Chelsea Saelee

Height:
5-3
Class:
Senior
High School:
Mercer Island HS
Hometown:
Seattle, Wash.

Career Statistics

CAREER: Finished her four-year Oregon State career with a scoring average of 76.29, the fourth best in school history … Played 117 rounds, the 10^th most in Oregon State history … Shot seven sub-par rounds … Shot a 2-under 70 four times, a 1-under 70 one time and a 1-under 71 two times … Had four top-10 finishes … Best finish was a tie for third place as a sophomore at the Rose City Collegiate … Best three-round score was a 1-under 215 as a senior at the Westbrook Spring Invitational … On Oregon State’s single-season scoring list, she is fourth (74.83, 2014-15) and 10^th (75.58, 2015-16).

SENIOR (2015-16): Played in all eight tournaments … Had a scoring average of 75.58, the 10^th-best single-season scoring average in Oregon State history … Best score was a 2-under 70 in the first and third rounds at the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Shot a 1-under 71 in the first round of the Pac-12 Championship … Best finish was ninth place at the Rose City Collegiate (+1, 217) … Best three-round score was a 1-under 215 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational, equaling the fourth lowest in Oregon State history … Finished in a tie for 14^th place at the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Finished in a tie for 36^th place at the Pac-12 Championship (+6, 222) … Shot an 8-over during stroke-play competition at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic … Defeated Alex Harrell of Auburn, 1-up, and got a half point against Sandy Choi of Duke during match-play competition at the Liz Murphey Collegiate Classic.

JUNIOR (2014-15): Played in all 10 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 74.83 in 29 rounds, the third-lowest single-season scoring average in Oregon State history and the best by a junior in school history … Equaled a career best with a 2-under 70 in the first round of the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Shot a 1-under 70 in the first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate … Best finish was a tie for fifth place at the Oregon State Invitational (+4, 220) … Finished in a tie for eighth place at the Rose City Collegiate (+7, 223) … Best three-round score was a career-best 1-over 214 at the Rose City Collegiate … Shot a 1-over 217 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational where she finished in a tie for 16^th place … Competed at the Pac-12 Championship for the third straight year and finished in a tie for 13^th place (+3, 216) … Shot an even-par 73 in the first round of the Pac-12 Preview and an even-par 71 in the third round of the Pac-12 Championship.

SOPHOMORE (2013-14): Played in all 12 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 76.65 in 34 rounds … Shot a career-best 2-under 70 in the first round of the Westbrook Spring Invitational … Fired first career round in red figures, a 1-under 71, on the second day of the Rose City Collegiate … Best finish was a tie for third place at the Rose City Collegiate, her first career top-5 finish (+2, 146) … Best three-round score was a 3-over 219 at the Westbrook Spring Invitational where she finished in a tie for 29^th place … Finished in a tie for 17^th place at the Topy Cup in Tanagura, Japan (+14, 230) … Competed in the Pac-12 Championship for the second straight year and finished in a tie for 37^th place (+12, 228) … Shot an even-par 73 in the first round of the Dick McGuire Invitational.

FRESHMAN (2012-13): Played in 11 of the 12 tournaments … Had a scoring average of 77.64, the fourth best on the team … First collegiate tournament was the Oregon State Invitational where she finished in a tie for 53^rd (+18, 234) … Best finish was a tie for 12^th place at the Stanford Intercollegiate … Best three-round score was a 3-over 216 at the Stanford Intercollegiate … Best score was an even-par 71 in the first round of the Stanford Intercollegiate … Shot an even-par 72 in the second round of the Fresno State Lexus Classic … Finished in a tie for 20^th at the Pac-12 Championship (+7, 223) where she shot a pair of 2-over 74’s … Finished in a tie for 22^nd at the Rose City Collegiate (+17, 233).

HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from Mercer Island High School in Mercer Island, Wash. in 2012 … Lettered four years in golf and is the program’s record-holder for lowest scoring average … Won KingCo League championship in 2009, 2010 and 2011 … Was 3A District champion in 2011 and 2012 … Named team captain in 2012 … Made KingCo All-League First Team four times … Named the Seattle Times Athlete of the Week in May of 2009 … Led team to state title in 2011 … Graduated with a 3.2 GPA.

JUNIOR/AMATEUR GOLF: Member of Girls’ Junior Americas Cup Team in Washington for two years … Member of North Pacific Jr. Ladies Team for three years … Was the Washington State Jr. Golf (WJGA) state champion in 2005, 2006 and 2008 and runner-up in 2009.

PERSONAL: Born in Seattle, Wash. … Daughter of Ou and Muang Fo Saelee … Father works for Washington State Bar Association and mother works for Group Health … Has one brother, Damian … Favorite athlete is Arnold Palmer … Biggest athletic thrill to date is “winning high school state with my team” … Chose Oregon State because “I love the campus, the people, the coaches and really feel like they could help me improve my game. The academics are good and seem to provide everything I need” … Majoring in public health.