Sandra Gal

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Sandra Gal
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Gal at the 2015 Kingsmill Championship
Personal information
Born (1985-05-09) 9 May 1985 (age 39)
Düsseldorf, West Germany (now Germany)
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Residence Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Career
College University of Florida
Turned professional2007
Current tour(s) LPGA Tour (joined 2008)
Professional wins1
Number of wins by tour
LPGA Tour1
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship 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.

Contents

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]

She is only the second German player after Tina Fischer to win on the LPGA Tour.

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.DateTournamentWinning scoreTo parMargin
of victory		Runner-upWinner's
share ($)
127 Mar 2011 Kia Classic 67-68-70-71=276–161 stroke Flag of South Korea.svg Jiyai Shin 255,000

Results in LPGA majors

Results not in chronological order before 2019.

Tournament 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014201520162017201820192020
ANA Inspiration CUTT34T15T38CUTT34T46CUTCUTT48T44
U.S. Women's Open CUTT4051T343CUTT22CUTCUTT27CUTCUT
Women's PGA Championship T56T49CUTCUTT12CUTT2212T30CUTT40T66CUT
The Evian Championship ^T19T32T50T64T14T37CUTNT
Women's British Open CUTT33CUTT54CUTT25CUTT36T47T49T22CUT69

^ The Evian Championship was added as a major in 2013

  Top 10
  Did not play

DNP = did not play
CUT = missed the half-way cut
NT = no tournament
T = tied

Summary

TournamentWins2nd3rdTop-5Top-10Top-25EventsCuts made
ANA Inspiration 000001117
U.S. Women's Open 001112126
Women's PGA Championship 000003138
The Evian Championship 00000276
Women's British Open 000002138
Totals00111105635

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played		Cuts
made		Wins2nd3rdTop 10sBest
finish		Earnings
($)		Money
list rank		Scoring
average		Scoring
rank
2006 100000CUTn/a78.00
2008 22170000T14181,1626872.0340
2009 23170002T5298,7634672.1241
2010 22150000T11106,3886773.3994
2011 201711051623,5262071.6419
2012 262300123574,3232571.8032
2013 252000044420,1373571.2525
2014 27200005T5504,5183671.2721
2015 27260003T5531,9613071.1717
2016 26200002T4306,7996271.7156
2017 27180002T7318,5295971.7980
2018 25170013T3373,8465871.2839
2019 1780000T1183,55211672.82139
2020 520000T4813,47614473.57n/a
2021 510000715,92317573.50n/a
2022 100000CUT0n/a75.50n/a
2023 Did not play
2024 1160000T3047,26416372.43126

Official through 2024 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]
201891 [18]
2019165 [19]
2020261 [20]
2021628 [21]
20221157 [22]
2023– [23]
2024709 [24]

Team appearances

Amateur

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
%
Career72–3–20–2–02–0–00–1–23.042.9
2011 30–2–10–1–0 lost to B. Lang 6&50–0–00–1–1 halved with C. Matthew,
lost w/ C. Boeljon 2&1		0.516.7
2015 42–1–10–1–0 lost to P. Creamer 4&32–0–0 won w/ C. Matthew 3&2,
won w/ C. Matthew 1 up		0–0–1 halved w/ C. Masson 2.562.5

Olympic games participation

YearCountryScoreFinal
position
2016 Brazil71-74-69-69=283T25

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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 3 December 2024.
  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.
  18. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 31 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2019.
  20. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 28 December 2020.
  21. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 27 December 2021.
  22. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 26 December 2022.
  23. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 25 December 2023.
  24. ↑ "Women's World Golf Rankings". 30 December 2024.
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