Sattelkau Named SEC Golfer of the Week

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt junior Celina Sattelkau has been named Southeastern Conference Golfer of the Week, as announced by the league office Thursday.

In her first start of the 2022 spring season, Sattelkau posted a season-low round of 2-under-par during the final round and 1-under-par for the tournament to match a career-best finish tied for third at the 10th edition of the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (Feb. 28-March 2), which aired last week on GOLF Channel.

Out of 90 individuals, Sattelkau was one of four to finish the 54-holes under-par and was the top SEC player in the competitive field playing on the Pete Dye Course at Long Cove Club in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina.

The Neustadt, Germany, native surged six spots after the second round, firing five birdies during the final round, which tied for the second-highest birdie total (11) for the entire tournament. She was also the co-leader in par-5 scoring (4-under) with Alabama’s Polly Mack throughout the tournament.

The top-three finish marks the first since stroke play at the 2021 SEC Championships and third overall.

A member of the SEC Academic Honor Roll and named first team All-SEC in 2020-21, Sattelkau lowered her stroke average to 71.5 and now has three rounds under par this season.

Sattelkau and the Dores will head out west and return to the course next week for the Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge (March 13-15) at the challenging Palos Verdes Golf Club in Palos Verdes Estates, California. Vandy made its first appearance at the tournament in 2020, where the team finished tied for 15th.