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Santa Clara University

2015-16 Women's Golf

Meghan Shain

  • Height 5-7
  • Year Senior
  • Hometown Bakersfield, Calif.
  • High School Frontier

Biography

Action Photos 2014-15

AS A SENIOR (2015-16): Competed in eight events … compiled a 78.62 scoring average; fifth best on the team ... two top-10 finishes … best finish was seventh at the SCU Colby Invitational (Oct. 19-20) with scores of 82-80-73 (235) … her round of 73 matched her career-best round, which she has done seven other times in her career … shot 79-77-79 (235) to finish eighth in the Battle at the Rock (Feb. 22-23) ... finished tied for 20th at the Lady Mustang Intercollegiate (Oct. 24-25).


AS A JUNIOR (2014-15): Competed in all 11 events … third best scoring average on the team with 77.87 … two top-10 finishes and five top-20 finishes … shot 75-73 (148) leading to a career-best third place finish at the Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 25-26) … placed tied for ninth at the Fresno State Classic (Oct. 6-7) with strong rounds of 73-74-79 (226) … matched her career-low round of 73 four times on the season- at the Hobble Creek Classic (Sep. 8-9), the Fresno State Classic (Oct. 6-7), the Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 25-26), and the Juli Inkster Invitational (Feb. 23-24) … tied for 12th at both the SCU Colby Invitational (Oct. 20-21) and the Juli Inkster Invitational (Feb. 23-24) … finished tied for 14th at the WCC Championship (Apr. 13-15).

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2013-14: Played in 10 of 11 events competing in 28 rounds ... had the third-best average on the team at 77.11 with two top-10 and four top-20 finishes ... scored a hole-in-one in the final round of the Anuenue Spring Break Classic ... tied for 31st at the Hobble Creek Invitational with rounds of 78-79-79=236 ... earned her first top-10 tying for 7th with three rounds of 73 (+3, 219) at the BSU Fall Invitational ... shot 82-74-81=237 to tie for 31st at the WSU Cougar Cup ... tied for 21st shooting 77-75-77=229 at the Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate ... tied for 23rd with 80-81-161 at the SCU Colby Invitational ... shot 75-74=149 for her best 36-hole tournament score to claim 7th place at the Firestone Grill Invitational ... team’s top individual finisher for the first time tying for 16th with rounds of 74-74-77=225 carding a hole-in-one on the third hole in the final round at the Anuenue Spring Break Classic ... tied for 30th at the Wyoming Cowgirl Classic with scores of 76-76-77=229 (+13) ... scored 77-78-78=233 at the WCC Championship to tie for 15th place.

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2012-13: Competed in eight of 11 events playing 21 rounds … had scores of 80-81-81=242 for a 68th place tie in her first collegiate tournament, the WSU Cougar Cup … shot 75 in the third round of the Wyoming Intercollegiate, her lowest round of the season … best finish of the season tying for 16th place with rounds of 76-78=154 at the Santa Clara Colby Invitational … shot a 77 in the second round of the Peg Barnard Invitational … had her second top 20 finish of the season tying for 19th with rounds of 81-79-79=239 at the WCC Championship.

HIGH SCHOOL: Enjoyed an outstanding prep career at Bakersfield’s Frontier High School … became the first player in Central Section history to advance to the CIF State Championship, played at Poppy Hills Golf Course in Pebble Beach … led Frontier to three straight Southwest Yosemite League (SWYL) titles … named a first team all-league and all-area player all four years of high school … named The Californian's Girls Golf Player of the Year as a senior, an award recognizing the top prep player in the San Joaquin Valley ... established new course records of 68 at Haggerty-North Kern and 67 at The Links at RiverLakes Ranch … posted a 74.7 stroke average as a senior, leading all area players and setting career scoring-average records for the Southern Section … won the 2011 Kern County Women's Amateur ... also named the Kern High School District Female Athlete of the Year, an award covering over 20-plus schools and all sports (it was the first time a golfer had ever won the award).

PERSONAL: Born in Bakersfield, Calif. … daughter of Michael and Michele Shain … has two older siblings, Jennifer and Chris … also excelled playing soccer and basketball before turning her full focus to golf … participated in dance recitals, choir and was selected for Frontier’s media team for two years as a producer, writer, anchor and reporter … excellent prep student, earning a spot on the honor roll in every quarter of high school … plans to pursue a teaching credential. She will be studying in the School of Arts and Science.

 

Top Finishes

7th – Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 28-29, 2013)

T-7th – Bronco Fall Invitational (Sep. 16-17, 2013)

T-16th – Anuenue Spring Break Classic (Mar. 24-26, 2014)

T16 – SCU Colby Invitational (Oct. 22-23, 2012)

Lowest Rounds

73 – Bronco Fall Invitational, 3rd Rd (Sep. 17, 2013)

73 – Bronco Fall Invitational, 2nd Rd (Sep. 16, 2013)

73 – Bronco Fall Invitational, 1st Rd (Sep. 16, 2013)

Lowest 36-Hole Scores

146 – Bronco Fall Invitational (Sep. 16-17, 2013)

148 – Anuenue Spring Break Classic (Mar. 24-26, 2014)

149 – Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 28-29, 2013)

Lowest 54-Hole Scores

219 – Bronco Fall Invitational (Sep. 16-17, 2013)

225 – Anuenue Spring Break Classic (Mar. 24-26, 2014)

229 – Wyoming Cowgirl Classic (Apr. 7-8, 2014)

229 – Cowgirl Desert Intercollegiate (Oct. 12-13, 2013)

Historical Player Information

  • 2012-13Freshman

    5'7"
  • 2013-14Sophomore

    5'7"
  • 2014-15Junior

    5'7"
  • 2015-16Senior

    5'7"