Celina Sattelkau Season 2023-24

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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 Graduate (2023-24)

• Competed in eight events to date
• Finished top-10 at the NCAA Bryan Regional following a 4-under 68 in the final round
• Tied for fifth place at the Mason Rudolph Championship (Sept. 22-24)
• Tied for eighth at the Moon Golf Invitational (Feb. 17-20)
• Represented Germany in the World Amateur Championships in Abu Dhabi, finishing T-38 as an individual
• Season-low round: 68 (third round, NCAA Bryan Regional)
• Season scoring average (24 rounds): 72.42

As a Senior (2022-23)

• WGCA Second Team All-American
• Golfweek Third Team All-American
• First Team All-SEC
• SEC Academic Honor Roll
• 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

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