TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Former Alabama women’s golfer Stephanie Meadow is set to compete in the 2021 Olympic Games for Team Ireland at the Kasumigaseki Country Club (par 71, 6,648 yard) in Saitama, Japan. The tournament begins Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 5:30 p.m. CDT (Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 a.m. GMT), with all four rounds televised on the Golf Channel.
OLYMPIC WOMEN’S GOLF SCHEDULE
- Tuesday, Aug. 3 at 5:30 p.m. CDT/Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 7:30 a.m. GMT
- Wednesday, Aug. 4 at 5:30 p.m. CDT/Thursday, Aug. 5 at 7:30 a.m. GMT
- Thursday, Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. CDT/Friday, Aug. 6 at 7:30 a.m. GMT
- Friday, Aug. 6 at 5:30 p.m. CDT/Saturday, Aug. 7 at 7:30 a.m. GMT
Meadow was one of 60 women’s golfers selected to compete in the 72-hole, stroke-play tournament, checking in at No. 37 on the Olympic Golf Rankings. It will mark her second appearance representing Team Ireland on the Olympic stage, making her debut at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
A native of Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, Meadow was a four-year letterwinner at Alabama (2010-14). More than half a decade later, her name is still written all over college women’s golf’s record book. Most notably, she currently ranks fourth in career rounds of even or under par, accomplishing that feat on 73 occasions during her time at the Capstone.
The four-time Golfweek First Team All-America was a part of Alabama’s 2012 NCAA Women’s Golf National Championship team as just a sophomore, where she finished tied for 38th. That summer, she went on to win the 2012 Ladies British Amateur Championship.
Meadow anchored the Alabama women’s golf program during her junior and season seasons, ranking second in the nation in scoring average at the end of each of those seasons (71.24 in 2012-13, 71.22 in 2013-14). She was also named back-to-back Southeastern Conference Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year during that span.
Meadow currently owns the program record for most career tournament wins (nine wins through 44 events), career rounds of par or better (73 through 132 rounds), career counted scores (126 rounds for 95.5. percent) and career birdies recorded (404 through 132 rounds)
She made her professional debut in 2014 at the women’s U.S Open where she finished tied for third.
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