Personal: Born on March 10, 1998...Daughter of Ildikó and László Vadkerti...Majoring in Sport Management with minors in Business Administration and Coaching.
Honors & Awards
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2021 All-CAA Second Team
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2021 Leadership Award (Team Award)
• 2020 Team MVP (Team Award)
• 2018-19 Second Team All-CAA
• 2019 Coach's Award (Team Award)
• CAA Women's Golfer of the Week (April 10, 2019)
• 2018 WGCA All-American Scholar
2021-22 (Graduate): Played in nine tournaments...Was second on the team with a 75.07 average and a +3.65 score vs. par...Tallied six Top-25 performances, to include four in the Top-10 and two in the Top-5...Had 26 of her 27 rounds counted towards the team total...Tied for ninth at the Golfweek Fall Challenge with a three-over par 216. She fired a pair of even 71s in the first two rounds...She finished the Elon Invitational at nine-over par as her 222 tied her for eighth place...Was tied for fourth with a 223 (+7) alongside teammate Annabelle Ackroyd at the Chris Banister Golf Classic. Vadkerti recorded five birdies through the final 18 holes for a three-under 69...Carded a three-over 219 to finish tied for fourth at the RiverTowne Invitational.
2020-21 (Senior): Averaged a 75.14 with a +3.14 score vs. par in five tournaments and 14 rounds...Was the runner-up at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate on April 5-6 as she tied for second and was two strokes behind the individual champion with a 12-over 228. The effort helped the maroon and gold finish two strokes behind tournament champion Jacksonville State...Was Elon's top finisher at the CAA Championship as she shot a two-over 74 in the final round to tie for seventh with an 11-over 227.
2019-20 (Junior): Team Captain...Played in all five tournaments the Phoenix competed in, with all 15 of her rounds counted towards the team score...Continued to lower her stroke average as she recorded a 73.33 with a pair of Top-10 finishes...Tied for 18th at the Golfweek Program Challenge with a 6-over par 222...Tied for sixth at the inaugural Elon Invitational, where she carded an even 213. The effort helped the Phoenix place third as a team. Additionally, her 3-under par 68 in the final round marked a career-best score-to-par...In the team's next event, she carded a two-over 218 to tie for third at the Chris Banister Classic. She also tied her career-best score-to-par with a 3-under par 69 through the final 18 holes. Vadkerti recorded the only eagle of the event, finding the pin from 145 yards out on the par-four eighth hole. She also led the maroon and gold with seven birdies and 35 pars.
2018-19 (Sophomore): Competed in nine events...Owned a 76.56 stroke average through 25 rounds, with 22 counted towards the overall team score...Finished the year with a pair of Top-10 finishes as she won the individual title at the Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate and tied for sixth at the CAA Women's Championship...Her win at Mimosa Hills marked her first career tournament victory and helped the Phoenix capture the team trophy as well. After hitting a one-under par 71 in the opening round, she closed with a one-over 73 to finish with an even 144...At the conference championship, held at The Reserve Club at St. James Plantation, she climbed the standings each day to finish tied for sixth alongside teammate Aurelia Hamm. Vadkerti had her best round on the final day as she carded a two-over par 74 to end up with a 13-over 229. The outing helped the Phoenix move past James Madison and place fifth in the team standings.
2017-18 (Freshman): Competed in all nine events ... Posted a 77.92 stroke average over 26 rounds ... Best finish was a tie for 22nd at The Ocean Course Invitational where she shot an eight-over 227 ... Carded a low round of 72 at the CAA Championship.
Before Elon: Had a decorated junior golf career, winning two titles in 2014, five titles in 2015 and two titles in 2016 ... Titles include the 2015 and 2016 Polish Junior Open Championship, the 2014 and 2015 Israel Junior Championship, the 2015 Hungarian Crown, the 2014 and 2015 Hungarian Cup, the Slovenian Junior Open Championship and the 2016 Hungarian Open Match Play Championship.
