2022-23 Women's Golf Roster
Dao, Céleste
Céleste Dao
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- École secondaire du Chêne-Bleu
- Hometown:
- Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Quebec
Bio
Final Bio (including career stats)
2022-23 Season Highlights
• Competed in eight tournaments, including playing as an individual at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
• Compiled a 75.86 stroke average, with a season-low 2-under 70 in the first round of the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship.
• Earned spots in the Bulldogs’ playing five for two of four fall events, the Cougar Classic and the Mason Rudolph Championship.
• Contributed counting scores in five of six fall loops, with a low of 72 in the second round of the Cougar Classic.
• Opened the spring season with a runner-up finish at the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship behind teammate Jo Hua Hung.
2021-22 Season Highlights
• Competed in four tournaments, all during the spring campaign, and compiled a 77.30 average over 10 rounds.
• Opened her year with her best finish of the season and the second-best effort of her career by tying for 17th at the Lady Bulldog Invitational.
• Secured Georgia’s lone point in the Bulldogs’ match play outing against No. 8 Virginia. Topped Celeste Valinho, 1-up, and clinched the win by converting a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
• Traveled to the 2022 NCAA Albuquerque Regional and NCAA Championships as the substitute for the Bulldogs’ lineup.
• Joined the Georgia playing five for the second and third rounds of stroke play at the NCAA Championships and contributed a co-counting 76 in her first loop in Scottsdale.
2020-21 Season Highlights
• Featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of nine Bulldogs to earn the accolade during the 2020-21 season.
• Competed in six events, five as a member of Georgia’s lineup and playing for the “black” team during the fall edition of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
• Finished the season with a 75.95 average including a quartet of par-or-better rounds.
• Notched a season-best 3-under 69 in the closing round of The Ally.
• Led the Bulldogs’ “black” team at the fall LMCC, tying for 24th individually.
• At the end of the fall season, ranked No. 73 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
• Over the holiday break, shot 1-under 215 to tie with teammate Jenny Bae for fifth place at the Orlando International Amateur.
• Posted par-or-better scores in the second rounds of the first two spring events – an even-par 72 at the Heroes Intercollegiate and a 1-under 69 at the Gators Invitational.
• Earned a spot in the U.S. Women’s Amateur field by advancing as an alternate from the qualifier at Seymour Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, B.C.
• Shot 2-over 290 to tie for third at the 107th Canadian Women’s Amateur at Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
• Advanced to match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur after shooting even-par 144 and tying for 12th in stroke play qualifying. Dropped a 1-up decision to Grace Kim in the round of 64 of the bracketed competition.
2019-20 Season Highlights
• Named both a WGCA All-American Scholar and featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Competed in all seven tournaments, including playing as an individual while earning medalist honors at The Gold Rush.
• Recorded a team-high three eagles and tied for the second-most birdies by a Bulldog with 51 – numbers that helped her to four par-or-better rounds on the season.
• Posted relatively consistent scores throughout the fall, with eight of 11 rounds being between 72 and 76.
• Recorded her first par-or-better tally of the season – an even-par 72 – final round of the Minnesota Invitational.
• Notched her top individual finish of the fall by tying for 22nd at The Molly.
• Shot 7-under 209 en route to winning medalist honors at The Gold Rush, topping classmate Caterina Don by a single stroke on the individual leaderboard.
• Competed as an individual at The Gold Rush after classmate Caroline Craig edged her for the final spot in the Bulldogs’ lineup in a final round of qualifying in Los Angeles.
• Shot 6-under on the front nine of the final round at The Gold Rush.
• Named SEC co-Freshman of the Week after winning The Gold Rush with a 7-under effort that equaled the seventh-best 54-effort in school history.
• Tied for ninth overall – and low amateur status – at the Championat de Bromont, an East Coast Pro Tour mens’ event at Royal Bromont in Quebec in July. Covered the 36-hole tournament at 3-under 137.
• Competed in the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. Received an invitation due to her qualifying for each of the past two U.S. Women’s Opens.
Pre Collegiate Highlights
• Arrived at Georgia ranked third among ladies amateurs from Canada.
• Her impressive competitive resume is headlined by appearances in both the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Women’s Opens.
• Qualified for the 2019 Open be winning a qualifier at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Earned her spot in the field with a birdie on the second hole of a three-golfer playoff also involving Alabama alum Mia Landegren and former Oklahoma Sooner Valerie Tanguay.
• Missed the cut at the 2019 Open after posting rounds of 77 and 74 at the Country Club of Charleston.
• Advanced to the 2018 Open by securing medalist honors at a qualifier contested at Cape Cod National Golf Club. Missed the cut at the Open at Shoal Creek Club.
• Also competed in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the CP Canadian Women’s Open.
• Competed in 63 World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) events between 2015-19, posting 25 top-5 finishes, 35 top-10 efforts and capturing eight titles.
• In addition to winning the two U.S. Women’s Open qualifiers, captured top individual honors at the Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship, the Mexican Girls’ Championship, the Toyota World Junior Qualifier and the Golf Quebec Girls’ Junior in 2018, as well as the Canada Summer Games, the Golf Quebec Girls’ Championship, the Golf Quebec Provincial Amateur and the Future Links Quebec Championship in 2017.
• Delivered a runner-up finish at the 2019 Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship, shooting 8-under 280 in her final event prior to enrolling at Georgia.
• Represented Canada at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she shot 75-72-76=223 and tied for 13th individually.
• Finished fifth at the 2018 World Junior Girls’ Championship at Camelot Golf and Country Club in Cumberland, Ontario – one shot and one place ahead of Georgia teammate Caterina Don.
• Qualified for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships. Advanced to match play each year, including reaching the semifinals in 2017 at Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo.
• Notched top-20 finishes on three foreign continents during 2018, placing fifth at the Tokyo Junior World Cup, eighth at the South American Amateur and 17th at the British Girls’ Amateur.
• Also recorded a trio of top-10s in the U.S. during 2018 – third at the Killington Junior, ninth at the Dixie Amateur and ninth at the Scott Robertson Memorial.
Personal:
• Born March 31, 2001, Céleste is the daughter of Duc Dao and Annie St-Georges and is majoring in Finance.
• Recipient of the Women’s Golf Scholarship Endowment for 2019-20 and the Vickie and Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship Endowment for 2021-22.
2022-23 Season Highlights
• Competed in eight tournaments, including playing as an individual at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
• Compiled a 75.86 stroke average, with a season-low 2-under 70 in the first round of the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship.
• Earned spots in the Bulldogs’ playing five for two of four fall events, the Cougar Classic and the Mason Rudolph Championship.
• Contributed counting scores in five of six fall loops, with a low of 72 in the second round of the Cougar Classic.
• Opened the spring season with a runner-up finish at the Lady Bulldog Individual Championship behind teammate Jo Hua Hung.
2021-22 Season Highlights
• Competed in four tournaments, all during the spring campaign, and compiled a 77.30 average over 10 rounds.
• Opened her year with her best finish of the season and the second-best effort of her career by tying for 17th at the Lady Bulldog Invitational.
• Secured Georgia’s lone point in the Bulldogs’ match play outing against No. 8 Virginia. Topped Celeste Valinho, 1-up, and clinched the win by converting a 14-foot birdie putt on the final hole.
• Traveled to the 2022 NCAA Albuquerque Regional and NCAA Championships as the substitute for the Bulldogs’ lineup.
• Joined the Georgia playing five for the second and third rounds of stroke play at the NCAA Championships and contributed a co-counting 76 in her first loop in Scottsdale.
2020-21 Season Highlights
• Featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, one of nine Bulldogs to earn the accolade during the 2020-21 season.
• Competed in six events, five as a member of Georgia’s lineup and playing for the “black” team during the fall edition of the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.
• Finished the season with a 75.95 average including a quartet of par-or-better rounds.
• Notched a season-best 3-under 69 in the closing round of The Ally.
• Led the Bulldogs’ “black” team at the fall LMCC, tying for 24th individually.
• At the end of the fall season, ranked No. 73 in the Golfweek/Sagarin Performance Index.
• Over the holiday break, shot 1-under 215 to tie with teammate Jenny Bae for fifth place at the Orlando International Amateur.
• Posted par-or-better scores in the second rounds of the first two spring events – an even-par 72 at the Heroes Intercollegiate and a 1-under 69 at the Gators Invitational.
• Earned a spot in the U.S. Women’s Amateur field by advancing as an alternate from the qualifier at Seymour Golf and Country Club in Vancouver, B.C.
• Shot 2-over 290 to tie for third at the 107th Canadian Women’s Amateur at Edmonton Petroleum Golf and Country Club in Spruce Grove, Alberta.
• Advanced to match play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur after shooting even-par 144 and tying for 12th in stroke play qualifying. Dropped a 1-up decision to Grace Kim in the round of 64 of the bracketed competition.
2019-20 Season Highlights
• Named both a WGCA All-American Scholar and featured on the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
• Competed in all seven tournaments, including playing as an individual while earning medalist honors at The Gold Rush.
• Recorded a team-high three eagles and tied for the second-most birdies by a Bulldog with 51 – numbers that helped her to four par-or-better rounds on the season.
• Posted relatively consistent scores throughout the fall, with eight of 11 rounds being between 72 and 76.
• Recorded her first par-or-better tally of the season – an even-par 72 – final round of the Minnesota Invitational.
• Notched her top individual finish of the fall by tying for 22nd at The Molly.
• Shot 7-under 209 en route to winning medalist honors at The Gold Rush, topping classmate Caterina Don by a single stroke on the individual leaderboard.
• Competed as an individual at The Gold Rush after classmate Caroline Craig edged her for the final spot in the Bulldogs’ lineup in a final round of qualifying in Los Angeles.
• Shot 6-under on the front nine of the final round at The Gold Rush.
• Named SEC co-Freshman of the Week after winning The Gold Rush with a 7-under effort that equaled the seventh-best 54-effort in school history.
• Tied for ninth overall – and low amateur status – at the Championat de Bromont, an East Coast Pro Tour mens’ event at Royal Bromont in Quebec in July. Covered the 36-hole tournament at 3-under 137.
• Competed in the U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. Received an invitation due to her qualifying for each of the past two U.S. Women’s Opens.
Pre Collegiate Highlights
• Arrived at Georgia ranked third among ladies amateurs from Canada.
• Her impressive competitive resume is headlined by appearances in both the 2018 and 2019 U.S. Women’s Opens.
• Qualified for the 2019 Open be winning a qualifier at TPC Boston in Norton, Mass. Earned her spot in the field with a birdie on the second hole of a three-golfer playoff also involving Alabama alum Mia Landegren and former Oklahoma Sooner Valerie Tanguay.
• Missed the cut at the 2019 Open after posting rounds of 77 and 74 at the Country Club of Charleston.
• Advanced to the 2018 Open by securing medalist honors at a qualifier contested at Cape Cod National Golf Club. Missed the cut at the Open at Shoal Creek Club.
• Also competed in the 2018 and 2019 editions of the CP Canadian Women’s Open.
• Competed in 63 World Amateur Golf Ranking (WAGR) events between 2015-19, posting 25 top-5 finishes, 35 top-10 efforts and capturing eight titles.
• In addition to winning the two U.S. Women’s Open qualifiers, captured top individual honors at the Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship, the Mexican Girls’ Championship, the Toyota World Junior Qualifier and the Golf Quebec Girls’ Junior in 2018, as well as the Canada Summer Games, the Golf Quebec Girls’ Championship, the Golf Quebec Provincial Amateur and the Future Links Quebec Championship in 2017.
• Delivered a runner-up finish at the 2019 Canadian Junior Girls’ Championship, shooting 8-under 280 in her final event prior to enrolling at Georgia.
• Represented Canada at the 2018 Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where she shot 75-72-76=223 and tied for 13th individually.
• Finished fifth at the 2018 World Junior Girls’ Championship at Camelot Golf and Country Club in Cumberland, Ontario – one shot and one place ahead of Georgia teammate Caterina Don.
• Qualified for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championships. Advanced to match play each year, including reaching the semifinals in 2017 at Boone Valley Golf Club in Augusta, Mo.
• Notched top-20 finishes on three foreign continents during 2018, placing fifth at the Tokyo Junior World Cup, eighth at the South American Amateur and 17th at the British Girls’ Amateur.
• Also recorded a trio of top-10s in the U.S. during 2018 – third at the Killington Junior, ninth at the Dixie Amateur and ninth at the Scott Robertson Memorial.
Personal:
• Born March 31, 2001, Céleste is the daughter of Duc Dao and Annie St-Georges and is majoring in Finance.
• Recipient of the Women’s Golf Scholarship Endowment for 2019-20 and the Vickie and Leon Farmer Athletic Scholarship Endowment for 2021-22.
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