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2022-23 Men's Golf Roster

Steve Simoneau
Steve McLaughlin

Killian McGinley

  • Height 5-11
  • Weight 143
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown London, England
  • Highschool Bradfield College HS

Biography

2022-23: 2023 McLeod Trophy (individual MAAC Champion)…NCAA Auburn Regional…Fairfield University Men’s co-Athlete of the Year…MAAC All-Academic…Shot a -2 to lead the Stags at the Ryan T. Lee Memorial Collegiate…Led the Stags with an eighth-place finish at -5 over three rounds at the Hartford Hawks Invitational…Tied for sixth place at the Lehigh Invitational…MAAC Golfer of the Month for October 2022…MAAC co-Golfer of the Week after tying for fifth place at the South Jersey Spring Kickoff, helping Fairfield to second place on the team leaderboard…Placed 11th of 60 golfers at the Southern Invitational…Named MAAC Golfer of the Week after winning the ABARTA Collegiate Invitational by four strokes with a -8 as the Stags tied for second on the team ledger…Won the McLeod Trophy as individual MAAC Champion with a -6, fueled by a record-setting 65 at the MAAC Championship…Finished tied for 47th of 72 golfers at the NCAA Auburn Regional, defeating all five golfers from MAAC Champion Siena as well as individuals from Tennessee, Houston, Colorado State, Indiana and Marquette.

2021-22: Competed in 12 tournaments during the season including the 2022 MAAC Championships... Posted an average score of 74.87 in 26.5 rounds played and finished par or better five times... tied his best career-finish twice with second-place finishes out of 29 players at the Sacred Heart Fall Classic (Oct. 17-18) and out of 33 players at the Hartford/Wintonbury Hills Invitational (Apr. 2-3) which helped the Stags take first place in the latter of the two, a five-team, two-round tournament... posted his lowest round of the season in the final round Ryan T. Lee Collegiate Invitational (Sept. 11-12) where he improved by 10 strokes to card a 68, four shots under par.

2021: Played in all nine tournaments, totaling 14 rounds…Carded four rounds of par or better…Shot a 148 (+4) at the MAAC Spring Kickoff to share fourth place on the leaderboard…Placed seventh at the Hartford/Blackledge Invite, two shots off the pace with a 74 (+2)…Tied for second place at the Hartford/Tumble Brook Invite, two strokes back of the leader with a 70 (-2)…Placed 11th in a field of 72 golfers at the SHU Spring Invite.

2019-20: Played in nine rounds over four tournaments…Started his career with an even-par 72 at the Hartford Hawk Invitational, his first seven rounds in the 70s during the campaign…Shot a 75 at the Towson Invitational to place 20th in a 50-golfer field.

High School: Won the Gerald Micklem Trophy - the oldest high school golf trophy in the UK - three times...Won the HMC Foursomes (a national title) in 2018...Received a Bellarmine Scholarship.

Personal: Son of Paul and Alison McGinley...Has two siblings, Niamh and Maia...Both of his parents were professional golfers...Paul was member of three consecutive, and victorious, Ryder Cup teams (2002, 2004, 2006)...Made the clinching putt in 2002...Alison was a three-time All-American and played on the Ladies European Tour.

Historical Player Information

  • 2019-20Freshman

    5'11" 143 lbs
  • 2020-21Sophomore

    5'11" 143 lbs
  • 2021-22Junior

    5'11" 143 lbs
  • 2022-23Senior

    5'11" 143 lbs