2016-17 Women's Golf Roster
Stephanie Miller
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Elgin, Ill.
- High School:
- Adlai E. Stevenson
Career Bests
Best Finish: 1st - Diane Thomason Invitational (Oct. 12-13, 2013)
Low Round: 69 - 4x, last at Jim West Challenge (Nov. 2-3, 2014)
Low 54-Hole Score: 213 - 2x, last at Westbrook Spring Invite (Feb. 23-24, 2014)
Junior - 2015-16
- WGCA All-American Scholar
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Named a Big Ten Preseason “Player To Watch”
- Played in all 11 tournaments
- Registered a 75.45 season stroke average
- Recorded two rounds below par and three more at even par
- Posted three top-25 individual finishes
- Best 54-hole score came at the Westbrook Spring Invitational at 218 (+2)
- Carded a season-low score of 71 (-1) twice during the spring
- Best finish of the season came at the Minnesota Invitational
- Illinois’ top finisher at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate
- Second-best team finisher on four occasions
Sophomore - 2014-15
- Academic All-Big Ten selection
- Named a Big Ten Preseason “Player to Watch”
- Became just the third golfer in program history to earn three Golfer of the Week/Month honors (10/16/13, 10/23/14, 11/5/15)
- Had the team’s lowest stroke average at 75.10
- Competed in all 11 tournaments
- Shot two rounds under par and five more at even par
- Season low round was 69 (-3)
- Illinois’ top finisher at four events
- Finished 10th or better four times
Freshman - 2013-14
- First Illini Freshman NCAA Regionals Qualifier
- Diane Thomason Individual Champion
- First Illini freshman to win a tournament outright since 1992
- Recorded the third lowest single season stroke average with a 75.00
- Three times recorded a career low round of -3 (69), tying the ninth lowest round (at the time) in school history
- Twice recorded a career low 54-hole tournament score of -3 (213), once at the Diane Thomason Invitational and then again at the Westbrook Spring Invite, tying the sixth lowest in program history
- Produced the second most top-15 finishes on the team with six
- Won Big Ten Golfer of the Week and Golfweek's College Player of the Week after her first place showing at Diane Thomason
- Illinois Newcomer of the Year finalist
- Finished first amongst her teammates in four of 11 tournaments
- Tied for 15th at the Big Ten Championships with a 229, +13
- Tied for 51st at the NCAA Central Regional with a 231, +15
High School
- Lettered all four years in golf while lettering her freshman and sophomore year in bowling
- Broke out in her sophomore golf season when she won conference, regionals, sectionals and state (shot the second lowest total in state history)
- Won conference again both times as an upperclassmen and repeated her state title her senior year
- All-State all four seasons
- Won the Stevenson Ambassador Award in both 2010 and 2012
Personal
- Majoring in sports management
- Daughter of Jan Miller (mother), Alan and Linda Miller (father and stepmother)
- Has a stepsister named Brianna
- Hobbies include painting and designing nails
- Favorite time of the year is March Madness
- Doesn't have a particular favorite athlete, for she admires all athletes who put countless hours into what they love to do to become great
- Plans after college consist of either playing or teaching golf
- Cited her dad as her biggest athletic career influence, "He put a club in my hand when I was four and then on the course when I was six"
- Says Steve Stricker is her Illinois hero because he's the product of what Illinois golf can produce
Career Statistics
| Year | Events | Rds. | Strokes | Avg. | Low Rd. | Low Tour. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-14 | 12 | 36 | 2,700 | 75.00 | 69 | 213 (-3) |
| 2014-15 | 11 | 31 | 2,328 | 75.10 | 69 | 220 (+4) |
| 2015-16 | 11 | 33 | 2,490 | 75.45 | 71 | 218 (+2) |
| Totals | 34 | 100 | 7,518 | 75.18 | 69 | 213 (-3) |
Individual Results
| 2013-14 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 9-10 | Ptarmigan Ram Classic | 76-77-69 = 222 (+6) | T-15th |
| Sept. 16-17 | Minnesota Invitational | 76-72-74 = 222 (+6)^ | 2nd |
| Oct. 12-13 | Diane Thomason Invitational | 74-70-69 = 213 (-3)^ | 1st |
| Oct. 19-20 | Hoosier Fall Invitational (Par 71) | 76-69-73 = 218 (+5) | 11th |
| Oct. 27-28 | Palmetto Intercollegiate | 76-75-75 = 226 (+10) | T-22nd |
| Feb. 23-24 | Westbrook Invitational | 70-71-72 = 213 (-3)^ | T-6th |
| Mar. 14-16 | Lady Jaguar Intercollegiate | 74-79-80 = 233 (+17) | T-30th |
| Mar. 24-25 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 78-79-72 = 229 (+13)^ | T-37th |
| April 7-8 | Web.com Intercollegiate | 73-75-76 = 224 (+8) | T-41st |
| April 19-20 | Lady Buckeye Invitational | 81-78-81 = 240 (+24) | T-50th |
| April 25-27 | Big Ten Championships | 79-73-77 = 229 (+13) | T-15th |
| May 8-10 | NCAA Central Regional* | 75-76-80 = 231 (+15) | T-51st |
| 2014-15 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 8-9 | Colonel Wollenberg Ram Classic | 73-72-75 = 220 (+4) | 16th |
| Sept. 15-16 | Minnesota Invitational | 78-72-78 = 228 (+12)^ | T-21st |
| Oct. 4-5 | Diane Thomason Invitational | 77-80-73 = 230 (+14) | T-5th |
| Oct. 17-19 | Hoosier Fall Invitational | 72 = 72 (E)^ | T-2nd |
| Match Play vs. Jocelyn Chia (Boston College) | W: 1 up | ||
| Match Play vs. Ana Sanjuan (Indiana) | L: 1 down (19 holes) | ||
| Match Play vs. Samantha Spencer (Fresno State) | W: 3&2 | ||
| Nov. 2-3 | Jim West Challenge | 79-69-76 = 224 (+8)^ | T-10th |
| Feb. 22-23 | Westbrook Invitational | 75-73-77 = 225 (+9) | T-54th |
| March 2-4 | Hurricane Invitational | 70-75-79 = 224 (+11) | T-44th |
| March 23-24 | Briar's Creek Invitational | 83-74-73 = 230 (+14) | T-52nd |
| March 30-31 | Web.com Intercollegiate | 72-74-76 = 222 (+6) | T-32nd |
| April 18-19 | Lady Buckeye Spring Invitational | 80-72-73 = 225 (+9)^ | T-10th |
| April 24-26 | Big Ten Championships | 75-76-77 = 228 (+12) | T-41st |
| 2015-16 | Tournament | Score | Finish |
| Sept. 14-15 | Minnesota Invitational | 72-77-75 = 224 (+8) | T-13th |
| Sept. 21-22 | Mercedes-Benz Collegiate | 72-74-73 = 219 (+6)^ | T-18th |
| Oct. 4-6 | Jim West Challenge | 81-76-83 = 240 (+24) | 69th |
| Oct. 19-20 | Cardinal Cup | 75-75-80 = 230 (+14) | T-37th |
| Oct. 25-27 | Palmetto Intercollegiate | 73-77-78 = 228 (+12) | T-45th |
| Feb. 21-22 | Westbrook Spring Invitational | 71-72-75 = 218 (+2) | T-30th |
| March 11-12 | 3M Augusta Invitational | 76-72-77 = 225 (+9) | T-32nd |
| March 22-23 | Dr. Donnis Thompson Invitational | 75-74-76 = 225 (+9) | T-28th |
| March 28-29 | Henssler Financial Intercollegiate | 76-76-76 = 228 (+12) | T-15th |
| April 16-17 | Lady Buckeye Invitational | 74-79-76 = 229 (+13) | T-28th |
| April 22-24 | Big Ten Championship | 75-78-71 = 224 (+8) | T-47th |
^ Led the team
* Competed as an individual
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