Florida State University Athletics
2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
Roster
Sandra Salonen
- Height:
- 5-6
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Espoo, Finland
- High School:
- Mäkelänrinteen Lukio
STATISTICS
(As of June 18, 2020)
| Year | Events | Rounds | Strokes | Avg. | Low | Top 10 |
| 2017-18 | 3 | 9 | 711 | 79.00 | 74 | — |
| 2018-19 | 1 | 2 | 151 | 75.50 | 75 | — |
| 2019-20 | 1 | 3 | 231 | 77.00 | 72 | — |
| Totals | 5 | 14 | 1,093 | 78.07 | 72 | — |
HONORS
2016 Academic Dean’s List Honors (Fall)
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll
2018 Academic Dean’s List Honors (Spring)
2019 Academic Dean’s List Honors (Fall)
2019 Femina Perfecta Medallion (FSU Athletics)
2020 Femina Perfecta Medallion (FSU Athletics)
AT FLORIDA STATE: (CAREER AVERAGE: 78.07 / LOW ROUND: 72)
Will graduate from Florida State on May 1 with a degree in Sport Management…a member of three NCAA Championship teams during her career as a Seminole…played in five events during her career…played in the first three events of her career – the Florida State Match-Up, the Evans Derby Experience and the Brickyard Collegiate – during the spring of her sophomore season, one – the Clemson Invitational – as a junior and a fifth – the Florida State Match-Up during her senior season…career-low score for a single round (72) came in the third round of the spring 2020 Florida State Match-Up at the Bay Point Golf Club in Panama City, Fla…finished in a career-best tied for 19th place in the spring 2020 Florida State Match-Up…played her best golf as a sophomore at the spring 2020 Florida State Match-Up as she established career-bests for her low tournament score (231), career score vs. par (+15) and individual finish (T19th)…from the same city (Espoo, Finland) as former Seminole All-American Matilda Castren (2014-17)… Finished in a tie for 13th place in the 2019 Finnish Women’s Amateur in Helsinki, Finland…has been a member of the Finnish National Team since 2011…played as a member of the Finnish Youth Olympic team in China in 2015…finished in ninth place at the Finnish Ladies Amateur Championship in 2015…2013 Finnish International Girls Championship winner…a member of the Student Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) at Florida State for the 2018 and 2019 academic years…named to the 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020 ACC Academic Honor Roll…earned Dean’s List Academic Honors during the Fall of 2016, the spring of 2018 and the fall of 2019…earned the Femina Perfecta medal as presented by the Florida State Department of Athletics and the Seminole Boosters in 2019 and 2020…the award was first awarded in 2005 and was established to honor the “Complete Woman” who best embodies the Florida State motto of Vires, Artes, Mores…the award is presented annually to one woman from each of Florida State’s athletic teams as voted on by their teammates…averaged 78.07 strokes in five tournaments during her career at Florida State.
SPRING 2020 (AVERAGE: 77.00 / LOW ROUND: 72)
Played in one tournament in the final shortened season of her Seminole career…a member of the Seminoles’ lineup in the Florida State Match-Up at Bay Point in Panama City…her career-low score for a single round, 72 in the third round, and her career-best three-round score of 231 came in the Florida State Match-Up…scores of 83-76 for a first two round total of 159 had her in a tie for 35th place and the Seminoles in second place in the team standings after 36 of 54 holes of the event had been played…carded her career low score of 72 in the third round and finished in a career-best tied for 19th place in the individual standings in the Florida State Match-Up…carded scores of 83-76-72 to finish with a career-best three-round total of 231…helped Florida State finish in second place in the team standings at the Florida State Match-Up…averaged 77.0 strokes in three rounds during one tournament.
SPRING 2020 VS. VIRGINIA
Finished with a 1-1 record as Florida State defeated Virginia, 7-5-1.5, in a dual match between the Seminoles and the Cavaliers at the Bay Point Golf Club in Panama City, Fla…teamed with fellow senior Amanda Doherty to defeat Virginia’s Haeley Wotknsky and Celeste Valinho in the morning Greensome matches and fell against Julia Ford, 7&5, to Virginia’s Julia Ford.
FALL 2019
A member of the team but did not compete in any matches.
SUMMER 2019
Finished in a tie for 13th place in the 2019 Finnish Women’s Amateur in Helsinki, Finland…scores of 71-80 for a 151 two-round total had her in 17th place in the individual standings…finished in a tie for 13th place in the individual standings with a final round score of 71 and a 222 total for the three round event.
SPRING 2019 (AVERAGE: 75.50 / LOW ROUND: 75)
A member of Florida State’s lineup at the Clemson Invitational…the fourth event of her Seminole career…carded a 3 over par score of 75 in the first round with one birdie and 15 holes scored at par or better…totaled a 76 in the second round of the Clemson Invitational for a career-best 151 total for the first 36 holes of the event…the Clemson Invitational was shortened to 36 holes as rain cancelled the third and final round…Florida State finished in eight place in the team standings at the Clemson Invitational…averaged 75.50 strokes in two rounds during one tournament.
FALL 2018
A member of the team but did not play in any matches.
SPRING 2018 (AVERAGE: 78.78 / LOW ROUND: 74)
Played in the first three events of her career – the Florida State Match-Up, Evans Derby Experience and the Brickyard Collegiate – as a member of the Seminoles’ lineup in the FSU Match-Up and the Brickyard and as an individual in the Evans Derby Experience …played her best golf in the Florida State Match-Up as she earned career-best scores for a single round (74), for 36 holes (152) and for a three-round tournament (234)…career-best scores for a tournament score vs. par (+17) and for the best finish of her career (tied for 47th) came at the Brickyard Collegiate…averaged 78.78 strokes in nine rounds during three events.
FALL 2017
A member of the team but did not play in any matches.
SPRING 2017
A member of the team but did not play in any matches…a redshirt season.
FALL 2016
A member of the team but did not play in any matches…a redshirt season.
BEFORE FLORIDA STATE
Graduated from Mäkelänrinteen Lukio Sport High School in Finland in 2016…a member of the Finnish National team and played in the Girls European Team Championships in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015…named the Rookie of the Year in Finland in 2011…participated in 17 events across Europe in the past three years while placing in the top 16 in five of those tournaments…those events included the Skandia Lady Junior Open in 2015 in Sweden (seventh place), 2013 Roger Cartier Trophy in France (ninth place), the 2015 Finnish Ladies Amateur Championship in Finland (ninth place), the Dutch Lady Junior Championship in the Netherlands (15th place), the European Girls’ Team Championship in Slovakia in 2014 (16th place)…earned a bronze medal at the Young Masters as a member of the Finnish National Team in 2013…the junior stroke play champion in Finland in 2013, 2014 and 2015…plays for the Master Golf Club team…finished in a tie for 15th place at the Junior Orange Bowl Classic Tournament in 2012.
PERSONAL
Born January 27, 1997…Sandra is the daughter of Petra Kuismin-Salonen and Aki Salonen…speaks four languages: Finnish, Swedish, French and English…has earned Finnish championship medals in both dance and basketball…major was Sport Management.
WHAT'S IN SANDRA'S BAG
Driver: Nike Vapor Wood: Nike Speed (17 and 75 degrees) Hybrid: Nike Speed (23 degrees) Irons: Nike Procombo – PW Wedges: Nike Vapor (52 and 58 degrees) Putter: Titliest Scotty Cameron Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Favorite Club: Wedge (52 degrees) Superstition: A good luck charm given to me by my caddie at the Youth Olympic Games in China in 2015 and I often mark my ball with the same colors as my outfit that I am wearing for the day.
SPRING 2018
| Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
| Florida State Match-Up | 78-74-82 | +18 | 234 | T57 |
| Evans Derby Experience | 83-82-77 | +28 | 244 | 73 |
| Brickyard Collegiate | 80-76-77 | +17 | 233 | T47 |
SPRING 2019
| Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
| Clemson Invitational | 75-76 | +7 | 151 | T75 |
SPRING 2020
| Tournament | 1-2-3 | Par | Total | Finish |
| Florida State Match-Up | 83-76-72 | +15 | 231 | T19 |
SANDRA SALONEN BY THE NUMBERS
- Round: 72 (Florida State Match-Up, Spring 2020)
- 36 Holes: 151 (Clemson Invitational, Spring 2019)
- Tournament: 231 (Florida State Match-Up, Spring 2020)
- Tournament Score vs Par: +15 (Florida State Match-Up, Spring 2020)
- Best Finish: T19 (Florida State Match-Up, Spring 2020)
- Top 20 Finishes: 1 (Last: T19; Florida State Match-Up, Spring 2020)
SANDRA SALONEN'S BEST ROUNDS AT FLORIDA STATE
- First Round: 75 (Clemson Invitational, April 7, 2019)
- Second Round: 74 (Florida State Match-Up, Feb. 9, 2018)
- Third Round: 72 (Florida State Match-Up, March 1, 2020)
