephanie Meadow (born 20 January 1992) is a Northern Irish professional golfer who played for the University of Alabama and made her professional debut at the 2014 U.S. Women's Open at Pinehurst.[1]
| Stephanie Meadow | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Born | 20 January 1992 Jordanstown, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Nationality |  Northern Ireland | ||
| Career | |||
| College | University of Alabama | ||
| Turned professional | 2014 | ||
| Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour | ||
| Former tour(s) | Symetra Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 2 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| Symetra Tour | 1 | ||
| Other | 1 | ||
| Best results in LPGA major championships | |||
| ANA Inspiration | T20: 2015 | ||
| Women's PGA C'ship | CUT: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 | ||
| U.S. Women's Open | 3rd: 2014 | ||
| Women's British Open | T39: 2020 | ||
| Evian Championship | DNP | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Amateur career
At Alabama, Meadow became the Crimson Tide's first four-time first-team All-American. She left Alabama as the career record holder in most every category. She finished with a 71.89 scoring average, just 0.17 strokes above par per round over her 132 career rounds. Meadow won nine career tournaments - three times more than anyone else in school history - while carding school records with 73 career rounds of par or better, 125 counting rounds (95.5 percent) and 404 birdies.
Meadow was part of the Tide's first NCAA Women’s Golf Championship in 2012 and is the only Southeast Conference women's golfer to achieve both first team All-American and first team Academic All-American honors in consecutive years.
Meadow represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2]
Professional career
Meadow gained an LPGA Tour card for 2017 via the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament.
Meadow won her first Symetra Tour tournament at the 2018 IOA Championship in a playoff. She finished sixth on the Symetra Tour money list, thus earning her LPGA Tour Card for 2019. In August 2019, she won the World Invitational at Galgorm Castle, Northern Ireland.[3]
Professional wins (2)
Symetra Tour wins (1)
| No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | To par | Margin of victory |
Runner-up | Winner's share ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 Apr 2018 | IOA Championship | 69-73-70=212 | −4 | Playoff |  Carleigh Silvers |
15,000 |
Symetra Tour playoff record (1–1)
| No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2018 | IOA Championship | Carleigh Silvers |
Won with birdie on first extra hole |
| 2 | 2018 | Danielle Downey Credit Union Classic |  Seong Eun-jeong |
Lost on fourth extra hole |
Other wins (1)
- 2019 ISPS Handa World Invitational (Women's event)
Results in LPGA majors
Results not in chronological order before 2019
| Tournament | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Inspiration | T20 | CUT | T51 | ||||
| U.S. Women's Open | 3 | CUT | CUT | CUT | |||
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | CUT | ||
| The Evian Championship | NT | ||||||
| Women's British Open | CUT | CUT | T39 |
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied
Team appearances
Amateur
- Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011, 2013
- Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 (winners), 2014
- Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Ireland): 2012
References
- "Stephanie Meadow makes the cut on pro debut at US Open". The Irish Times. 20 June 2014.
- "Meet Ireland's Olympic team: Stephanie Meadow". The42.ie. Journal Media. 30 July 2016.
- Haughey, John (18 August 2019). "World Invitational: Stephanie Meadow takes women's title at Galgorm Castle". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Stephanie Meadow at the LPGA Tour official site
- Stephanie Meadow at the Women's World Golf Rankings official site
- Player profile – Stephanie Meadow – 2014 U.S. Women's Open (Archived)
- Stephanie Meadow – Alabama Crimson Tide