Patrick Sheehan Season 2023-24

Career: 2022 NCAA Regionals individual qualifier...Two-time GCAA All-Region...Three-time Academic All-Big Ten...Owns a 72.27 career stroke average entering 2023-24 season.

2022-23 | Senior Season
Awards: GCAA All-Northeast Region...GCAA All-America Scholar...Big Ten Distinguished Scholar...Academic All-Big Ten.
 
Season:Led the Nittany Lions in stroke average for second-straight year, finishing senior campaign with a 71.80 stroke average...Played in 11 events, collecting three top-10 finishes and one top-five placement...Was Penn State’s highest finisher in three events.
 
Rod Myers Invitational (9/9-10):Shot a 4-over, 220, to finish tied for 28th. Old Town Club Collegiate (9/26-27): Carded a 2-under, 208, to place tied for 12th. Georgetown Intercollegiate (10/10-11): Shot an even 216 to collect first top-10 finish of the season, tying for seventh place. Quail Valley Collegiate (10/16-17): Carded a 5-under, 211, to place tied for 37th. Florida Gators Invitational (2/11-12): Finished tied for 14th at 3-over, 213. Colleton River Collegiate (3/6-7): Placed tied for 59th with a 4-over, 220. Sea Island Shootout (3/11): Tied for fifth with a 3-under, 69, in single-round event. The Johnnie-O at Sea Island (3/13-14): Tied for sixth after shooting an even 210. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/15-16): Tied for 28th with a 6-over, 219. Big Ten Championships (4/28-29): Carded an 8-over, 150, to place tied for 31st in weather-shortened championship event. National Golf Invitational (5/19-21): Tied for 27th at 2-over, 218.

2021-22 | Junior Season
Awards: NCAA Regionals individual qualifier...GCAA All-Northeast Region...Second team All-Big Ten...GCAA All-America Scholar...Academic All-Big Ten...Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree.
 
Season:Put together a standout junior campaign in which he led the Nittany Lions with a 70.94 stroke average through 36 rounds and qualified for NCAA Regionals as an individual...Had six top-10 finishes and nine top-15 finishes.
 
Turning Stone Tiger Intercollegiate (9/5-6):Opened his junior season with a 5-under, 211, to finish tied for fifth. Rod Myers Invitational (9/11-12): Carded a stellar 9-under, 207, to finish tied for third.Old Town Club Collegiate (9/27-28): Shot a 6-under, 204, to place tied for ninth. Mountaineer Invitational (10/4-5): Shot a 10-under, 206, to finish second and collect his fourth-straight top-10 finish to open the season.Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate (10/10-12):Finished at 2-under, 214, to tie for 29th.Florida Gators Invitational (2/12-13): Opened the spring season with a 1-under, 209, finishing tied for 13th.Colleton River Collegiate (3/7-8):Shot a 9-over, 225, and placed tied for 56th.General Hackler Championship (3/13-14): Fired a 7-under, 209, to place tied for seventh. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/16-17): Carded a 3-under, 210, to tie teammate James Allen for the top spot, but fell in a playoff tiebreak.Robert Kepler Intercollegiate (4/23-24):Shot a 1-under, 215, to finish tied for 15th.Big Ten Championships (4/29-5/1):Finished at 10-over, 226, and in a tie for 27th place. NCAA Regionals (5/16-18):Shot a 5-over, 218, to finish tied for 37th.
 
2020-21 | Sophomore Season
Awards: Academic All-Big Ten.

Season: Played in four tournaments for the Nittany Lions and was Penn State’s highest finisher in the Rutherford Intercollegiate with a second-place overall finish.

General Hackler Championship (3/14-16): Finished in 86th place with a +22 238. Rutherford Intercollegiate (4/17-18): Finished second overall and as Penn State’s highest finisher with a career-low 5-under 208…shot a five-under 66 in the third and final round. Kepler Intercollegiate (4/24-25): Finished tied for 48th with a +11 224. Big Ten Championship (4/30-5/2): Placed 58th with a +23 239 in first-career conference championship.

2019-20 | Freshman Season
Season: Earned spot in starting lineup for two events, one in fall, one in spring...Posted 75.67 stroke average in six rounds...Tallied career-best 225 in first collegiate tournament appearance at 2019 Bearcat Invitational...Received first letter...Season shortened and no championships held due to COVID-19 pandemic.
 
at Bearcat Invitational (9/30-10/1): Moved up three spots in final round to tie for 60th with a 225 (75-76-74, 12-over)…Made a birdie on his first hole in his first collegiate start and followed it up with an eagle on No. 10 in his first round…Finished strong by going 1-over on final nine holes of tournament for a career-best 3-over 74 in the final round. at General Hackler Championship (3/9-10): Tied for 69th with a 229 (76-77-76, 13-over)…Played final nine holes at 1-under with two birdies on his final nine holes for a 4-over 76 in the final round.

Junior Career
Shot 143 (3-over) to win the 2018 Philadelphia Boys Junior PGA championship at The Springhaven Club in Wallingford, Pennsylvania…Finished 2018 Jr. PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, 6-over, in a tie for 41st (71-75-75-73=294)…Carded lowest round of tournament on second day at 2018 Pennsylvania Junior Boys’ Championship with a 68…Tied for second with a two-day total 144 (2-over)…Recorded lowest rounds for his Pennsylvania team in 2018 Williamson Cup competition…Contributed to 2017 Philadelphia Junior PGA win as a Pritsch Cup Captains pick…Took third place in 2017 GAP Junior Boys’ Championship and placed seventh in 2018 event…Competed as a North America Cup member (2016, 2017)…Named a “Player on the Rise” in spring 2019 edition of Golf Association of Pennsylvania (GAP) Magazine.

High School
Played for coach Matthew Wolf at Central Bucks High School East…Earned four letters as member of Patriot golf team and served as team captain for two seasons…Voted team MVP as a sophomore, (2016-17), junior (2017-18) and senior (2018-19)…Won a three-way playoff to claim 2018 District 1 Class 3A championship as a senior…Made 11 birdies, including seven in second round as well as an eagle for his final tally (72-67=139)…Shot a 4-over 146 to share third place at 2018 PIAA 3A Boys’ Golf Championships…Qualified for 2018 Eastern Regional with 71…Fired a 3-under 69 in 2017 District 1 Class 3A championship as a junior for runner-up finish…Recorded a 4-under 67 in final round to capture first Suburban One League (SOL) individual title as a junior…Earned share of 2018 SOL championship as a senior…Selected to SOL first team three times and second team as a freshman…Led SOL in score differential in back-to-back seasons (2017, 2018) and ranked second as a sophomore (2016)…Named 2018 all-Intell Golfer of the Year…Recognized for academic honors all four years in high school.
 
Personal
Parents are Karen, a Penn State graduate, and Rick Sheehan...Has one brother, Collin, who plays baseball at Seton Hall after two years of collegiate experience at Mercer County Community College (2017-19)...Joins six other relatives who attended Penn State, including one aunt, Bethany Collins Irwin, who played for the Lady Lion basketball team…Related to Kyla Irwin (cousin) of the UConn women’s basketball team (2016-2020)…Enjoys fishing, hanging out with friends, watching movies and going to the beach…Enrolled in the Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Why Penn State?
“I have a lot of family history connected to Penn State and I knew it would match my academic and athletic goals. After meeting Coach Nye it was an easy decision to choose Penn State.”