6’…Started playing golf at the age of 6…Competed in first competitive round at the age of 14...Credits her dad as the individual most influencing her career...Interests include meditation, painting, dancing, wake surfing, playing the violin and singing…Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt…Has her own Web site, www.sandragal.com...Started the Sandra Gal Foundation in 2018 providing after school programs for underprivileged kids focusing on mindfulness, partnering with VOA for her annual Sandra Gal Charity Challenge in Florida and with the German Red Cross for her Sandra Gal Charity Tournament in Germany...initiated the Walk With Sandra Program in 2015 inviting junior golfers to join her inside the ropes during LPGA events.
LPGA Tour Victories (1)
The Solheim Cup (2)
Olympics (1)
2021 in a Nutshell
- 5 events, 1 cut made, $5,923 (175)
Career Highlights:
2020:
- 5 events, 2 cuts made, $13,476 (144)
2019:
- 17 events, 9 cuts made, $83,552 (116)
- Made 17 starts before being diagnosed with dormant Lyme disease and taking the rest of the year off
2018:
- 25 events, 18 cuts made, $373,846 (58)
- Had three top-10 finishes including a season-best T3 finish at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
- Crossed the $4 million mark in career earnings following a T21 finish at the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
- Has recorded a career-best round of 64 eight times in her career, most recently in the second round of the Meijer LPGA Classic for Simply Give
2017:
- 27 events, 18 cuts made, $318,529 (59)
- Recorded two top-10 finishes including a season-best T7 at the Blue Bay LPGA
2016:
- 26 events, 21 cuts made, $306,813 (62)
- Recorded two top-10 finishes in 2016 including a season-best T4 at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship presented by P&G
2015:
- 27 events, 26 cuts made, $531,961 (30)
- Recorded three top-10 finishes including season-best tie for fifth finish at the Blue Bay LPGA
- Competed on her second European Solheim Cup team, posting a 2-1-1 record in her home country of Germany
- Crossed the $3 million mark in career earnings with a 12th place finish at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship
2014:
- 27 events, 20 cuts made, $504,518 (36)
- Recorded five top-10 finishes including season-best tie for fifth finish at both the Meijer LPGA Classic Presented by Kraft and the CME Group Tour Championship
- Ranked ninth on Tour in putts per GIR (1.781)
2013:
- 25 events, 20 cuts made, $420,137 (35)
- 4 top-10 finishes including a season-best fourth place at the CME Group Titleholders
- Tied career-low round with a 64 in the first round of the CME Group Titleholders
2012:
- 26 events, 23 cuts made, $574,323 (25) in earnings
- Two top-10 finishes.
- Recorded a season-best third place finish at the U.S. Women’s Open.
2011:
- Became a Rolex First-Time Winner at the Kia Classic where she defeated Rolex Rankings No. 2 Jiyai Shin with a 72nd hole birdie.
- Additional top-10 finishes included: tie for second at the CME Group Titleholders.
- Tie for fifth at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship where she crossed the $1 million mark in career earnings.
- Tie for ninth at the Avnet LPGA Classic.
- Tied for 10th at the RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup.
- Competed on her first European Solheim Cup Team with a 0-2-1 record.
2010:
- Best finish was a tie for 11th at the LPGA Tour Championship.
2009:
- Recorded a career-best tie for fifth at the LPGA Corning Classic.
- Carded a career-low 64 in the opening round of the Wegmans LPGA, where she tied for 10th.
- Tied her career-low 64 during the opening round of the P&G Beauty NW Arkansas Championship Presented by John Q. Hammons, where she tied for 14th.
2008:
- Recorded a tie for 14th at the Ginn Tribute Hosted by ANNIKA.
2007:
- As an amateur, tied for 14th at the LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament to earn exempt status for the 2008 LPGA season.
- Turned professional immediately following the round.
Amateur:
- Gal represented Germany at the European Team Championships from 2003-07 and the World Amateur Team Championship in 2004 and 2006.
- As a junior, she won the 2003 German Girls Championship and was the Golfer of the Year in Germany the same year.
- In 2007, she won the Czech Invitational Championship and was the top-ranked amateur in both the European and German ranks.
- At the University of Florida, Gal won four tournaments, including back-to-back titles at the SunTrust Lady Gator Invitational (2006-07) and was named a 2007 National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA) First-Team All-American.
- She was also an NGCA Academic All-American from 2005-08.
Personal:
- 6’
- Started playing golf at the age of 6.
- Competed in first competitive round at the age of 14.
- Credits her dad as the individual most influencing her career.
- Hobbies include painting and design, dancing, wakeboarding, playing the violin and modeling.
- Qualified for the Tour on her first attempt.
- Has her own Web site, www.sandragal.com.
- Affiliated with Boys and Girls Club of Montgomery, Ala.
- Annually hosts the Sandra Gal Charity Challenge benifitting Volunteers of America
