Sandra Gal

Sandra Gal: Biography in Details

Who is Sandra Gal?

Sandra Gal is a German professional golfer.

She is currently playing in the United States-based Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour.

Sandra Gal: Age, Parents, Ethnicity, Education

Talking about her early life, Gal was born on 9 May 1985. She experienced his childhood in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Her parents were Jan Gal (father) and Alexandra Gal (mother). She belongs to German nationality and her ethnicity is also German.

Sandra Gal 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 attended college in the US 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 competitions, receiving First Team All-American honors in 2007.

Sandra Gal was an NGCA Academic All-American from 2005 to 2008.

In 2007, she won the Ladies European Amateur, and later, entered the LPGA Qualifying Tournament, qualifying 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.

Sandra Gal: Career, Salary, Networth

Gal had begun her career early from her high school days.

She was already playing on a national level in Germany, even before she moved to the US to begin her professional career.

Gal tied for 14th at the 2007 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn full playing privileges on the LPGA in 2008.

Sandra Gal turned professional immediately following the tournament.

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.

Previously her best finish had been fifth at the 2009 LPGA Corning Classic. Also in 2009, she recorded two career-low rounds of 64.

She also played in ANA Inspiration, the Women’s PGA Championship, U.S. Women’s Open, the Women’s British Open, and The Evian Championship.

Likewise, Gal also represented team Europe in Solheim Cup in 2011 (winners), and 2015.

In her Olympic Games participation in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, she finished in the position of T25.

Starting in the world ranking in 2007 with position 694, she had a career-high position of 33 in 2012.

She was in position 47 in 2015 and position 77 in the year 2016.

She has organized and has been part of various charity shows and events.

Sandra Gal has a huge fan following with more than 40,000 followers on her Twitter, 11,000 followers on Instagram, and 450,000 likes on her official Facebook.

While her salary is around $3 million, she has a net worth of $12.5 million.

Rumors and Controversy

Sandra Gal is not a person with lots of controversies and rumors.

However, there were rumors about her being in a relationship with different players and stars but there is no actual proof of these rumors being true.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Moving towards her body measurements, she has a good height of 6 feet 0 inches (1.83 m).

Her body weight is 58kg. She has dark brown hair color and her eyes are also dark brown.

There is no information about her body shape, shoe size, or dress size.

Social Media Profile

Sandra Gal is active on various sorts of social media like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

She has around 229k followers on Facebook.

She has more than 66.5k followers on Twitter and more than 67.4k followers on Instagram.

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