Kennedy McGaha

Kennedy McGaha

  • Height:
    5-7
  • Year:
    Jr.
  • Hometown:
    Honea Path, S.C.
  • High School:
    Belton-Honea Path High School

2022-23
Named WGCA Honorable Mention All-America … Named AU Female Athlete of the Year … Earned First-Team All-SAC honors … Closed out the year with a 74.41 stroke average … Ranked 43rd by Golfstat. … Posted a pair of runner-up finishes – at North Georgia's LeeAnn Noble Memorial and the Findlay Spring Invite … Recorded six top-11 finishes, including five finishes in the top three … Carded the third-lowest three-round score in program history with a 211 at the St. Leo Invitational … Matched the fifth-best score in school history with a 214 at the DBU Classic … Finished lower than 25th just five times in 11 tournaments … Posted a season-low 5-under 67 in the second round of St. Leo Invitational … Fired a 3-under 69 on three occasions.

2021-22
Named Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) Second-Team All-American … Named South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year … Earned Second-Team All-South Atlantic Conference honors … Finished the year ranked 18th in the nation by Golfstat … Finished in a tie for 14th at NCAA National Championships … Second on the team with a 74.17 unadjusted stroke average through 11 tournaments … Finished in the top-20 in every event, including four top-10 performances and finished third on two occasions … Carded a season-low round of 68 in third round of LeeAnn Noble Memorial (10/12/21), along with a pair of 69s – at the LeeAnn Noble Memorial (10/11/21) and at the Lady Moc Classic (2/21/22) and added 71s at the South Region Preview and in the opening round of the SAC Championships … Shares the 4th-lowest 18-hole round (68) in school history … Already owns the second-lowest 36-hole score (137) in program history … Shares the 3rd-lowest 54-hole round (215) in school history.

High School
Attended Belton-Honea Path High School … Six-time letterwinner … Ranked 17th in the state of South Carolina Ranked 793rd nationally by Junior Golf Scoreboard … Posted a 73.44 scoring average … Notched nine top-five finishes in the last year … Claimed runner-up finishes at the Harvey Brock Orange Jacket Classic (74-71-145) and the Women's South Carolina Golf Association Junior Golf Foundation High School Invitational (69-72-141) … Earned back-to- back top-three spots at the 2019 SCJGA Fall Challenge (70-73-143) and the 2020 Fall Challenge (74-74-148) … Two-time State Player of the Month … Six-time All- Region honoree … Captured All-State honors five times … Owns the school record for 18 holes with a 68 … Also owns the Bears' record for nine holes with a 32 … As a member of the South Carolina North-South Junior Team, McGaha helped lead the North squad to a win in 2020 … Member of Beta club and National Honor Society

Personal
Born on Jan. 15, 2003 ... Daughter of Jeffrey and Ami McGaha ... Majoring in Nursing