Sharon Shin

Height:
5-6
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Beaverton, OR
High School:
West Linn HS

CSUN - 2013-14
Sharon Shin competed in seven tournaments compiling 20 rounds during her junior season ... finished with an 80.8 scoring average after taking 1,616 strokes over 20 rounds ... low round of the season was even-par 72 in the first round of the Matador Invitational (Feb. 10-11) where she went on to finish tied for 22nd... low 36-hole score was 157 (Matador Invitational) and low 54-hole total was 235 (Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Invitational) ...finished 32nd at the Big West Championship with a total of 244 (83-82-79).

CSUN - 2012-13
Shin competed in nine of CSUN's 10 tournaments during her sophomore season ... compiled an 83.17 stroke average after taking 1,996 shots over 24 rounds ... her scoring average ranked fourth on the Matadors ... had one top-20 finish when she placed 12th at the CSUB Spring Invitational after posting a score of 12-over 245 ... low18-hole round of the season (78) came in round one of the Red Rocks Invitational (Mar. 2-3) ... also fired a pair of 79's ... finished39th at the Big West Championship with a three round score of255.

CSUN - 2011-12
Shin competed in all 11 tournaments and 26 rounds as a true freshman ... finished third on the team with an 81.0 stroke average after taking 2,105 shots over 26 rounds ... had six rounds in the 70’s in four fall tournaments and had two rounds in the 70’s in seven spring events ... season-low round of 74 came in round three of the Firestone Grill Invitational (Oct. 3) where she went on to post her best finish (seventh) of the her freshman season ... her three-round total of 231 was also a season-best ...also finished 23rd at the Wyoming Cowgirl Desert Invitational with a score of (+18) 234 ... placed 32nd at (+32) 248 at her first Big West Conference Championship (Apr. 22-24) where she posted rounds of 80-84-84.

WEST LINN HIGH SCHOOL
Shin lettered in golf all four years at West Linn High School in West Linn, Ore. ... was elected team captain as a senior in 2011... the Lions won the OSAA 6A state championship in both 2010 and 2011 ... was the OSAA 6A individual state champion and also was the Oregon Jr. Amateur champion in 2009 ... qualified for the USGA Women's Pub Links in 2009 and the USGA Girls Junior Amateur in both 2004 and 2006 ... played for coach Bob Turnquest ... graduated in 2011 with a 3.9 grade point average.

PERSONAL
Born May 8, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea ... parents are Joyce and Y.S. Shin ... has one older sister, Helen who attended Oregon State... favorites include PGA golfer Rory McElroy, the TV show "Modern Family", the movies "The Goonies" and "Uncle Buck", pesto pasta and the music of Jason Mraz ... favorite website is Facebook ... says her greatest sports moment was "winning the Oregon Junior-Am in aplayoff ... says the toughest thing about being an athlete is"missing school" ... major is Journalism.