About me · Celina Sattelkau, professional golfer on the LET

In short

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.

Full name: Celina Rosa Sattelkau
Born: July 11, 2001 in Speyer
Home: Neustadt an der Weinstraße
Club: Golf Club St.Leon-Rot
Turned pro: 2024
Studies: M.Sc. Finance, Vanderbilt University

My road

From range kid to national team player

At seven I stand on the range of Golf Club Pfalz in Neustadt an der Weinstraße for the first time. Those first swings quickly become more than a hobby. A few years later my road leads me to Golf Club St. Leon-Rot, which is my golfing home to this day.

There I play in the club teams early on and later in the Bundesliga. In 2017 we celebrate the Final Four win together and become German team champions. At the same time I make the step into the German national team and get to represent Germany at four European Championships as a junior.

2018 brings one of my first big international milestones. At the English Girls’ Open Amateur Championship I win as the first player from abroad. A win that showed me how much is possible on this road.

Nashville

After school my road takes me to the USA, to Vanderbilt University in Nashville. There I am part of the Commodores and play college golf at the highest level. I am named All-American twice, Academic All-American four times and First Team All-SEC twice.

Alongside golf I complete both my bachelor’s and my master’s degree. Above all, these years teach me to manage my time deliberately, set priorities and find out what truly matters to me. I learn to go my own way and to make decisions based on my own values.

These years shape me as an athlete, too. 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.

To close my college career I receive the 2024 Dinah Shore Trophy, one of the most prestigious awards in college golf. After that it is clear to me: the next step is the road into the professional game.

Celina Sattelkau smiling in a white Vanderbilt cap

Turning pro, playoffs and a first winning week

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.

Celina Sattelkau pumping her fist with the putter in hand

Celina Sattelkau signing autographs for young fans

Achievements

2026 Two professional wins within eight days on the Sunshine Ladies Tour, finishing the season ranked 2nd in its Order of Merit
2026 Best LET result T5 at the MCB Ladies Classic in Mauritius, currently ranked 50 in the Order of Merit
2025 Sustainable Golf Champion of the Ladies European Tour and EcoAthlete
2024 Dinah Shore Trophy, one of the highest honours in college golf
2024 Team gold at the European Amateur Championship with Germany
2022 Bronze at the Espirito Santo Trophy, the world team championship for amateurs
2019–2024 Two-time All-American, four-time Academic All-American and twice First Team All-SEC for Vanderbilt University
2018 Winner of the English Girls’ Open Amateur Championship, the first player from outside England to do so

Who is Celina Sattelkau?

In short

My road

From range kid to national team player

Nashville

Turning pro, playoffs and a first winning week

Achievements

Off the course

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