SANDRA GAL PROFILE
Name : Sandra Gal
Born: 9 May 1985 , Dusseldorf, Germany
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality: Germany
Residence: Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
College: University of Florida (graduated 2008)
Turned professional :2007
Current tour(s) : LPGA Tour (joined 2008)
Professional: wins 1
SANDRA GAL BIOGRAPHY
Sandra Gal born 9 May 1985 is a German professional golfer currently playing on the LPGA Tour.
Gal was born in Dusseldorf, Germany and began playing golf at age five during family vacations to golf resorts around Europe. At age 17 she joined the German National Team and at 18 won the German National Girls Championship. She graduated from high school in 2004.
While still competing on the German National Team, Gal enrolled at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, where she also played for the Florida Gators women's golf team in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) competition from 2005 to 2007. While competing as a Gator golfer, she won four events, received All-American honors in 2007, and was an NGCA Academic All-American from 2005 to 2008.
In 2007, she won the Ladies European Amateur, and later that fall, entered the LPGA Qualifying School where she qualified for the LPGA Tour for 2008 and immediately turned pro. Although by turning pro she could no longer play college golf, she completed her degree requirements while playing full-time on the LPGA Tour and graduated from the University of Florida with a bachelor's degree, with honors, in advertising in August 2008.
Gal tied for 14th in the 2007 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn full playing privileges on the LPGA in 2008; she turned professional immediately following the tournament.
Her best career finish is a win at the 2011 Kia Classic, beating Jiyai Shin by one stroke for her first LPGA win. Gal finished at 16-under-par. Previously her best finish had been fifth at the 2009 LPGA Corning Classic. Also in 2009, she recorded two career-low rounds of 64.
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