Stephanie Meadow
Golf
BIOGRAPHY
Stephanie Meadow represented Ireland in the women’s individual golf stroke play tournament at three consecutive Olympic Games, finishing tied 31st at Rio 2016, tied 7th at Tokyo 2020 and competing at Paris 2024.
Her Tokyo performance – rounds of 72-66-68-66 for a total of 272, just three shots off a bronze medal – remains one of the finest results by an Irish golfer at the Games.
Born in Jordanstown, Co. Antrim, Meadow began playing golf aged seven at Ballyclare Golf Club and became a member of Royal Portrush before her family relocated to South Carolina when she was 14 to support her development, where she attended the Hank Haney International Golf Academy. She went on to become the first four-time first-team All-American in University of Alabama women’s golf history, winning nine collegiate titles and graduating with a degree in accounting.
She won the Women’s Amateur Championship in 2012 and represented Great Britain and Ireland in the Curtis Cup in 2012 and 2014. She burst onto the professional scene by finishing third at the 2014 US Women’s Open on her LPGA debut, only three strokes behind winner Michelle Wie. She won her first professional title at the IOA Championship in 2018 and the World Invitational at Galgorm Castle in 2019, before finishing third at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship in 2023 – matching her best ever finish at a major.
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