Staff Spotlight featuring PGA Works Fellow Natalia Facchinato-Sitja

March 3, 2026 • Southern Texas PGA

The STPGA is excited to welcome back Natalia Facchinato-Sitja as our new PGA Works Fellow. We are thrilled to have her on the team and are eager to see her grow the game for our Junior Golf Program!  Here's a little more about her:

Name: Natalia Facchinato-Sitja
Hometown:
Washington D.C.
Began Full Time:
March 2, 2026
College(s):
Marietta College, Georgetown University

Major: Sports Management with minors in Leadership and Communications Studies (Bachelors) and Sports Industry Management (Masters).

Favorite Team: The Washington Capitals
Favorite Food:
Fried plantains or sushi.

Who is your favorite artist?  Josiah Queen
What is your favorite song right now?
 Better Me For You (Brown Eyes) by Max McNown

Favorite Course You’ve Been To: The Covey at Big Easy Ranch

What’s your favorite golf memory? A young girl at a Little Linksters tournament said she felt awkward with all of her pink things (golf bag, outfit, etc.) while playing with the boys. At the next tournament, I wore all pink with her, and the joy she showed seeing an older girl embrace pink out on the golf course was the highlight of the tournament. I now try to wear my pink outfit when I work LL in case she is signed up!

What’s one thing people don’t know about you? I was a coxswain for men's rowing teams for 12 years!

What’s your favorite way to spend a day off?: I usually go to church, the gym (lifting queen), do my meal prep for the week, and read a book.

What’s the farthest you’ve ever been from Texas? Barcelona, Spain

What are some of your favorite hobbies? I love playing pickleball with my friends as well as lifting and crocheting.

How were you first introduced to golf? Before the STPGA, I had some friends that played collegiate golf but had little exposure to the game. I applied to the Operations Internship with the STPGA last year and that position was my first deep dive into the sport and what it takes to run it.

What did you want to be when you were little? Cinderella.

What is your favorite sport outside of golf? Rowing and hockey.

What's your go-to karaoke song? Inside Out by Kate Staford

Do you have a favorite quote or motto you live by?  "Always show others kindness because you never know who you might be speaking with."

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