2024-25 Men's Golf Roster
Shiels-Donegan, Niall
Niall Shiels-Donegan
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 175
- Class:
- Sophomore
- Hometown:
- Mill Valley, Calif.
- High School:
- Tamalpais
- Major:
- Economics
Bio
2024-25: Appeared in all 33 rounds … Carried a stroke average of 71.87 … Captured All-Big Ten Second Team honors … All-Region PING/GCAA selection ... Began his season with a one-under-par 71 in his opening round at the Sahalee Players Championship to tie for 23rd with a 219 (71-75-73) … Fired a 220 (72-76-72) at the Fighting Illini Invitational … Carded a four-under-par 67 in his final round to set a new career low at the Windon Memorial Classic, finished the event in 12th with a 213 (74-72-67) … Fired a one-under-par 69 in his opening round of the St Andrews Links Collegiate to place in a share of eighth with a 143 (69-74) … Birdied four of his opening ten holes at the historic Old Course to win his match at the St Andrews Links Collegiate match play with a three-under-par 69 … Took ninth place at the Clerico with a score of 214 (72-70-72) … Began the spring slate with a ninth place finish at The Clerico with a 214 (72-70-72) … Fired a seven-under-par 64 for a new career-low at The Prestige to finish in seventh with a 207 (74-69-64) … Carded a one-under-par 71 in his second round at The Hayt for a score of 223 (78-71-74) … Placed in 26th at The Goodwin with a score of 212 (71-67-74) … Took sixth place at the Lewis Chitengwa Memorial, shooting at or under par in all three rounds with a score of 211 (71-69-71) … Opened the postseason with a one-under 69 in his first round at the Big Ten Championships to place in 32ndwith a score of 218 (69-75-74) … Rounded out the season with a score of 223 (75-77-71) at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional.
2023-24: Competed in 27 rounds across nine events as a first-year ... 73.22 stroke average ranked fifth on Wildcat roster ... Totaled six rounds at par or better with three rounds coming in the 60s ... Placed in the top 25 on three occasions ... Made collegiate debut at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11), finishing with a 221 (76-72-73) ... Fired top 18-hole effort of the year during the second round of the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 25-26), carding a second-round 69 en route to a 217 (75-69-73) ... Put together his low 54-hole showing of the year at The Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 19-21), handing in a one-under-par 212 (73-69-70) to tie for 35th ... Earned first career top-25 finish at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 4-5), sharing 25th (75-74-69=218) ... Wrapped up regular season with a 223 (75-72-76) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21), tying for 22nd ... Finished 19th (76-75-74=225) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 26-28) as the 'Cats brought home their first league title since 2006 ... Closed NCAA Chapel Hill Regional with back-to-back rounds of 70 en route to tying for 42nd (73-70-70=213).
High School: Served as the team captain for the 2022 Jacques Leglise Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team … Posted an undefeated record in 2022 Home Internationals for Scotland … Finished 2nd in the England U18 2022 Carris Trophy event at Silloth on Solway Golf Club (England) … Won the 2022 Hawaii State Amateur Champion by a margin seven strokes … Semi-finalist in the 2021 British Boys Amateur … Represented Scotland in the European Boys Team Championships in Germany … Parents are Lawrence Donegan and Maggie Shiels ... Anticipated major at Northwestern is Statistics.
2023-24: Competed in 27 rounds across nine events as a first-year ... 73.22 stroke average ranked fifth on Wildcat roster ... Totaled six rounds at par or better with three rounds coming in the 60s ... Placed in the top 25 on three occasions ... Made collegiate debut at the Gopher Invitational (Sept. 10-11), finishing with a 221 (76-72-73) ... Fired top 18-hole effort of the year during the second round of the Windon Memorial Classic (Sept. 25-26), carding a second-round 69 en route to a 217 (75-69-73) ... Put together his low 54-hole showing of the year at The Prestige at PGA West (Feb. 19-21), handing in a one-under-par 212 (73-69-70) to tie for 35th ... Earned first career top-25 finish at the Wake Forest Invitational (March 4-5), sharing 25th (75-74-69=218) ... Wrapped up regular season with a 223 (75-72-76) at the Fighting Illini Spring Collegiate (April 20-21), tying for 22nd ... Finished 19th (76-75-74=225) at the Big Ten Conference Championships (April 26-28) as the 'Cats brought home their first league title since 2006 ... Closed NCAA Chapel Hill Regional with back-to-back rounds of 70 en route to tying for 42nd (73-70-70=213).
High School: Served as the team captain for the 2022 Jacques Leglise Trophy Great Britain & Ireland team … Posted an undefeated record in 2022 Home Internationals for Scotland … Finished 2nd in the England U18 2022 Carris Trophy event at Silloth on Solway Golf Club (England) … Won the 2022 Hawaii State Amateur Champion by a margin seven strokes … Semi-finalist in the 2021 British Boys Amateur … Represented Scotland in the European Boys Team Championships in Germany … Parents are Lawrence Donegan and Maggie Shiels ... Anticipated major at Northwestern is Statistics.
| Season | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low Round | Par or Better | Rounds in 60s | Top 5 | Top 10 | Top 25 |
| 2023-24 | 9 | 27 | 1,977 | 73.22 | 69 | 6 | 3 | -- | -- | 3 |
| 2024-25 | 12 | 33 | 2,372 | 71.87 | 64 | 14 | 8 | -- | 4 | 6 |
| Career | 21 | 60 | 4,349 | 72.48 | 64 | 20 | 11 | -- | 4 | 9 |
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