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2019-20 Women's Golf Roster

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Katie Hallinan

  • Class Sophomore
  • Hometown Loveland, Ohio
  • High School Walnut Hills

Biography

Career Bests

Best Finish: T-24th -- Trinity Forest Invitational (Oct . 29-30, 2018)
Low Round: 71 (-1) -- 5x, last at Briar’s Creek Invitational (March 18-19, 2019)
Low 54-Hole Score: 217 (+1) -- UCF Challenge (Feb. 3-5, 2019)

Junior - 2020-21

  • Illinois Student-Athlete Advisory Committe representative 
  • Won the GolfWeek Junior Tour's Amateur Series event at New Albany Country Club in New Albany, Ohio, finishing at even par in the 36-hole event 9/14/20 (individual competition)

Sophomore - 2019-20

  • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
  • Academic All-Big Ten
  • Competed as an individual in the Illini Women’s Invitational at Medinah
  • Recorded a score of 225 (+9) at the Illini Women's Invitational

Freshman - 2018-19

  • WGCA All-American Scholar
  • Posted first eagle of her collegiate career during the final round of the NCAA East Lansing Regional.
  • Recorded a personal-best 54-hole score of 217 (+1) at the UCF Challenge.
  • Matched low round score of 71 (-1) five times this season - Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah, Cardinal Cup, UCF Challenge, Westbrook Invitational, and Briar's Creek Invitational
  • Carded a 71 (-1) second round total in her first collegiate event at the inaugural hosted Illini Women's Invitational at Medinah.

High School

  • Three-time Walnut Hills High Girls Captain & Varsity MVP, one of the team founders
  • 2016 Greater Cincinnati Area D1 Player of the Year
  • 2016 Southwest Ohio D1 Player of the Year
  • 2015 Ohio High School D1 State Golf Championship Runner up
  • 2017 Ohio High School D1 State Golf Champion, shooting 68-69 for new state record
  • Holds school record for 9 (29) and 18 (67) holes
  • Eight top-10 AJGA finishes including back-to-back third place finishes at the 2016 Memorial Junior & City of London events
  • 2015 Golfweek Midwest Player of the Year
  • Won 2016 Golfweek Midwest Tour Championship
  • Won 101st Greater Cincinnati Women's Metropolitan Amateur Championship in 2016
  • Three-time IMG Junior Worlds qualifier with a 51st place finish in 2014
  • Two-time Junior PGA Championship qualifier with a 33rd place finish in 2016
  • At the 2018 AJGA Circle K Junior Championship, she finished runner-up with a 3-under par 213 (75-71-67) and recorded 12 birdies total (including six in the final round)

Personal

  • Majoring in Molecular Biology with a minor in Chemistry
  • 2016 AJGA Transamerica Honor Roll
  • My hidden talent is: I know the words to the Broadway musical “Hamilton” in its entirety
  • Dream job is being Jordan Spieth’s caddy
  • Favorite non-golf athlete is Lebron James
  • Favorite movie is The Day After Tomorrow
  • Pre-round superstitions/rituals: I mark my ball right before I tee off and I never play number 1 balls in competition
  • If I could pick one celebrity to be my caddy, it would be Stephen Colbert
  • Favorite activity outside of golf is reading
  • Daughter of Noel and Barbara Hallinan and sister of John
  • Born on December 19, 1999
  • Chose Illinois because: “As soon as I walked on campus I felt at home. The academic support for student athletes and the family atmosphere of the golf program are aspects of Illinois life that are truly unique and what make me so incredibly lucky to be going there."

Career Statistics

Year Events Rds. Strokes Avg. Low Rd. Low Tour.
2018-19 11 31 2,371 76.48 71 (-1) 217 (+1)
2019-20 1 3 225 75.00 74 (+2) 225 (+9)
Totals 12 34 2,596 76.35 71 (-1) 217 (+1)

Individual Results

2018-19 Tournament Score Finish
Oct. 8-9 Illini Women's Invite at Medinah 77-71-78 = 226 (+10)* T-74th
Oct. 20-21 Cardinal Cup 85-82-71 = 238 (+22)* T-56th
Oct. 29-30    Trinity Forest Invitational 77-73-76 = 226 (+10)* T-24th
Feb. 3-5 UCF Challenge 72-71-74 = 217 (+1)^ T-33rd
Feb. 24-25 Westbrook Invitational 75-71-72 = 218 (+2) T-35th
March 18-19 Briar's Creek Invitational 71-75-86 = 232 (+16) T-67th
Apr. 7-8 Clemson Invitational     74-75 = 149 (+5)* T-65th
Apr. 13-14 Lady Buckeye Invitational 76-79-76 = 231 (+15) T-35th
Apr. 19-21 Big Ten Championships 78-73 = 151 (+7) T-42nd
May 6-8 NCAA East Lansing Regional 78-77-75 = 230 (+14) T-61st
May 17-20   NCAA Championships 90-74-89 = 253 (+34) T-129th
2019-20 Tournament Score Finish
Oct. 7-8 Illini Women's Invitational 74-74-77 = 225 (+9)* T-56th

^ Led the team

* Competed as an individual

Historical Player Information

  • 2018-19Freshman

  • 2019-20Sophomore