2026-27 Women's Golf Roster
Shani Van Rooyen
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Mossel Bay, South Africa
- High School:
- Cyber School South Africa
- Prev School:
- Odessa College
BEFORE MERCER
- Played two seasons (2024-26) at Odessa College in Odessa, Texas
- Led Odessa to national championship as a freshman, national runner-up as sophomore
- Ranked 11th in region (33rd NJCAA) with 77.4 stroke average as a freshman
- Recorded five top-10 finishes, including seventh place showing at TankLogix & Tall City Exploration Collegiate
- Listed 17th among region players (43rd NJCAA) with 78.2 stroke average
- Tallied a trio of top-10 finishes, including sixth place finish at Schreiner Shootout
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Cyber School South Africa, but did not compete on prep level
- Earned invitation to the Louis57 Golf Academy – Peak Tier
- Also selected to be a part of Southern Cape Girls Team that competed at the Southern Cape vs. Boland Invitational
- 2023 Pinnacle Point Ladies Club champion
- Earned an invitation to join Mossel Bay Ladies League team, while also capturing the 2023 Mossel Bay Ladies Club championship
- Named recipient of 2022-23 Women’s Overall Order of Merit
- Selected to the 2023 Southern Cape Women’s Premier IPT team
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Elizabeth and Petrus Van Rooyen
- Has a younger sister, Elzemieke
- A business management major at Mercer
- Hobbies include the outdoors, country music and watching good eight-season series
- Go-to snack is biltong
- Has a fear of spiders and snakes
- Best gift she ever received was her first putter from her dad
- Names international soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo as her idol
- Favorite dessert is chocolate ice cream
- Her dream job is to be an LPGA golfer and live on a ranch in Texas
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