2026-27 Women's Golf Roster
Ella Salama
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Naantali, Finland
- High School:
- Kerttulin Lukio
- Prev School:
- Texas State
AS A SOPHOMORE AT TEXAS STATE (2025-26)
- Played in eight events (25 rounds) and closed out season with 76.4 stroke average
- Turned in one below-par round – a season-best 70 (2nd round) at the Schooner Fall Classic
- Finished third among Texas State golfers at Schooner Fall Classic (+5)
AS A FRESHMAN AT TEXAS STATE (2024-25)
- Competed in 11 events (32 rounds) and finished season with 76.2 stroke average
- Shared team lead with 29 countable rounds on the season
- Registered one top-10 finish – a fifth place showing at the Cardinal Challenge (+8)
- Also carried a pair of top-20 finishes as well
- Tallied four at or below-par rounds, including season-best 68 (1st Round) at Ron Moore Intercollegiate
- Finished second among Texas State golfers at Sun Belt Conference Championship
HIGH SCHOOL
- Attended Kerttulin Lukio in Turku Finland, but did not compete on the prep level
- Earned a sport scholarship from the city of Naantali in 2021
- Placed third at the Finnish U21 national championship in 2024
- Also finished seventh at the Finnish Women’s National Championships
- Boasts two top-10 finishes on the Finnish Tour
- Also holds medalist honors at the 2022 R&A British Girls Championship, the 2022 European Girls Team Championship and the 2022 English Girls U18 Championship
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Niina and Erkko Salama
- Has an older brother, Elmeri, and a twin brother, Veeti
- A mass communications major at Mercer
- Competed in artistic gymnastics at the national level for 11 years in Finland
- Hobbies include ice swimming followed by sauna during the winter, cooking and baking, live music, reading books, traveling and photography
- Go-to snack is grapes
- Has a fear of heights
- Favorite food is sushi
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