Sandra Gal

Sandra Gal
Gal at the 2015 Kingsmill Championship
Personal information
Born (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985
Düsseldorf, Germany
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nationality  Germany
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of Florida
Turned professional 2007
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2008)
Professional wins 1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour 1
Best results in LPGA major championships
ANA Inspiration T15: 2011
Women's PGA C'ship 12th/T12: 2012, 2015
U.S. Women's Open 3rd: 2012
Women's British Open T25: 2013
Evian Championship T14: 2017

Sandra Gal (born 9 May 1985) is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the United States–based LPGA Tour.

Childhood, college and amateur career

Born in Düsseldorf, Germany, Gal began playing golf at age five during family vacations to golf resorts around Europe.[1] 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 attended college in the United States at the University of Florida in Gainesville. She played for the Florida Gators women's golf team from 2005 to 2007 and won four events in NCAA competition, received First Team All-American honors in 2007, and was an NGCA Academic All-American from 2005 to 2008.[2][3]

In 2007, she won the Ladies European Amateur, and later that fall, entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament where she qualified for the LPGA Tour for 2008 and immediately turned pro. Although by turning pro she could no longer participate in collegiate golf, she completed her degree requirements while playing full-time on the LPGA Tour and graduated with honors from Florida in August 2008 with a bachelor's degree in advertising.[1]

Professional career

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.[3]

In her fourth season on the LPGA Tour in 2011, Gal won her first event at the Kia Classic in late March. She finished the 72-hole event at 16-under-par, one stroke ahead of runner-up Jiyai Shin[4] Previously her best finish had been fifth at the 2009 LPGA Corning Classic. Also in 2009, she recorded two career-low rounds of 64.[3]

Gal was a member of the winning European Solheim Cup Team in 2011 and also played on the European Solheim Cup Team in 2015.

In 2016, Gal participated at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where she finished in the position of T25.

Coaching staff

Gal's swing coach is Mitchell Spearman and her fitness coach is the fitness trainer of the National Golf Team Germany, Christian Marysko. Beginning in September 2016, her new caddie is Oliver Brett.[5]

Professional wins (1)

LPGA Tour (1)

No. Date Tournament Winning score To par Margin
of victory		 Runner-up Winner's
share ($)
1 27 Mar 2011 Kia Classic 67-68-70-71=276 –16 1 stroke South Korea Jiyai Shin 255,000

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2018.

Tournament2006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018
ANA Inspiration DNP DNP DNP CUT T34 T15 T38 CUT T34 T46 CUT CUT T48
U.S. Women's Open CUT DNP DNP T40 51 T34 3 CUT T22 CUT CUT T27 CUT
Women's PGA Championship DNP DNP T56 T49 CUT CUT T12 CUT T22 12 T30 CUT T40
Women's British Open DNP DNP CUT T33 CUT T54 CUT T25 CUT T36 T47 T49 T22
The Evian Championship ^ T19 T32 T50 T64 T14 T37

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013
DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
Yellow background for a top-10 finish.

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration000001106
U.S. Women's Open001112116
Women's PGA Championship000003117
Women's British Open000002117
The Evian Championship00000266
Totals00111104932
  • Most consecutive cuts made – 5 (2011 U.S. Open – 2012 U.S. Open)
  • Longest streak of top-10s – 1

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2006 1 0 0 0 0 0 CUT n/a 78.00
2008 22 17 0 0 0 0 T14 181,162 68 72.03 40
2009 23 17 0 0 0 2 T5 298,763 46 72.12 41
2010 22 15 0 0 0 0 T11 106,388 67 73.39 94
2011 20 17 1 1 0 5 1 623,526 20 71.64 19
2012 26 23 0 0 1 2 3 574,323 25 71.80 32
2013 25 20 0 0 0 4 4 420,137 35 71.25 25
2014 27 20 0 0 0 5 T5 504,518 36 71.27 21
2015 27 26 0 0 0 3 T5 531,961 30 71.17 17
2016 26 20 0 0 0 2 T4 306,799 62 71.71 56
2017 27 18 0 0 0 2 T7 318,529 59 71.79 80
  • official through 2017 season[6]

World ranking

Position in Women's World Golf Rankings at the end of each calendar year.

YearWorld
ranking		Source
2007694[7]
2008124[8]
200973[9]
2010124[10]
201141[11]
201233[12]
201345[13]
201450[14]
201547[15]
201677[16]
201793[17]

Team appearances

Professional

Solheim Cup record

YearTotal
matches		Total
W–L–H		Singles
W–L–H		Foursomes
W–L–H		Fourballs
W–L–H		Points
won		Points
%
Career 7 2–3–2 0–2–0 2–0–0 0–1–2 3.0 42.9
2011 3 0–2–1 0–1–0 lost to B. Lang 6&5 0–0–0 0–1–1 halved with C. Matthew,
lost w/ C. Boeljon 2&1		 0.5 16.7
2015 4 2–1–1 0–1–0 lost to P. Creamer 4&3 2–0–0 won w/ C. Matthew 3&2,
won w/ C. Matthew 1 up		 0–0–1 halved w/ C. Masson 2.5 62.5

Olympic games participation

Year Country Score Final
position
2016 Brazil 71-74-69-69=283 T25

See also

References

  1. 1 2 SandraGal.com, Sandra Gal Official Web Site Biography Archived 2011-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sandra Gal: Gainesville Was the Right Place to Call Home," GatorZone.com (11 December 2007). Retrieved 27 June 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 LPGA.com, LPGA Official Biography Retrieved 27 March 2011.
  4. ↑ "2011 Kia Classic - Final Tournament Summary". LPGA.com. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sandra Gal – Official Website". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Sandra Gal stats". LPGA. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  7. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2007.
  8. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2008.
  9. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2009.
  10. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2010.
  11. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2013.
  14. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 29 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2015.
  16. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2016.
  17. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2017.
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