Stephanie Keever
Stephanie Keever
Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
Height:
5-6

Represented the United States in the Curtis Cup and World Amateur Team Championships in 2000.

As a Senior in 2000-01: First-team NGCA All-American ... First team All-Pac-10 selection ... Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic ... Has played in all 12 events (34 rounds) this season with seven top 10 finishes ... Led the squad with a 73.4 stroke average ... Stanford Athletic Board Outstanding Female Senior award winner ... Recorded four par and five under par rounds this season ... Shot a career low 65 in the final round at the Arizona Invitational ... Won two events this season (Edean Ehlanfeldt Invitational and PING/ASU Invitational) ... Finished tied for second at the Peg Barnard Collegiate ... Tied for fifth at the Pac-10 Championships ... Tied for third with a 215 (76-74-65) at the Arizona Invitational ... Finished in the top 10 in four of her last five tournaments ... Tied for ninth at the NCAA West Regional ... Ranked 11th nationally (MasterCard Collegiate Poll) ... Tied for 60th with a 306 (75-79-75-77) at NCAAs ... Finished fifth nationally in putts on the green and sixth in total short game ... Tied for ninth at the GolfWorld/Palmetto Dunes Invitational with a 217 (73-73-71) ... Finished second nationally in par 3 scoring ... Carded a 221 (73-73-75) at the Spartan Invitational to finish tied for 14th.

As a Junior in 1999-2000: NCGA All-America (second team) selection ... Far West All-District (second team) honoree ... Second team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... Finished season ranked 12th in the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Poll ... All-Pac-10 honoree (second team) … Led team with a 74.0 stroke average ... Finished third (218) at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational ... Posted five top 10 finishes and nine top 20 finishes ... Tied for fourth (215) at the SMU/OSU Regional Challenge ... Tied for fifth at the NCAA Championships – the highest finish by a Stanford individual since 1997 ... one of three amateurs chosen to represent the U.S. in the 2000 Curtis Cup ... one of eight amateurs picked to represent the U.S. in the World Amateur Team Championships ... tied for fifth at the Peg Barnard California Collegiate (149) ... finished out of the top 25 only once during the season ... Tied for 10th at the Arizona Invitational, shooting at 214 on the day.

As a sophomore in 1998-99: Earned Second Team All-American Honors... Earned the first collegiate victory of her career with a 144 at the 36 hole Peg Barnard California Collegiate... Followed her victory with a third place finish at the Pac-10 Championships with a 218... 46th place tie at the NCAA West Regional marked the first time she finished out of the top 15, breaking a streak of 20 tournaments... Posted a 227, finishing 15th, at the NCAA Championships... Earned first team All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention honors... Led the team with a 74.55 stroke average... Finished the season ranked ninth in both the MasterCard Collegiate and Golf Week/Sagarin Collegiate Rankings... Ranked first in the nation in par-5 scoring, averaging 4.81... Opened the season with a 12th place tie at the Bama Fall Preview with a 10-over 73-79-152... Placed fifth at the Stanford/PEPSI Women's Intercollegiate, posting a one-under 218, and at the SMU/OSU Regional Challenge, with a 224... During the summer, she finished runner up at the Women's Trans National... Qualified for the Quarterfinals at the U.S. Women's Amateur... Participated in the LPGA's State Farm event.

As a freshman in 1997-98: Earned Second Team All-American Honors... Led team with a 74.38 stroke average... Competed in 11 tournaments... Recorded six top-10 and 10 top-25 finishes... Ranked seventh in the final individual rankings... Finished ninth with a 291 at the NCAA Championships... Earned Second Team All-Pac-10 honors after tying for 13th at 224 at the Pac-10 Championships... Tied for fourth place with a career-best 216 at the Regional Challenge in Palos Verdes... Finished fourth at the SJSU Spartan Invitational at 233... Tied for sixth place with a 224 at the Golf World/Palmetto Dunes Invitational... Finished seventh at 220 at the Edean Ihlanfeldt Invitational in October... Tied for 13th at 222 at the Stanford Women's Intercollegiate, carding a career-best 69 in the second round... Tied for 15th place with 222 at the NCAA West Regional at Stanford Golf Course.

High School: Cimarron-Memorial, 1997... Graduated with a 4.4 GPA... Earned 1995 and 1996 AJGA Second Team All-American honors... 1995 AJGA Academic All-American... Named Nevada Athlete of the Week ... 1997 Cimarron-Memorial High School Student of the Year ... Four-time All-State first team selection... Competed in the U.S. Women's Amateur, reaching the quarterfinals in 1999... Played in the 1996 U.S. Women's Open... Placed first in the 1997 Women's Western Amateur... Won the 1997 AJGA Legacy... Finished first at the 1996-97 High School State Championships... Placed third in the 1997 AJGA Girls Tournament... Finished 12th at the 1997 Canadian Amateur.

Personal: Born December 3, 1978... Daughter of Larry and Mary Keever... Sociology major... Possible career plans include playing on the LPGA Tour... Enjoys all sports, reading and working out.

Career Statistics

Year     Events  Rounds   Avg.   Low/Low Trn.2000-01   12      34     73.80    65/2151999-00   11      33     74.00    68/2141998-99   11      31     74.55    69/2181997-98   11      32     74.38    69/216Totals    45      130    74.18    65/214