BULLDOG BIOS CATERINA DON 5-6 ◊ SOPHOMORE ◊ PINEROLO, ◊ MATHEMATICS ◊ 2020 U.S. Women’s Open Participant ◊ 2020 All-American CATERINA’S ◊ 2020 All-SEC SCORECARD CAREER STATISTICS ◊ 2020 Italian Women’s Open Champion Season T RD STK AVG LOW ‘19-20 7 20 1443 72.15 66 FALL 2020 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: ‘20-21 3 9 662 73.56 68 ◊ Accepted an invitation to compete in the 2020 U.S. Women’s Open based on her WAGR status. Totals 10 29 2105 72.58 66 ◊ Became the fifth Bulldog to earn a spot in the U.S. Open field in the past five years, joining current teammate TOP 10 FINISHES: 4 (4/0) Céleste Dao (2018-19) as well as Jillian Hollis (2018), Bailey Tardy (2016-17) and Rinko Mitsunaga (2016). TOP 20 FINISHES: 2 (5/2) ◊ In Georgia’s lineup for all three fall events and posted top-20 individual efforts at the Blessings Collegiate PAR OR BETTERS: 14 (11/3) Invitational and The Ally. BEST FINISH: ◊ Competing individually, captured medalist honors at the Rivermont GCAA Amateur in September. 1st – 2019 Minnesota LOW ROUND: 2019-20 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: 66 (-6) – 2019 Minnesota 1st ◊ Named second-team All-America by Golfweek and voted second-team All-SEC in balloting of league coaches. LOW TOURNAMENT: ◊ Honored as a WGCA All-American Scholar and included on the SEC Academic Honor Roll. 135 (-9) – 2019 Minnesota ◊ Recorded the fifth-best season stroke average in school history, a 72.15 mark. 210 (-6) – 2019 White Sands ◊ Georgia’s top individual finisher at four of seven events – the Minnesota Invitational, the Stanford Intercollegiate, 2019-20 RESULTS the White Sands Invitational and the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. 1 Minnesota ...... 66-69=135 ◊ The only Bulldog to post a 100 percent counting percentage and led UGA in virtually every stat, including average T5 The Molly...... 70-75-74=219 (72.15), birdies (59), par-or-better rounds (11), low 18 (6-under 66), top-10s (four) and top-20s (five). T23 Stanford ...... 74-73-69=216 ◊ Covered 11 fall rounds at a combined 9-under and posted top-5 finishes at three of four tourneys, winning the T4 White Sands ...... 69-70-71=210 Minnesota Invitational, tying for fifth at The Molly and tying for fourth at the White Sands Invitational. T19 Puerto Rico...... 73-71-76=220 ◊ Opened her career by shooting 9-under 135 to capture medalist honors at the Minnesota Invitational. Became just 2 Gold Rush...... 72-71-67=210 the second UGA golfer to win her debut and the first since Summer Sirmons (1998 Auburn Tiger Invitational). T63 Darius Rucker...... 82-79-72=233 ◊ Fired a 6-under 66 in the opening round in Minnesota, a stroke shy of Georgia’s best-ever 18-hole effort. ◊ Served as captain of Italy’s National Team for the Spirit International Amateur at Whispering Pines Club, 2020-21 RESULTS leading the squad to fifth- and seventh-place showings in the women’s and co-ed divisions, respectively. T18 Blessings Coll...... 72-77-75=224 ◊ Finished as individual runner-up to teammate Céleste Dao at The Gold Rush, falling one stroke off her classmate’s T16 The Ally...... 74-68-75=217 pace. Shot 6-under 210 at The Gold Rush, which equaled the eighth-best 54-hole score in program history. T22 Liz Murphey...... 77-73-71=221 ◊ In her first event in four months, earned medalist honors at the 2020 Italian Championships by shooting 8-under 136, five shots better than anyone else in qualifying. Lost on the 18th hole in the semifinals. ◊ Finished second at the 2020 Italian Stroke Play Championships after covering the 72-hole event at 6-under 282. ◊ Won the 2020 Italian Women’s Open at Golf Club Nazionale by shooting 3-under 141. The Open featured Italy’s top professional and amateur golfers. PRE COLLEGIATE HIGHLIGHTS: ◊ Listed at No. 2 in the European Golf Rankings following the 2019 summer season. Posted 13 under-par scores in 27 rounds during nine counting tournaments in the Euro rankings system’s 52-week window. ◊ In the four years prior to arriving in Athens, competed in 59 WAGR events, recording 29 top-10s, 23 top-5s and five victories. ◊ Captured medalist honors at the 2019 European Girls’ Team Championship at El Saler Golf Course in Valencia, . Shot 12-under over 36 holes, four shots 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 & , 14.5-9.5, 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 on the individual leaderboard 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. In 2018, lost to Emilie Alba Paltrinieri. In 2019, fell to Virginia Bossi on the 19th hole of the championship match. 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.

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