2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
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Nielsen, Cecilie
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Cecilie Nielsen
- Class:
- Sophomore
- High School:
- Frederiksborg Gymnasium
- Hometown:
- Horsholm, Denmark
Bio
2022-23 SEASON (SUPER SENIOR):
• Played in four events (two individual starts) totaling 10 rounds for the year
• Had a stroke average of 74.20 for the season
• Recorded five counting scores in her two events played
SPRING 2023:
• Made her lone appearance of the spring as an individual at the Columbia Classic where she finished tied for 10th.
FALL 2023:
• Competed at three tournaments including the season opening Carmel Cup
• Fired a low round of 71 in the second round of the Illini Women’s Invitational
• Also competed in the Wayland Baptist Invitational
2022-23 SEASON (SENIOR):
SPRING 2022:
• Saw action at four events include the 2022 NCAA Regionals at Stanford
• Opened the spring with a top-35 finish at the Columbia Classic
• Also competed at the Trinity Forest Invitational and the Bruzzy Challenge
• Fired a 229 to finish 52nd at the Stanford Regional
2021-22 SEASON (JUNIOR):
FALL 2021
• Competed in one of the five tournaments in the fall.
• Participated in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and finished tied for 38th shooting 17-over 233.
• Averaged 77.67 strokes per round.
SPRING 2021
• Competed in all seven of the spring tournaments and played in both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Louisville Regional.
• She placed in the top-50 in all of her regular season tournaments including her best finish of the season at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational (t-2; 5-over 221).
• Followed up her best finish of the season with another top-10 placement in the BYU Spring Classic (t-6; 2-over 146).
• Posted an average score of 73.9 during the spring season.
• Was apart of the highest finishing Texas Tech women’s golf team in program history helping her team to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (t-24; 4-over 220).
• Placed in the top-50 of the NCAA Louisville Regional to finish off the season (t-34; 7-over 223).
• Named to First Team Academic All-Big 12.
2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
FALL 2020
• Played in all four tournaments during the fall season.
• Placed in the top-40 in all tournaments including the Schooner Fall Classic (t-21; 3-over 219), the Betsey Rawls Longhorn Invite (t-8; 3-under 213), the Cowgirl Classic (t-37; 26-over 242) and the Kissing Tree Invitational (t-17th; 2-over 218).
• She finished the fall season with an average score of 74.3.
• Her best round came during the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite where she shot a 69 in the first round on her way to a tied eighth-place finish.
• Named to First Team Academic All-Big 12.
2019-20 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
SPRING 2020
• Competed in all three tournaments of the shortened spring campaign, posting a 76.6 scoring average.
• Bounced back following an opening-round 81 to shoot even par in the final round and conclude the SMU/DAC Challenge in a tie for seventh at 9-over, the best finish of her sophomore season.
• Recorded rounds of 77, 75 and 76 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic to notch her fifth-consecutive top-50 finish at 12-over in a tie for 49th place.
• Rounded out the year with a tie for 65th at 12-over at the Icon Invitational in Houston.
FALL 2019
• Competed in three tournaments to begin her sophomore campaign, posting a scoring average of 74.25.
• Bounced back in her first tournament after rounds of 76 and 77 with a closing 73 to finish in a tie for 31st at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
• Recorded consecutive rounds of 73 and tied for 12th at the East-West Match Play in Madison, Wisconsin.
• Rounded out the year with a season-low round of 69 at the Battle at the Beach in Mexico.
2018-19 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
SPRING 2019
• Played in all eight tournaments during the spring and recorded a 75.45 scoring average.
• Tallied four top-25 finishes, including the ICON Invitational (t-24th; 6-over 222), Lamkin Invitational (t-24th; 7-over 79), Bruzzy Challenge (t-14th; 1-under 215) and the Big 12 Championships (t-16th; 14-over 230).
• Finished the Big 12 Championships with the second-best score among Red Raider golfers.
• Joined Sofia Garcia and Amy Taylor as the only individuals to shoot 68 or better in a round with a 68 in the first round of the Bruzzy Challenge.
FALL 2018
• Competed in all four tournaments during the fall, posting a 76.25 scoring average.
• Shot a 3-under score of 69 in the first round of the Illini Invitational, which tied the second-lowest round of any Red Raider golfer in the fall.
• Finished in the top-50 in two of four events, including the Mary Fossum Invitational (t-49th; 12-over 228) and the Illini Invitational (t-33rd; 2-over 218).
AMATEUR CAREER
• Played for Danish National Team.
• Winner of the Danish Junior Championship (2018)
• Completed the 2017 Girls British Open Amateur Championship in a tie for 5th by shooting 1-under.
• Finished in a tie for 18th place after shooting 4-under at the 2017 International German Girls Amateur Championship. PERSONAL
Full Name: Cecilie Broegger Steensgaard Nielsen
Parents: Michael Steensgaard and Helle Broegger Nielsen
Hometown: Hoersholm, Denmark
High School: Frederiksborg
Gymnasium
Major: Psychology
• Played in four events (two individual starts) totaling 10 rounds for the year
• Had a stroke average of 74.20 for the season
• Recorded five counting scores in her two events played
SPRING 2023:
• Made her lone appearance of the spring as an individual at the Columbia Classic where she finished tied for 10th.
FALL 2023:
• Competed at three tournaments including the season opening Carmel Cup
• Fired a low round of 71 in the second round of the Illini Women’s Invitational
• Also competed in the Wayland Baptist Invitational
2022-23 SEASON (SENIOR):
SPRING 2022:
• Saw action at four events include the 2022 NCAA Regionals at Stanford
• Opened the spring with a top-35 finish at the Columbia Classic
• Also competed at the Trinity Forest Invitational and the Bruzzy Challenge
• Fired a 229 to finish 52nd at the Stanford Regional
2021-22 SEASON (JUNIOR):
FALL 2021
• Competed in one of the five tournaments in the fall.
• Participated in the Blessings Collegiate Invitational and finished tied for 38th shooting 17-over 233.
• Averaged 77.67 strokes per round.
SPRING 2021
• Competed in all seven of the spring tournaments and played in both the Big 12 Championship and NCAA Louisville Regional.
• She placed in the top-50 in all of her regular season tournaments including her best finish of the season at the Maryb S. Kauth Invitational (t-2; 5-over 221).
• Followed up her best finish of the season with another top-10 placement in the BYU Spring Classic (t-6; 2-over 146).
• Posted an average score of 73.9 during the spring season.
• Was apart of the highest finishing Texas Tech women’s golf team in program history helping her team to a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championship (t-24; 4-over 220).
• Placed in the top-50 of the NCAA Louisville Regional to finish off the season (t-34; 7-over 223).
• Named to First Team Academic All-Big 12.
2020-21 SEASON (SOPHOMORE)
FALL 2020
• Played in all four tournaments during the fall season.
• Placed in the top-40 in all tournaments including the Schooner Fall Classic (t-21; 3-over 219), the Betsey Rawls Longhorn Invite (t-8; 3-under 213), the Cowgirl Classic (t-37; 26-over 242) and the Kissing Tree Invitational (t-17th; 2-over 218).
• She finished the fall season with an average score of 74.3.
• Her best round came during the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invite where she shot a 69 in the first round on her way to a tied eighth-place finish.
• Named to First Team Academic All-Big 12.
2019-20 SEASON (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN)
SPRING 2020
• Competed in all three tournaments of the shortened spring campaign, posting a 76.6 scoring average.
• Bounced back following an opening-round 81 to shoot even par in the final round and conclude the SMU/DAC Challenge in a tie for seventh at 9-over, the best finish of her sophomore season.
• Recorded rounds of 77, 75 and 76 at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic to notch her fifth-consecutive top-50 finish at 12-over in a tie for 49th place.
• Rounded out the year with a tie for 65th at 12-over at the Icon Invitational in Houston.
FALL 2019
• Competed in three tournaments to begin her sophomore campaign, posting a scoring average of 74.25.
• Bounced back in her first tournament after rounds of 76 and 77 with a closing 73 to finish in a tie for 31st at the Trinity Forest Invitational.
• Recorded consecutive rounds of 73 and tied for 12th at the East-West Match Play in Madison, Wisconsin.
• Rounded out the year with a season-low round of 69 at the Battle at the Beach in Mexico.
2018-19 SEASON (FRESHMAN)
SPRING 2019
• Played in all eight tournaments during the spring and recorded a 75.45 scoring average.
• Tallied four top-25 finishes, including the ICON Invitational (t-24th; 6-over 222), Lamkin Invitational (t-24th; 7-over 79), Bruzzy Challenge (t-14th; 1-under 215) and the Big 12 Championships (t-16th; 14-over 230).
• Finished the Big 12 Championships with the second-best score among Red Raider golfers.
• Joined Sofia Garcia and Amy Taylor as the only individuals to shoot 68 or better in a round with a 68 in the first round of the Bruzzy Challenge.
FALL 2018
• Competed in all four tournaments during the fall, posting a 76.25 scoring average.
• Shot a 3-under score of 69 in the first round of the Illini Invitational, which tied the second-lowest round of any Red Raider golfer in the fall.
• Finished in the top-50 in two of four events, including the Mary Fossum Invitational (t-49th; 12-over 228) and the Illini Invitational (t-33rd; 2-over 218).
AMATEUR CAREER
• Played for Danish National Team.
• Winner of the Danish Junior Championship (2018)
• Completed the 2017 Girls British Open Amateur Championship in a tie for 5th by shooting 1-under.
• Finished in a tie for 18th place after shooting 4-under at the 2017 International German Girls Amateur Championship. PERSONAL
Full Name: Cecilie Broegger Steensgaard Nielsen
Parents: Michael Steensgaard and Helle Broegger Nielsen
Hometown: Hoersholm, Denmark
High School: Frederiksborg
Gymnasium
Major: Psychology
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