San Marcos, Texas- The Texas State men's golf team signed one of the top junior players in Europe on Monday when Sakke Siltala signed a national letter of intent to play for the Bobcats in 2022-23.
 
"Sakke is one of the best young players from Europe," said Texas State head golf coach Shane Howell. "We can't wait for him to start playing at Texas State in 2022-23."
 
The six-foot, 2-inch Siltala was on the Finnish U18 National Team and was a two-time Finnish U18 champion in 2019 and 2020. He posted nine top-10 finishes at amateur and junior championships in 2018-21.
 
He competed in the September 2020 Shootout Tulokset and placed 64th in the qualifying round after setting a course record and finishing second in match play.
 
In addition to being a standout golfer,  Siltala was a member of the 2017 Finnish National Championship U15 volleyball team.