Shweta Galande

Shweta Galande

  • Title
    Men's/Women's Golf Assistant Coach (Graduate Fellow)
  • Email
    galandes@augsburg.edu
  • Phone
    612-330-1687
  • Alma Mater
    University of Missouri-St. Louis '13
  • Hometown
    Pune, India
  • Years At Augsburg
    2017-present
Previous Playing Experience:
Professional Experience (2013-current) -- Played at tournaments at the Delhi Golf Club, Royal Calcutta Golf Club, Karnataka Golf Association (KGA), Oxford Golf and Country Club (Pune), Bombay Presidency Golf Course, DLF Golf and Country Club (Delhi), Jaypee Greens (Greater Noida, UP), Eagleton Golf Resort (Bengaluru), Prestige Golfshire (Bengaluru), Clover Greens (T.N.), ITC Classic (Manesar, Haryana), Royal Springs (Srinagar), Pahalgam Golf Course...Sponsored by Tata Power (2014)...Ranked eighth with one tournament win at Clover Greens, Tamil Nadu with a score of -9 (2013)...Ranked fifth with two second-place finishes (2014)...Ranked sixth with one tournament win at Rambagh Golf Club, Jaipur with a score of +4 (2015)...Ranked seventh (2016).
Student-Athlete at Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis (2009-13) -- Won five collegiate tournaments over her four-year career...Four-time NCAA Regional team qualifier...Three-time NCAA National Championships individual qualifier (2010, 2011, 2013)...Named St. Louis Student-Athlete of the Year (2013)...Won the Metropolitan Open (2010, 2011).
Amateur Experience (2005-09) -- Represented India in golf tournaments in Nepal, Pakistan, Japan and Malaysia...Won the Pakistan Amateur Open (2007)...Ranked third in the country as an Amateur and won the Pune Open (2008).

Personal:
Shweta Galande (Univ. of Missouri-St. Louis ’13) joined the Augsburg golf coaching staff as the graduate assistant/fellow in January 2018.

Prior to arriving at Augsburg, Galande was a professional golfer residing in India, where she ranked as high as fifth in 2014. An accomplished golfer, she has won numerous tournaments and has traveled the world pursuing her passion of golf.

Galande played her collegiate golf at the University of Missouri St. Louis, where she played a crucial role in building the program to one of the top NCAA Division II women's golf programs in the country. For the Tritons, Galande was a three-time NCAA Championships qualifier, while leading her team to four NCAA regional appearances.