Celina Sattelkau Season 2021-22

Class Junior

Hometown Neustadt, Germany

High School Kurpfalz Gymnasium Mannheim

Major Psychology

Bio

Student-Athlete Features
Vanderbilt Hustler — Celina Sattelkau’s ‘Winning Formula’
VUCommodores.com — Vandy Trio Relishing Opportunity to Play as Team at NCAA Championships
VUCommodores.com — V150

As a Senior (2022-23)

Second Team WGCA All-American
First Team All-SEC
Tied for third at the FAU Paradise Invitational at 7-under-par
Shot a 10-under-par 206 to finish fourth at the Westfield Regional
Finished in a tie for fourth at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate at even par
Tied for fourth at the Mason Rudolph Championships at 6-under-par
At the SEC Championships, tied for sixth overall during the stroke play portion of the event
Advanced to the match play portion of The Women’s Amateur Championship in England after finishing 22nd with a score of 145 (72-73). Completed three rounds of match play, finishing in the Round of 16
Helped Germany to a third-place finish at the World Amateur Golf Championship
Finished in a tie for ninth at the Battle of the Beach at 2-under-par for the tournament
Tied for 13th at the Carmel Cup

As a Junior (2021-22)

WGCA All-America Scholar
SEC Golfer of the Week (March 10)
In her first start of the 2022 spring season, she matched a career-best finish tied for third with a 212 (-1) at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Season-low round: 69 (third round, Darius Rucker Intercollegiate)
Season-low 54-hole total: Top three finish with a 212 (-1) at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate
Top-15 finish at the SEC Championships stroke play portion after posting a 219 (+3)
Earned third top-15 finish on the season after posting a score of 216 at the NCAA Franklin Regional, where she helped Vanderbilt win its first NCAA Regional title since 2019 and fourth in program history
Became the first Commodore in program history to reach the fourth and final round of stroke play on multiple occasions at the NCAA Championships after shooting 3-over par and tying for 14th overall
Posted the best NCAA Individual finish since 2014 after firing a 296 (+8), tying for 31st after 72 holes
Season scoring average (17 rounds): 73.50 (second-best on the team)

As a Sophomore (2020-21)

Golfweek Third Team All-America
WGCA Honorable Mention All-America
First Team All-SEC
WGCA All-America Scholar
SEC Academic Honor Roll
Spring 2021 Dean’s List
Fall 2020 Dean’s List
Career-low round: 67 (first round, SEC Championships)
Posted the second-lowest 54-hole score in program history after shooting a career-low 203 (-13) to finish third in stroke play at the SEC Championships
Season scoring average (34 rounds): 72.41
Advanced to the fourth and final round of the NCAA Championships after shooting 3-over par and tying for 23rd overall; finished tied for 53rd after 72 holes
Finished tied for 11th (+2) at the Columbus Regional to advance to the 2021 NCAA Championships as an individual
Finished tied for third at the FAU Paradise Invitational with a 213 (-3)
Tied for eighth at the Lady Gators Invitational with a 213 (+3)
Finished tied for 10th with a 217 (+1) at both the Gamecock Intercollegiate and LSU Tiger Golf Classic
Tied for 11th at Blessings Collegiate Invitational
Shot a 219 (+3) to tie for 13th at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic
Finished tied for 33rd at The Ally at Old Waverly with 221 (+5)

As a Freshman (2019-20)

First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll
Low round: 71 (third round, Windy City Collegiate Classic)
Season-low 54-hole total: Tied for 35th with a 220 (+4) at the Windy City Collegiate Classic
Scoring average (6 rounds): 74.17
Tied for 46th at Mason Rudolph Championships

The Sattelkau File

Full name is Celina Rosa Sattelkau
Daughter of Wilhelm Sattelkau and Bettina Frielingsdorf-Sattekau
Dad and mom are owners of an IT firm in the international automotive business industry
Earned Best Chemistry Junior/Senior Class Award
Selected Vanderbilt over Indiana, Wake Forest, North Carolina and California
Started playing the violin at the age of three and played field hockey for several years prior to turning focus to golf
Highest World Amateur Golf Rating: 241
First non-English winner of the 2018 English Girls Open Championship
Tied for ninth at the 2018 British Ladies Open Championship (now known as The Women’s Amateur)
Finished third at the 2017 Italian Ladies Open Championship
Member of the German National Team since 2016
Highest ranking (2018 full season): first in National Junior U-18 rankings, top 10 in Europe U-18 rankings
Fired course-record 65 (-7) while finishing third individually at the 2018 European Girls Team Championship
As Germany team captain, finished second in stroke-play qualifying at 2019 European Girls Team Championship to help team to a fourth-place result
Represented Germany at the 2017 European Young Masters
Germany Nations Cup winner at 2019 German International Ladies Amateur Championship
Germany Nations Cup runner-up at the 2019 German Girls Open
Fourth at the 2017 Doral Publix Junior (16-18)
2018 German Ladies Matchplay Championship runner-up
2015 German School Champion, two-time event runner-up (2016, 2017)
2017 Interstate Championship champion
Five-time German Team Champion (U-14 twice, U-16, U-18, Ladies)
Third at the 2018 German National Girls Championship