Donnie Shin Class: Sophomore Hometown: Columbia, Md. High School: Oakland Mills HS Height: 5-11 Experience: 1V

Fall 2007: Finished second on the team in scoring average at 74.1, trailing only Chris Gold... Was second on the team in three of the six events... Also was second with 15 of his 17 rounds counting toward the team total (.882)... Lowest 18-hole score was his final-round 70 at the VCU Shootout (75-78-70--223)... Had four rounds at par or better out of his 17... Best 54-hole total was a 219 with a T41 placing at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (76-72-71--219)... Showed outstanding consistency with only two of his rounds coming in above 75... Best finish was a 16th individually at the Navy Fall Classic (75-73--148).

Before Maryland: All-Metro selection by The Baltimore Sun... Honorable mention All-Met by Washington Post as both a junior and senior... Captured AJGA Natural Resource Open... Won two events on Future College World Tour... Ranked during Summer 2007 as the top junior player in the state and 180th nationally by Golfweek magazine... Attended Oakland Mills HS and was the Howard County champ... Tied for 6th in the state high school championships as a senior... Won the Bluegrass Junior Golf Tournament at Bellefonte CC in Ashland, Ky... Had rounds of 67-79-67 for a 203 total and a 9-shot win over Chase Wright of Muncie, Ind... Only player in the field to have three rounds in the 60s on the par-70 course and the only player to finish the 54-hole event under par.

Personal: Parents are Susanna and Young Chul Shin... Has one sister, Tina... Undecided on a major as of yet, but has an eye on the PGA Tour... Lists Tiger Woods as his favorite athlete... Also enjoys soccer... Says he concentrates well on and off the course.

 

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