Holly Sonders

Holly Sonders: Biography in Details

Who is Holly Sonders?

Holly Sonders is an American former college golfer and a broadcasting journalist.

She currently is a broadcaster for the FOX channel. Moreover, she also hosts American Family Insurance.

Besides this, holly first was a sideline reporter for Big Ten Network.

Holly Sanders: Age, Family

Holly Sonders was born Holly Niederkohr on March 3, 1987, in Marysville, Ohio, USA.

She was born to her parents Dan (father) and Sandy Niederkohr (mother). She has a sibling brother.

Her current age is 35. Her nationality is American and her ethnicity is Greek.

She started playing golf at a young age. In high school, she earned all-league and all-district honors for four years and was named league and district MVP.

Apart from golf, Sonders also played baseball and basketball in her high school.

Education, University

Holly Sonders majored in journalism at Michigan State University, where she won many titles and honors. Sonders entered her senior year with a 78.47 career stroke average and is the most experienced athlete at the university with a total of 77 collegiate rounds played.

Holly Sonders: Professional Life, Career

Holly Sonders changed her name from Holly Niederkohr to Holly Sonders during her professional career.

While playing collegiate golf, Sonders suffered a knee injury for which she underwent surgery.

Unable to play like she used to, her major in journalism helped to transition from actively playing golf to broadcasting.

Holly Sonders wanted to join the Golf Channel after college but was told that she needed more TV experience.

So, Sonders went to Little Rock and worked as a news broadcaster for a year before landing an interview and eventually a job at the Golf Channel in 2011.

At the Golf Channel, she rose to fame with the shows like Morning Drive, School of Golf, and Playing Lessons with the Pros.

She was also featured on the cover of the online portal Golf Digest in 2013.

Holly Sonders left the Golf Channel for Fox when the network was just in time to cover the U.S.

Open in 2015, after being hired in July 2014. She served as FOX Sports’ studio host during the 2016 U.S. Open.

Moreover, Holly Sonders also regularly makes appearances as a guest host on programs including ‘THE HERD’ and ‘UNDISPUTED’.

Sonders has appeared in GOLF.com’s Most Beautiful Women in Golf three times.

A former golfer, she made her debut as an NFL sideline reporter at the end of 2015.

Holly Sonders: Net Worth, Salary

As of 2023, Holly Sonders has a net worth of around $6.5 million.

Moreover, she has an estimated annual salary of around $2 million

Holly Sonders: Controversy, Rumors

Sonders caused some controversy when she interviewed U.S. Open champion, Jordan Spieth, and to make it fun, she asked him if he carried a fifth outfit.

That, however, invited a lot of criticism against her on social media. But she took it in stride with a single tweet.

Also, there were rumors that she underwent breast surgery.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Holly Sonders has a height of 5 feet 8 inches and weighs 61kg. She is blonde with hazel eyes.

Holly has a well-shaped body of 36-24-35 inches and wears a bra size is 32D. Her dress size is 8(US).

Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

Holly Sonders has more than 40k followers on Facebook.

She has more than 660 k followers on Instagram and around 218.7 k followers on Twitter.

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