About me
Good to have you here. This is my road, from the first swing in St. Leon-Rot through five years in America to my first winning week as a professional.
Celina Sattelkau is a German professional golfer from Neustadt an der Weinstraße, born in Speyer in 2001. She plays on the Ladies European Tour, won two Sunshine Ladies Tour events within eight days in 2026 and recorded her best LET result to date with fifth place at the MCB Ladies Classic in Mauritius.
Before turning professional she played five years of college golf for Vanderbilt University in Nashville and completed her Master in Finance there. She is a Sustainable Golf Champion of the Ladies European Tour, an EcoAthlete and hosts the podcast format Back 9 Stories.
Updated: 08/09/2026
At ten years old I stand on the range of Golf Club St. Leon-Rot for the first time. A few swings after school turn into a club that is still my golfing home today and the hobby quickly becomes serious. Through the junior teams I play my way into the German national squad.
The first big moment comes in England in 2018. At the English Girls’ Open Amateur Championship I win as the first player from outside England. That is when I knew there was more in this game for me. What I did not know then: I would wait eight years for my next individual win.
After school I take the American route: college golf for Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Six years in the black and gold of the Commodores, four-time WGCA All-American, twice First Team All-SEC and alongside it a degree I complete with a Master in Finance.
The years in the US shaped me as a golfer and as a person. With the German team I win bronze at the 2022 Espirito Santo Trophy, the world team championship for amateurs, and gold at the 2024 European Championship. My college farewell comes with the 2024 Dinah Shore Trophy, one of the highest honours in college golf. After that the decision is clear: I am turning professional.
The way into professional golf leads through Q-School in Marrakech. In 2025 I play my rookie season on the Ladies European Tour, with a T7 at the Swiss Ladies Open as my best result and plenty of lessons you only learn out on tour.
Then February 2026 arrives. At the SuperSport Ladies Challenge in Humewood I win my first professional title, after a playoff the press later calls a monster playoff, only the second in the tournament’s history since 2014. Eight days later I follow up at the NTT Data Ladies Pro-Am, winning by five. Back-to-back, and I finish the season ranked 2nd in the Sunshine Ladies Tour Order of Merit.
On the LET it has been step by step since: a bogey-free 67 and the final group on Sunday in Mauritius, T5 as my best result so far, plus the home game at the Amundi German Masters in Winsen, where I spent an hour on the range with dozens of girls at Golf like a Girl. Weeks like that remind me why I love this job.
Golf is my profession and still only one part. My finance degree gave me a second perspective, which you find on my LinkedIn page. On the podcast Back 9 Stories I talk about the topics moving professional golf every two weeks and as a TV pundit I sometimes work the other side of the camera. As an EcoAthlete I work for a future of my outdoor sport.
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First the playoff win at the SuperSport Ladies Challenge in Humewood, one week later the next title at the NTT Data Ladies Pro-Am. What my first two professional wins felt like.
German fans, a Ferris wheel by the fairway and a clinic with junior golfers: why the Amundi German Masters meant more to me than a tournament result.
A bogey-free 67 in round two, the lead going into the weekend and the final group on Sunday: the MCB Ladies Classic in Mauritius was my best tournament on the Ladies European Tour so far.
I played five years for Vanderbilt University. How to earn a golf scholarship in the US, what daily life between training, tournaments and lectures looks like and who the road suits.
How your company finds the right golf professional for sponsorship and brand partnerships: define your goals first, then check brand fit, audience and activation. With a checklist for the first enquiry.
The honest answer from a tour professional: why there is no price list, the six levers that determine golf sponsorship cost and how companies start with a small budget.
When golf sponsorship pays off for companies, when it does not and how to measure success. An honest assessment by Celina Sattelkau, professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour.
What golf sponsorship is, which forms exist and what your company gets when you sponsor a professional golfer. Explained by Celina Sattelkau, professional golfer on the Ladies European Tour.
How to become a golf professional: which requirements matter, what handicap you need and how club, national squad, college and Q-School fit together. LET professional Celina Sattelkau explains the road along her own career, with a handicap ladder, self-test and FAQ.
High above Lake Geneva lies one of Europe's most beautiful courses, home of the Evian Championship. Why this place belongs on every golf bucket list.
The venue of the Amundi German Masters near Hamburg. Why the week in Winsen is the week of the year for German players.
True links golf on the South African coast. Why Humewood holds a permanent place in my career and what makes the course so demanding.
The course where it all began. Why GC St. Leon-Rot is more than a golf club to me and what visitors can expect.
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