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Cecilie Finne-Ipsen
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Ballerup, Denmark
- High School:
- Falkonergaardens Gymnasium
STATISTICS
(As of May 30, 2023)
Years | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low | Top 10 |
2018-19 | 11 | 29 | 2,133 | 73.55 | 68 | 2 |
2019-20 | 6 | 18 | 1,325 | 73.61 | 67 | 1 |
2020-21 | 6 | 17 | 1,266 | 74.47 | 71 | — |
2021-22 | 8 | 24 | 1,807 | 75.29 | 70 | 1 |
Totals | 31 | 88 | 6,531 | 74.22 | 70 | 4 |
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS
2013, 2014, 2016 European Girls Team Championship
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 European Ladies Team Championships
2017 European Ladies Amateur Championships
2017 Danish National Championship – 4th
2018 Danish International Championship – 3rd
2018 U21 International de France – Trophee Esmond
2018 Portuguese International Ladies Championship
2019 German International Amateur Championship – 5th
2017, 2019, 2020 British Women’s Amateur Championship
2019 Danish National Stroke Play Championship – 1st
2020 U.S. Amateur Championship (Match Play Round of 32)
2021 German International Ladies Invitational – T13
2021 European Ladies Team Championships – Denmark (2-1 record in Flight A)
2021 European Ladies Amateur Championship — T33rd
2021 Danish Stroke Play Champioonship — T6th
2022 European Ladies’ Team Championships – Denmark (2-1 record in Flight A)
2022 European Ladies’ Amateur Championship – T29th
2022 World Amateur Team Championships (Denmark)– T26th place (team standings)
2022 World Amateur Team Championships (England)– T48th place (individual standings)
2022 World Amateur Team Championships (England)– T48th place (individual standings)
2022 French International Ladies Championship — 2nd place (individual standings)
HONORS
2018 Conference USA Player of the Week (Oct. 24)
2019 All Conference USA First-Team
2019 NCAA Regional Championships Qualifier
2019 UNCC Chancellors List (perfect 4.0 GPA)
2019, 2020 WGCA All-American Scholar Team
2019, 2020, 2021 Conference USA Academic Honor Roll
2019, 2020, 2021 Conference USA Academic Medal
2020 UNCC Chancellors List (perfect 4.0 GPA)
2021 UNCC Chancellors List (perfect 4.0 GPA)
2020, 2021 UNCC Bonnie Cone Award (All-Around Student-Athlete Excellence)
2021 All Conference USA Second-Team
2021 UNCC Team MVP
2021 UNCC Coaches Award
2021 Academic President’s List Honors (Fall)
2022 Academic Dean’s List Honors (Spring)
2022 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2022 WGCA All-American Scholar Team
2022 Academic Dean’s List Honors (Fall)
ON FINNE-IPSEN (CAREER AVERAGE: 74.22 / LOW ROUND: 67)
Completed her Florida State career as she earned her bachelor’s degree in Business management on December 9, 2022…chose to become a professional golfer at the end of the fall 2022 semester after earning her bachelor’s degree……played her best golf as a senior in 2021-22 in helping the Seminoles to a tied for fifth place finish in the NCAA Championship Finals, to the team title at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship and to a runner-up finish at the ACC Championship…was in Florida State’s lineup in all three events…she earned the Florida State best finish of tied for ninth at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional in helping lead the Seminoles to the second consecutive regional championship in school history…a transfer student-athlete from UNC Charlotte…will earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Management and will pursue a second bachelor’s degree beginning in the spring of 2023… has earned a 3.97 grade point average throughout her entire collegiate career and has earned only three grades lower than a A (A-, A-, B) during her academic career…named to the Chancellor’s List (perfect 4.0 GPA) in each of her six semesters at UNC Charlotte…also a six-time Perfect Niner (perfect 4.0 GPA as well as a three-time Conference USA Academic Medal honoree…earned academic President’s List honors (4.0 GPA) during the fall of 2021 and academic Dean’s List honors (3.5 GPA) during the spring of 2022 semester…earned medalist honors for the first time in her career as she finished in a tie for first place at the fall 2019 Idle Hour Collegiate hosted by Mercer University at the Idle Hour Golf and Country Club…finished in a tie for fifth in the individual standings of her first career tournament – the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate in the fall of 2018…named to the 2019 Conference USA All-Tournament team as she finished in a tie for fourth place in the individual standings in leading the 49ers to a runner-up finish in the team standings…was one of five golfers named to the All-Tournament team with her top-five finish…earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors in 2019 and 2020…named to the Conference-USA Academic Honor Roll in 2019, 2020 and 2021…student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 grade point average of better to ern the honor…earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal in 2019, 2020 and 2021…student-athletes who are awarded the Academic Medal must maintain a cumulative career-long GPA of 3.75…very community service-minded…as a sophomore in 2020, the 49ers ranked 14th in the nation as Cecilie and her teammates each averaged 46 hours of community service during the 2019-20 season…helped her team earn the prestigious Gold Cup Award in 2020…the award is presented to the UNCC team for outstanding achievements in community service, life skills credits, final position in the Conference USA team standings, academic success and donations collected throughout the year…earned the Bonnie Cone Award as a sophomore and a junior…the award is presented to the UNCC student-athlete who earned the highest grade point average during the year…she posted a perfect 4.0 grade point during the 2019-20 academic year…named the UNCC team MVP and won the Coaches Award in 2021…finished in fourth place in the individual standings at the 2017 Danish National Championship…played in the 2017 European Ladies Individual and European Ladies Team Championship…played in the 2017 British Women’s Open…advanced to the round of 32 in match play at the 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md…played in the event with UNCC teammate Siarra Stout as the first two players in the history of the 49er program to play in the championship…qualified for match play in the championship as she carded scores of 74-73 for a two-round total of 147…finished in a tie for 26th in the individual standings of stroke play…defeated Allisen Corpuz of USC in the round of 64…helped lead Denmark to a fifth place finish at the 2022 European Ladies Team Championship at Conwy Golf Club in Wales…averages 74.22 strokes in 88 rounds during 31 events as the final season of her collegiate career begins in 2022-23.
Completed her Florida State career as she earned her bachelor’s degree in Business management on December 9, 2022…chose to become a professional golfer at the end of the fall 2022 semester after earning her bachelor’s degree……played her best golf as a senior in 2021-22 in helping the Seminoles to a tied for fifth place finish in the NCAA Championship Finals, to the team title at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship and to a runner-up finish at the ACC Championship…was in Florida State’s lineup in all three events…she earned the Florida State best finish of tied for ninth at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional in helping lead the Seminoles to the second consecutive regional championship in school history…a transfer student-athlete from UNC Charlotte…will earn her Bachelor’s Degree in Management and will pursue a second bachelor’s degree beginning in the spring of 2023… has earned a 3.97 grade point average throughout her entire collegiate career and has earned only three grades lower than a A (A-, A-, B) during her academic career…named to the Chancellor’s List (perfect 4.0 GPA) in each of her six semesters at UNC Charlotte…also a six-time Perfect Niner (perfect 4.0 GPA as well as a three-time Conference USA Academic Medal honoree…earned academic President’s List honors (4.0 GPA) during the fall of 2021 and academic Dean’s List honors (3.5 GPA) during the spring of 2022 semester…earned medalist honors for the first time in her career as she finished in a tie for first place at the fall 2019 Idle Hour Collegiate hosted by Mercer University at the Idle Hour Golf and Country Club…finished in a tie for fifth in the individual standings of her first career tournament – the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate in the fall of 2018…named to the 2019 Conference USA All-Tournament team as she finished in a tie for fourth place in the individual standings in leading the 49ers to a runner-up finish in the team standings…was one of five golfers named to the All-Tournament team with her top-five finish…earned WGCA All-American Scholar honors in 2019 and 2020…named to the Conference-USA Academic Honor Roll in 2019, 2020 and 2021…student-athletes must maintain a 3.0 grade point average of better to ern the honor…earned the Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Medal in 2019, 2020 and 2021…student-athletes who are awarded the Academic Medal must maintain a cumulative career-long GPA of 3.75…very community service-minded…as a sophomore in 2020, the 49ers ranked 14th in the nation as Cecilie and her teammates each averaged 46 hours of community service during the 2019-20 season…helped her team earn the prestigious Gold Cup Award in 2020…the award is presented to the UNCC team for outstanding achievements in community service, life skills credits, final position in the Conference USA team standings, academic success and donations collected throughout the year…earned the Bonnie Cone Award as a sophomore and a junior…the award is presented to the UNCC student-athlete who earned the highest grade point average during the year…she posted a perfect 4.0 grade point during the 2019-20 academic year…named the UNCC team MVP and won the Coaches Award in 2021…finished in fourth place in the individual standings at the 2017 Danish National Championship…played in the 2017 European Ladies Individual and European Ladies Team Championship…played in the 2017 British Women’s Open…advanced to the round of 32 in match play at the 2020 U.S. Amateur Championship at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md…played in the event with UNCC teammate Siarra Stout as the first two players in the history of the 49er program to play in the championship…qualified for match play in the championship as she carded scores of 74-73 for a two-round total of 147…finished in a tie for 26th in the individual standings of stroke play…defeated Allisen Corpuz of USC in the round of 64…helped lead Denmark to a fifth place finish at the 2022 European Ladies Team Championship at Conwy Golf Club in Wales…averages 74.22 strokes in 88 rounds during 31 events as the final season of her collegiate career begins in 2022-23.
FALL 2022
A member of the team but did not play in any events.
SUMMER 2022
Led Team Denmark to a fifth place finish in the 2022 European Ladies Team Championships at the Conwy Golf Club in Wales (July 5-7)…advanced to the round of 32 in match play after finishing in a tie for 24th place in stroke play at the R&A Women’s Amateur…in a tie for 47th place after the first round of stroke play with a 1 over par score of 74…totaled four birdies in her first 18 holes of play…finished stroke play in a tie for 24th place with scores of 74-72 for an even par total of 146…totaled two eagles in her second round of play to finish with a total of 1 under par 72…defeated Marine Griffaut of Texas State, 5&4, in the first round of match play on June 22…lost to Charlotte Back of Germany, 3&1, in the round of 32 in match play at the R&A Women’s Amateur on June 23….in a tie for 77th place in the individual standings of the European Ladies Team Championships with a first round score of 79…helped lead Denmark into fourth place in the team standings after the first round of the European Ladies…a second round score of 74 gave her a two-round total of 153 and moved her into a tie for 22nd place in the individual standings of the European Ladies…her play helped move Denmark into second place in the team standings moving into the match play portion of the event…Denmark faced Spain in its quarterfinal match…teamed with Olivia Gronborg against Spain’s Carolina Lopez-Chacarra (Wake Forest) and Marina Escobar Domingo (Florida) and fell, 5&4, in their first round match…the loss gave Spain a 1-0 lead in the quarterfinal match between the two countries…Spain held on to defeat Denmark, 4-3…Finne-Ipsen defeated German’s Celina Sattelkay (Vanderbilt), 5&4, in their singles match in the consolation semifinals…her win helped Denmark to defeat Germany, 3.5-1.5, in the consolation semifinals…Denmark defeated Scotland by a 4-1 score in the consolation finals match on July 9…defeated Scotland’s Hannah Darling (South Carolina) in singles play by a 5&4 margin in her singles match to close out Denmark’s victory over Scotland…was in a tie for 40th place in the standings with first round score of 72 in the European Ladies Amateur Championship…moved into a tie for 14th place in the individual standings with a second round score of 68 and a two-round total of 140…improved her standing by 26 positions in the standings with her 4 under par score in round two…was only one stroke out of the top 10 and only four strokes behind the overall lead of Seminole teammate Charlotte Heath…in a tie for 30th in the individual standings of the European Ladies Amateur Championship with a 54-hole total of 212…totaled scores of 72-68-72 and was at par or better in each of her first three rounds…finished in a tie for 29th place in the individual standings at the European Ladies Amateur Championship at the St. Germain Golf Club in France…carded scores of 72-68-71-71 for a four round total of 5 under par 283…totaled three of her scores under par and all four of her scores at par or better…helped Denmark to a tie for 26th place in the team standings at the Waorld Amateur Team Championships…in a tie for 63rd place with a 3 over par score of 75 in the first round of the World Amateur team Championships…Denmark was in a tie for 41st place in the team standings after the first round of play…in a tie for 84th place in the individual standings with a 36-hole total of 152…Denmark was in 39th place in the team standings after two rounds of play…was in a tie for 66th place in the individual standings of the WATC after three rounds…finished in a tie for 48th place in the individual standings of the World Amateur team Championships with a final round score of even par 71 for a 72-hole total of 10 over par 296.
SPRING 2022 (SEASON AVERAGE: 75.33 / LOW ROUND: 72)
Played in each of the final seven events of the spring season for the Seminoles…in the Seminoles’ lineup as Florida State won the NCAA Tallahassee Regional and finished in a program-best tied for fifth in the NCAA Championship Finals…finished in her Florida State-best tied for ninth place in the individual standings in leading the Seminoles to the team title in the Tallahassee Regional Championship at the Seminole Legacy Golf Club…earned four consecutive top-25 finishes at the Valspar Augusta Invitational (tied for 25th), the Clemson Invitational (tied for 24th), the ACC Championships (tied for 22nd) and at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championships (tied for ninth)…her season-low score of 70 came in the second round of the ACC Championship…totaled 10 of 18 scores at 75 or better…competed as an individual in the Florida State Match Up at the Seminole Legacy Course…a second round score of 72 and a two-round total of 155 had her in a tie for 46th place in the individual standings…Florida State was in second place in the ream standings after the second round of play…finished in a tie for 32nd place in the individual standings with a three round tournament score of 227 and scores of 83-72-72…finished in a tie for 25th place in the individual standings of the Valspar Augusta Invitational with scores of 77-75 for a 152 total…helped Florida State to a third place finish in the team standings at the Valspar…a second consecutive top-25 individual finish (tied for 24th) at the Clemson Invitational with scores of 76-76-74 for a three round total of 226…helped Florida State to a fifth place finish in the team standings at Clemson…finished the Wolfpack Match Play Championships with a 2-1 record with wins against both Duke and Virginia Tech…the Seminoles finished with a 2-1 record in the invitational…was 1-1 on the first day of the NC State tournament with a win over Duke’s Anne Chen (7&6) after falling to NC State’s Natalie Armbruester (3&2)…Florida State fell to the Wolfpack (3-2) and defeated Duke (4-1) on Day 1 of the event…defeated Symone Henriques of Virginia Tech (1UP) in the final round to help the Seminoles to a 4-1 win over the Hokies…finished in a tie for 22nd place in the individual standings of her first career ACC Championship with scores of 77-70-76 for a three-round total of 7 over par 223…helped the Seminoles finish in second place in the stroke play portion of the event which allowed them to move into the match play portion of the event for the second consecutive year…finished her match in the match play semifinals tied with Phoebe Brinker of Duke after the Seminoles had clinched the team win over the Blue Devils (4-1-0) before her match ended…the win over the Blue Devils helped the Seminoles advance to the championship match in the ACC Championship…finished tied with Mimi Rhodes of Wake Forest in the championship match of the 2022 ACC Championship…Wake Forest defeated the Seminoles, 3-1-1, to win the 2022 ACC Championship…played her best golf as a Seminole with scores of 72-73 for a 145 two-round total and was in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings heading into the final round of the 2022 NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship…helped lead Florida State into second place in the team standings after 36 holes of play…finished in a tie for ninth place in the individual standings at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional with scores of 72-73-74 for a three round total of three over par 21)…helped Florida State win the team title at the NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championship with a 17-stroke victory over South Carolina and UCLA…finished in 73rd place in in the individual standings of the NCAA Championship Finals with scores of 74-81-74-80 for a four round total of 21-over par 309…helped the Seminoles advance to the match play portion of the NCAA Championship Finals for the first time in school history…carded a 74 and was in a tie for 30th place in the individual standings of the NCAA Division I Championships after the first round of play…her two round score of 155 with scores of 74-81 had her in a tie for 94th place in the individual standings and the Seminoles in seventh place in the team standings after 36 holes NCAA Finals…in a tie for 81st place in the individual standings with a three round total of 229 and scores of 74-81-84…she helped the Seminoles into the fourth round of stroke play as the Seminoles were in sixth place in the team standings after the first three rounds and 54 holes of the event…averaged 75.33 strokes in 18 rounds during six tournaments.
FALL 2021 SPIRIT INTERNATIONAL AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
Helped Denmark to an 11th place finish in the team standings at the 2021 Spirit International Amateur Championship at Whispering Pines in Trinity, Texas (Nov. 4-6)…was in a tie for 17th place in the individual standings with a 3 over par score of 75 in the first round of the Spirit International…totaled three birdies and was 1 under par over her final 15 holes of the first round with 14 of 15 holes played…Denmark was in a tie for 10th place in the team standings after the first round of the championship…a second round score of 73 helped Finne-Ipsen and Denmark move into a tie for ninth place in the team standings after 36 of 54 holes had been played…her round of 73 included five birdies and moved her into a tie for 41st place in the overall individual standings…carded a final round score of 76 and finished with a three round total of 226 and in a tie for 42nd place in the final individual standings.
FALL 2021 (SEASON AVERAGE: 75.17 / LOW ROUND: 71)
Played in three of Florida State’s four fall events in her first season as a Seminole – the Barbara Nicklaus Cup, the Jim West Challenge and the Landfall Tradition…the Nicklaus Cup was played by the Florida State, Auburn, Arizona State, and Ohio State’s men’s and women’s teams who played together as one team representing each school…helped Florida State to the championship of the Inaugural Barbara Nicklaus Cup at Muirfield Village in Ohio, October 4-5…helped Florida State to a 7-1 win over Auburn in the Seminoles’ first match of the Barbara Nicklaus Cup…gained a 5&3 victory over Auburn’s Brooke Sansom in the singles competition in her first match of the competition…gained the first point of the day one afternoon mixed foursome competition as she teamed with Frederik Kjettrup for a 5&4 victory over Ohio State’s Jackson Chandler and Kristin Jamieson…her win in the mixed foursome match helped the Seminoles take a 6-1-1 win over Ohio State to improve the Seminoles to 2-0 on the first day of competition…teamed with Dan Bradbury in the mixed foursomes on the final day…the Seminole duo fell to Mason Anderson and Calynne Rosholt of Arizona State, 1UP…the Sun Devils won the Match by a 4-2-2 team score but the Seminoles earned the team championship with 16.5 team points and a 2-1 record…finished with a 2-1 record in the Barbara Nicklaus Cup…was in a tie for 35th place after two rounds of the Jim West Challenge with scores of 71-75 for a 36-hole total of 146…Florida State was in third place in the team standings after the first two rounds of the tournament…finished in a tie for 54th place in the Jim West Challenge with scores of 71-75-77 for a three-round total of 223…her score of 71 in the first round of the championship was her best of the fall season…the Seminoles finished in fourth place in the team standings of the Jim West Challenge…finished in a tied for 66th place at the Landfall Tradition with scores of 79-75-74 and a three-round total of 228…counted five of her six scores in the Jim West Challenge and the Landfall Tradition towards the Seminoles’ team score…averaged 75.17 strokes in six rounds in two score countable events.
SUMMER 2021
Finished in a tie for 33rd place at the European Ladies Amateur Championship at Royal park in Italy…totaled scores of 70-80-70-72 for a four round total of 292…was in a tie for 11th place with a 2 under par score of 70 after the first round…was in a tie for 78th place after two rounds with a 36 hole total of 150…moved into the top 50 and was in a tie for 43rd place with scores of 70-80-70 and a three-round total of 220…finished in only two strokes out of the top-25 of the final standings in the European Ladies Amateur Championship…finished in a tie for sixth place at the Danish Stroke Play Championship…was in a tie for second place after a first round 71…in a tie for second place after 36 holes and scores of 71-73=144…helped Denmark to a 2-1 record in Flight A of the 2021 European Ladies Team Championships…finished in a tie for 13th place at the German International Ladies Invitational with a 1 over par score of 285 for the four round event…was in a tie for fifth place after the first round of the German Ladies with a 2 under par score of 69…two-round total of 140 (scores of 69-71) had her in a tie for seventh place in the individual standings…was in a tie for 17th place with a three round total of 215…moved back into the top 15 and finished in a tie for 13th place with a fourth round score of 70 and a 285 total…one of 16 players to finish at 1 under or better…helped lead Denmark to a 3rd place team standing with a score of 77 in the first round of the 2021 European Ladies Team Championships…Denmark fell to Sweden (and Seminole teammate Beatrice Wallin) 4-3 in the quarterfinals of match play…Finne-Ipsen and Smila Tarning Sonderby fell to Wallin and Ingrid Lindblad, 7&5, in doubles play while Finne-Ipsen defeated Ingrid Lindblad, 2&1, in singles play…Denmark defeated Ireland (3-2) and the Czech Republic (3-2) to finish with a 2-1 record in match play at the 2021 European Ladies Team Championships.
SPRING 2021 (SEASON AVERAGE: 74.47 / LOW ROUND: 71)
Played in three events – all as an individual…the top finishing individual in three of the five events she played in – the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational, the ECU Easter Invitational and the Conference USA Championships…finished in a tie for fifth place in the Reynolds Lake Oconee Invitational for the best finish of the season…totaled scores of 74-75-72 for a 5 over par score of 221… a tied for third place finish in the ECU Easter Invitational with scores of 74-72-71…her three round total of 1 over par 217 placed her only five strokes outside of the individual lead…earned her second career top-20 finish at the Conference USA Championships with a tie for 17th placing …scores of 71-75-76 included her season low score of 71 in the first round of the conference championship…averaged 74.13 strokes in 15 rounds during five tournaments.
SUMMER 2020
Qualified for match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur at the Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md…finished two rounds of stroke play tied for 26th with rounds of 74 and 73…three birdies in both of her rounds of stroke play propelled her into the round of 64 as the No. 32 seed where a par on the par three 16th took down Allisen Corpuz of USC…in the round of 32, Finne-Ipsen fell to top-seeded Rachel Heck of Stanford 4&3.
SPRING 2020 (SEASON AVERAGE: 79.67 / LOW ROUND: 75 )
Earned All-Conference USA Second-Team honors…the 49ers were ranked as high as No. 7 nationally and finished the Covid-19 shortened season ranked No. 27 nationally…played in the 49ers only event of the spring season at the Gold Rush Intercollegiate at the Old Ranch Country Club in Seal Beach, Cal…closed the event with a final round score of 75…averaged 79.67 strokes in three rounds during one tournament.
FALL 2019 (SEASON AVERAGE: 72.40 / LOW ROUND: 67)
Led UNC Charlotte to the best season in the history of the program…earned medalist honors for the first time in her career as she finished in a tie for 1st place at the Idle Hour Collegiate hosted by Mercer University at the Idle Hour Golf and Country Club…played in five fall tournaments in helping the 49ers to their first team titles in program history…began her sophomore year with a tied for 11th finish and scores of 75-68-70 to finish at even par at the Mercedes-Benz Intercollegiate…closed the fall schedule with a bang tying for medalist honors, the first of her career, at the Idle Hour Collegiate finishing seven-under for the tournament…opened the Idle Hour with a 69 that included a school-record back nine of 30 and followed that up with a 67 in round two during a 36-hole day…three scores in the 60’s during the fall – a 57 in the second round of the Idle Hour Collegiate, a 68 in the second round of the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate and a 69 in the first round of the Idle Hour Collegiate…averaged a career-low 72.40 stroke in 15 rounds during five tournaments.
SPRING 2019 (SEASON AVERAGE 73.61 / LOW ROUND: 68)
Earned All-Conference USA First-Team Honors…played in the NCAA East Lansing Regional as an individual…led the 49ers with a 73.55 stroke average in qualifying for the NCAA Regional Championships for the first time in her career…the second highest finishing individual at the NCAA Regional with a 3 over par score of 219 at the Forest Akers West Golf Course…totaled scores of 75-73-71 in finishing in the top 15 of the individual standings in her first NCAA Championships appearance…she moved into the top 15 in the championship with her score of 71 in the final round…finished ahead of 14 nationally-ranked individuals including the No. 1, No. 5, and No. 8 ranked individuals in the country…finished in a tie for fourth place in the individual standings and led UNCC to a runner-up finish in the Conference USA Championships at the Verandah Club in Ft. Myers, Fla…was one of five golfers named to the All-Tournament team with her top-five finish…UNC Charlotte’s leader at the snow-shortened River Landing Classic…carded a 1 over par score of 73 and was in a tie for 27th place in the individual standings when the second and third rounds were cancelled because of an overnight snow storm…tied the UNCC record with third round 68 to lead the 49ers to a fourth-place finish at the prestigious Bryan National Collegiate…the 17-team event included six top 50 teams, and the 49ers defeated four of those ranked teams…Charlotte finished ahead of 15th ranked Virginia, 30th-ranked Oregon State, 49th ranked East Carolina and 50th ranked Virginia Tech…Finne-Ipsen totaled five birdies on her way to a four-under par, 68 in the final round to finish in a tie for 14th place with a three-day total of 2 over par, 218…shared team honors as the 49ers top finisher…finished in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings at the Brickyard Collegiate with a 2 over par total of 146 (72-74)…Charlotte finished in second place in the team standings in the event…earned a 73.61 stroke average in 18 rounds while competing in seven tournaments.
FALL 2018 (SEASON AVERAGE: 73.45 / LOW ROUND: 70)
Named the Conference-USA Co-Player of the Week for her tied for 10th place finish in the Palmetto Intercollegiate…finished in a tie for 5th place in her first career event – the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate – at the Cherokee Country Club…totaled scores of 72-70-72 to finish with a 1 over par score of 214 on the par 71 course…finished only six strokes out of the lead in the final standings…the event was won by Leonie Bettel of Kentucky with a three-round score of 208…posted a final round 72 to end a very successful tournament in her collegiate debut…made three birdies over her first six holes to get to two-under early…three consecutive pars to close out her first career event…UNC Charlotte’s top finisher with a 6 over par score of 222 at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill hosted Rut’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational…opened the Palmetto Intercollegiate with three birdies in a one-over round of 73, recorded 16 pars in a two-over 74 in the second round and benefited from a late birdie to finish with an even par 72 and a 3 over par 219 total for her second career top-10 individual finish…averaged 73.45 strokes in 11 rounds during four events in her first collegiate season.
BEFORE FLORIDA STATE
A very accomplished international golfer, Finne-Ipsen has played in the European Team Championships seven different times…played in the European Girls’ Team Championship three times (2013, 2014, 2016) and the European Ladies Team Championship four times (2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020)…helped Denmark to historic third place finishes in the European Ladies Team Championship in both 2018 and 2020…finished in fourth place in the individual standings at the 2017 Danish National Championship and played in the 2017 European Ladies Amateur Championship and European Ladies Amateur Team Championship…advanced to the second round of match play at the Girl’s British Open Amateur Championship in 2016 while advancing into match play at the 2017 British Open Amateur…advanced to the second round of match play at the 2020 U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship.
PERSONAL
Born March 14, 1998…Cecilie is the daughter of Vibeke and Steen Finne-Ipsen…a sister, Julie…is an elite and honored badminton player in her home country of Denmark…enjoys spending time with her family and friends…earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Management on December 9, 2022.
WHAT'S IN CECILIE'S BAG
Driver: Ping G410. 3wood: Ping G410. Hybrid: (21 degrees): titleist TS2. Irons: mizuno JPX 919. Wedges: titleist SM 7. Putter: Taylormade Spider X. Ball: Titleist ProV1. Favorite club: Driver. Ball marker: A “poker chip” with the Danish flag on it that my big sister got at the European Team Championships in 2012.
GETTING TO KNOW CECILIE
My Golf Hero is: Annika Sörenstam. My favorite golf course is: Golf National (France). I have 1 career holes in one. My favorite thing about golf: That I get to travel and experience different parts of the world – and all the people I have met over the years through golf. I have also excelled: I competed on a high level in badminton until I was about 18 and was actually a part of the team that won European Championship (Under 17) in badminton. The best advice I have ever received is: I have two sayings that have really stuck with me: 1) There are two things you can control – your attitude and your effort (let everything else go). 2) Do your best – that is all anyone can ask of you.
FALL 2018
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate | 72-70-72 | +1 | 214 | T5 |
Mason Rudolph Championship | 73-80 | +9 | 153 | T53 |
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational | 74-74-74 | -6 | 222 | T34 |
Palmetto Intercollegiate | 75-74-72 | +3 | 219 | T10 |
SPRING 2019
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
Rebel Beach | 77-76-80 | +17 | 233 | T44 |
River Landing Classic | 73 | +1 | 73 | T27 |
Valspar Augusta Invitational | 76-71-75 | +6 | 222 | T27 |
Bryan National Collegiate | 77-73-68 | +2 | 218 | T14 |
Brickyard Collegiate | 72-74 | +2 | 146 | T13 |
Conference USA Championships | 71-68-75 | +2 | 214 | T4 |
NCAA East Lansing Regional Championship | 75-73-71 | +3 | 219 | T15 |
FALL 2019
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate | 75-68-70 | +E | 213 | T11 |
Mason Rudolph Championship | 75-74-74 | +7 | 223 | T36 |
Yale Invitational | 76-75-71 | +9 | 222 | T20 |
Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational | 70-76-73 | +3 | 219 | T38 |
Idle Hour Collegiate | 69-67-73 | -7 | 209 | T1 |
SPRING 2020
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
The Gold Rush | 80-84-75 | +23 | 239 | T55 |
SPRING 2021
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
Reynoleds Lake Oconee Invitational | 74-75-72 | +5 | 221 | T5 |
Gamecock Intercollegiate | 72-75-75 | +6 | 222 | T34 |
Pinetree Collegiate | 78-79-73 | +14 | 230 | 40 |
ECU Easter Invitational | 74-72-71 | +1 | 217 | T3 |
Conference USA Championships | 71-65-76 | +6 | 222 | T17 |
NCAA Louisville Regional Championship | 78-76-71 | +9 | 225 | T45 |
FALL 2021
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
Barbara Nicklaus Classic Match Play vs. Auburn | W, 5&3 | |||
Jim West Challenge | 71-75-77 | +7 | 223 | T54 |
Landfall Tradition | 79-75-74 | +12 | 228 | T66 |
SPRING 2022
Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
Florida State Match-Up | 83-72-72 | +11 | 227 | T32 |
Valspar Augusta Invitational | 77-75 | +8 | 152 | T25 |
Clemson Invitational | 76-76-74 | +10 | 226 | T24 |
NC State Match Play Invitational vs. NC State | L, 1UP | |||
NC State Match Play Invitational vs. Duke | W, 7&6 | |||
NC State Match Play Invitational vs. Virginia Tech | W, 1UP | |||
ACC Championships | 77-70-76 | +7 | 223 | T22 |
ACC Match Play Championships vs. Duke | Tied | |||
ACC Match Play Championships vs. Wake Forest | Tied | |||
NCAA Tallahassee Regional Championships | 72-73-74 | +3 | 219 | T9 |
NCAA Championship Finals | 74-81-74-80 | +21 | 309 | 73 |
CECILIE FINNE-IPSEN BY THE NUMBERS
- Round: 67 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- 36 Holes: 136 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- Tournament Score: 209 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- Tournament Score vs Par: -17 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- Best Finish: T1 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- Top 5 Finishes: 5 (Last: 3: ECU Easter Invitational, Spring 2021)
- Top 10 Finishes: 7 (Last T9: NCAA Tallahassee Regional Champioship, Spring 2022)
- Top 20 Finishes: 13 (Last T17: Conference USA Championships, Spring 2021)
CECILIE FINNE-IPSEN'S BEST COLLEGIATE ROUNDS
- First Round: 69 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- Second Round: 67 (Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019)
- Third Round: 68 (Bryan national Collegiate, Spring 2019)
CECILIE FINNE-IPSEN'S CAREER COLLEGIATE EAGLES
- Fall 2019, Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, Round 3, Hole No. 5, Sept. 17, 2019
- Fall 2019, Idle Hour Collegiate, Round 1, Hole No. 15, Nov. 4, 2019
- Fall 2019, Idle Hour Collegiate, Round 2, Hole No. 4, Nov. 4, 2019
- Spring 2022, Valspar Augusta Invitational, Round 1, Hole No. 9, March 12, 2022
CECILIE FINNE-IPSEN'S SCORES IN THE 60'S
- 67, Second Round, Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019
- 68, Second Round, Mercedes Benz Collegiate, Fall 2019
- 68, Third Round, Bryan National Collegiate, Spring 2019
- 68, Second Round, Conference USA Championships, Spring 2019
- 69, First Round, Idle Hour Collegiate, Fall 2019
CECILIE FINNE-IPSEN IN MATCH PLAY
- October 5, 2021, vs. Brooke Sansom, Auburn, W, 5&3
- April 3, 2022, vs. Natalie Armbruester, NC State, L, 1UP
- April 3, 2022, vs. Anne Chen, Duke, W, 7&6
- April 4, 2022, vs. Symone Henriques, Virginia Tech Tech, W, 1UP
- April 16, 2022 vs. Phoebe Brinker, Duke, Tied
- April 17, 2022 vs Mimi Rhodes, Wake Forest Tied