Caterina Don

BULLDOG BIOS

CATERINA DON

5-6 ◊ JUNIOR ◊ PINEROLO, ITALY ◊ MATHEMATICS ◊ 2020 U.S. Women’s Open Participant ◊ 2020 All-American & All-SEC ◊ 2020 Italian Women’s Open Champion 2021 FALL HIGHLIGHTS:

• In the lineup for every event and contributed 87.5 percent counting rounds. • One of four Bulldogs to post under-par tallies at the Illini Invitational to help UGA capture the team title. 2020-21 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• Voted second-team All-SEC in balloting of league coaches. • A stellar student who was: 1. named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District at-large team, a category covering 14 women’s sports; 2. tabbed a WGCA All-American Scholar; and 3. earned SEC Academic Honor Roll status. • In the lineup for the nine of 11 events, missing the LSU Classic and the SEC Championships, and finished second on the team in stroke average (73.70), par-or-better rounds (nine) and top-20 finishes (four). • Georgia’s top individual finisher at the Liz Murphey Fall Collegiate Classic and the Heroes Intercollegiate. • Received an invitation to compete in the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open based on her WAGR status and shot 9-over over 36 holes at Champions Golf Club. One of six Bulldogs to earn eight spots in the fields of the 2016-21 U.S.

Women’s Opens, joining current teammates Céleste Dao (2018 and 2019) and Jo Hua Hung (2021) as well as former standouts Jillian Hollis (2018), Bailey Tardy (2016 and 2017) and Rinko Mitsunaga (2016). • Fired a school-record 8-under 64 in the second round at the Heroes Intercollegiate. With a shotgun start at No. 9, her loop featured successive birdies at No. 9, No. 12, No. 13, No. 15, No. 16, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4. • Tied for 25th at the Augusta National Women’s Am...one of nine golfers to make ANWA’s cut in 2012 and 2021. • Notched a pair of impressive top-20 efforts during the summer, tying for 13th in the Italian Women’s Amateur

Stroke Play Championship in June and tying for 14th at the European Ladies Amateur Championship in July. 2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS:

• Named second-team All-America by Golfweek and voted second-team All-SEC in balloting of league coaches. • Recorded the fifth-best season stroke average in school history, a 72.15 mark. • Georgia’s top individual finisher at Minnesota, Stanford, White Sands and Puerto Rico. • The only Bulldog to post a 100 percent counting percentage and led UGA in virtually every stat, including average (72.15), birdies (59), par-or-better rounds (11), low 18 (6-under 66), top-10s (four) and top-20s (five). • Opened her career by shooting 9-under 135 to capture medalist honors at the Minnesota Invitational. Became just the second UGA golfer to win her debut and the first since Summer Sirmons (1998 Auburn Tiger Invitational). • Served as captain of Italy’s National Team for the Spirit International Amateur at Whispering Pines Golf Club, leading the squad to fifth- and seventh-place showings in the women’s and co-ed divisions, respectively. • Finished as individual runner-up at The Gold Rush, one stroke behind classmate Céleste Dao. • After a four-month layoff during the pandemic, returned to record three strong showings during the summer.

Won the 2020 Italian Women’s Open at Golf Club Nazionale. Reached the semifinals of the Italian Match Play

Championships. Finished as runner-up at the 2020 Italian Stroke Play Championships.

CATERINA’S SCORECARD

CAREER STATISTICS

Season T RD STK AVG LOW

‘19-20 7 20 1443 72.15 66 ‘20-21 9 27 1990 73.70 64 ‘21-22 4 12 881 73.42 70

Totals 20 59 4314 73.12 64

TOP 10 FINISHES: 5 (4/1/0) TOP 20 FINISHES: 9 (5/4/0) PAR OR BETTERS: 24 (11/9/4)

BEST FINISH:

1st – 2019 Minnesota

LOW ROUND:

64 (-8) – Heroes Inter. 2nd

LOW TOURNAMENT:

135 (-9) – 2019 Minnesota 219 (-6) – 2021 Heroes Inter. 210 (-6) – 2019 White Sands

2019-20 RESULTS

1 Minnesota ................... 66-69=135 T5 The Molly................70-75-74=219 T23 Stanford .................74-73-69=216 T4 White Sands ..........69-70-71=210 T19 Puerto Rico ............73-71-76=220 2 Gold Rush..............72-71-67=210 T63 Darius Rucker ........82-79-72=233 2020-21 RESULTS

T18 Blessings Coll. .......72-77-75=224 T16 The Ally ..................74-68-75=217 T22 Liz Murphey Fall.....77-73-71=221 T3 Heroes Inter. ..........75-64-71=210 T20 Gators Invit. ...........71-71-76=218 T29 Gamecock Inter. ....79-71-71=221 T32 Liz Murphey........... 74-70-82=226 T36 NCAA Columbus....76-75-75=226 T82 NCAAs ...................78-77-72=227 2021 FALL RESULTS

T38 Cougar Classic.......73-70-76=219 T31 Mason Rudolph......74-71-73=218 T23 Illini Invit. ...............70-73-72=215 T66 Stanford Inter. ........74-77-78=229

PRE COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS:

• Listed at No. 2 in the European Golf Rankings following the 2019 summer season. • In the four years prior to arriving in Athens, competed in 59 WAGR events and recorded 29 top-10s, 23 top-5s and five victories. • Captured medalist honors at the 2019 European Girls’ Team Championship. Shot 12-under over 36 holes, four better than the rest of the field. • Also secured four more individual wins at the 2018 Trofeo Glauco Lolli Ghetti Italian Am, the 2017 and 2018 Italian U18 National Championship –

Trofeo Roberta Bertotto and the 2018 Italian U18 Team Championship – Trofeo Emilio Pallavacino. • Finished third at the 2019 European Ladies’ Am, shooting 6-under 282 and falling one stroke shy of a playoff for the individual title. • Competed in the inaugural Augusta National Women’s Amateur in April 2019, where she shot 2-over 218 and tied for 12th individually. • Helped Europe defeat Great Britain & Ireland in the 2019 Vagliano Trophy. Individually, posted a 3-1 record in her singles and foursomes matches. • Helped Italy secure the team title at the 2018 World Junior Girls’ Team Championship, where she finished sixth individually. • Led Italy to victory at the 2016 and 2018 European Girls’ Team Championships, as well as a runner-up finish in 2017 and a third-place showing in 2019. All told, compiled an 11-5-4 record in match play during those four events. • Participated in the 2018 World Amateur Team Championships, tying for 23rd individually and helping Italy to a sixth place team finish. • Finished as runner up at the 2018 and 2019 Italian Ladies Match Play Championships – Giuseppe Silva Trophy. PERSONAL:

• Born January 9, 2001, Caterina is the daughter of Alberto Don and Sandra Ronaldo and intends to major in Mathematics. • Recipient of the Liz Murphey Women’s Athletic Scholarship Endowment for 2019-20 and 2020-21 and a Ramsey Scholarship for Academic & Athletic

Excellence for 2021-22.