# 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 where she finished third.

## Personal life

Meadow married long time boyfriend Kyle Kallan in April 2023.

## Amateur career

Meadow won The Womens Amateur Championship in 2012. She appeared for the British and Irish team at the 2012 and 2014 Curtis Cup.
At the University of 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, men's or women's - 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 a recipient of the 2014 Elite 89 Award. She is also the only Southeastern Conference women's golfer to achieve both first team All-American and first team Academic All-American honors in consecutive years.

## Professional career

Meadow officially turned professional in 2014 shortly after qualifying for the 2014 U.S. Women's Open and went on to secure 3rd place. This remains her best result at a major championship to date, equalled by joint third in the 2023 Women's PGA Championship. In 2014, she achieved her highest ever position in the Women's World Golf Rankings with number eighty-two.
Meadow represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished tied 31st.
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.
At the 2020 Summer Olympics, held in August 2021, she finished 7th.
Meadow came joint third at the 2023 KPMG Women's PGA Championship, receiving the largest ever prize check of her career at $423,070. This pushed her back into the top 100 in the world rankings, into 89th place.

## 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
| ! Tournament | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Chevron Championship | | | 47 | | T20 | CUT | | | T51 |
| Women's PGA Championship | | | | CUT | CUT | | CUT | CUT | CUT |
| U.S. Women's Open | | CUT | | 3 | CUT | | CUT | CUT | |
| The Evian Championship ^ | | | | | | | | | NT |
| Women's British Open | CUT | | | CUT | CUT | | | | T39 |
| ! Tournament | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Chevron Championship | T19 | T35 | CUT | T30 |
| U.S. Women's Open | CUT | CUT | | |
| Women's PGA Championship | CUT | T10 | T3 | CUT |
| The Evian Championship | T29 | T40 | T61 | CUT |
| Women's British Open | | CUT | T56 | CUT |
^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
CUT = missed the half-way cut NT = no tournament T = tied

### Summary

| Tournament | Wins | 2nd | 3rd | Top-5 | Top-10 | Top-25 | Events | Cuts made |
| Chevron Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| U.S. Women's Open | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Women's PGA Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| The Evian Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
| Women's British Open | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 14 |
* Most consecutive cuts made – 4 (2023 Women's PGA – 2024 Chevron)
* Longest streak of top-10s – 1 (three times)

## Team appearances

Amateur
* European Ladies' Team Championship (representing Ireland ): 2011, 2013
* Vagliano Trophy (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2011, 2013
* Curtis Cup (representing Great Britain & Ireland): 2012 (winners), 2014
* Espirito Santo Trophy (representing Ireland): 2012