Sandra Gal: World’s Best Amateur Women Golf Player Reveals Her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets

Namita Nayyar (WF Team)

8 years ago

Sandra Gal is a German professional golfer who currently plays on the U.S.–based LPGA Tour. Won in 2012 GolfDigest.com Hottest Golfer contest.

In Düsseldorf, Germany she was born on 9th May 1985. She got to play golf for the first time when she was about 5 years old. For her 5th birthday her parents gave me a set of colored plastic clubs. All of her vacations, they were golf vacations and that was the only time of the year she usually played golf, in places such as the Netherlands, France or Portugal. Her dad was her first coach and still is one of her best teachers of the game. But actually she did not practise seriously untill she was 14 when she started playing at a golf club near her house.

In the mean time she had other hobbies. She played tennis, she started ballet and violin, she did wakeboarding for a few years, She played theatre at school and of course she also did painting. Her mom still has some paintings from when she was about three years old. It’s a great way for her to relax and let out her creative side. Really taking golf more seriously, she realized that she can be creative in golf too. First she played for her golf club team, since there were no high school teams in Germany, and as she got better each year, with 17, she got to join the German National Team, which is a great honor in Germany. When she was 18, she won the German National Girls Championship and the junior ranking.

After she graduated from her high school in 2004, she decided to make the big trip to America and play college golf, which was really pretty new at that time for European golfers.

She choose the University of Florida. She met some of her best friends over there and had a really good time. She got familiar with American courses, the lifestyle and the competition. While she was at college she won four events and received two All-American honors in three years.

In the mean time, she was still competing for the German National Team during summer breaks and eventually won the Ladies European Amateur ranking in 2007. That was the year, when she decided to play LPGA Q-school, while still in her senior year at UF. Her college staff and she were hoping to get an exemption from the rule to turn professional immediately after Q-school. They were hoping that she would be able to play as an amateur for her UF team in her last semester and start competing on the LPGA in May. However their attempt was not successful.

In the end, she received a full exempt card for 2008 and was very excited for that accomplishment. Although she could not play anymore college golf, She still decided to finish her advertising degree at UF. It was not easy playing professionally, while still being in school, but she graduated with honors on August 12, 2008. Since then she can really focus on her game and finally have more time for her friends and family and painting.

She is winner of Kia Classic LPGA Tour in 2011. Member of the victorious European Solheim Cup Team 2011 and is Member of the German Olympic Team for 2016.

Sandra Gal Achievements As A Golf Player

1st Place European Ladies Amateur Ranking in 2007
1st Place German Golf Federation- Ladies Ranking in 2007
1st Place Czech International Ladies Championship 2007
1st Place German Golf Federation Ranking in 2005 (Under 21)
1st Place German Girls championship in 2003
1st Place Mercedes Benz championship in 2007
1st Place Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitation championship in 2007
1st Place Bryan National Collegiate 2006
1st Place Sun Trust Lady Gator Invitation championship in 2006
3rd Place U.S. Women’s Open in 2012
World Best Amateur Women Golf player 2007

Sandra Gal ranked in 2012 GolfDigest.com as Hottest Golfer, World Best Amateur Women Golf player 2007 and is Member of the German Olympic Team for 2016. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar, President Women Fitness.

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Ms. Namita Nayyar: You started playing golf at a very young age of five years and reached the pinnacle of success by winning your first event at the Kia Classic. What factors you consider were responsible that made you achieve that?

Ms. Sandra Gal: There are so many factors responsible for me to achieve that, but the most important ones are hard work, a good support team consisting of my parents and my coaches, the love for what I do and being prepared to overcome challenges along the way.

Sandra Gal on Women Fitness: I am grateful to be featured on Womenfitness.net and to be part of a growing movement of women, who are fit, independent and proud of themselves.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: Your are a leading a professional golfer, model, plays violin, does painting, dancing, wake boarding, singing and hosting programs. How you manage such a remarkable multi-dimensional lifestyle?

Ms. Sandra Gal: Well, I don’t do everything at once! First and foremost, I am a professional golfer and I am striving to reach my dreams. But part of living a balanced life is having interests outside your work. Painting and music are some of my other passions.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you shall like to share?

Ms. Sandra Gal: I started working with the German Olympic Team at the end of 2013, because Golf is an Olympic sport starting in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Since then I work considerably harder on my cardio, my core and my back.

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Ms. Namita Nayyar: What exercises comprise your fitness regime or workout routine you shall like to share?

Ms. Namita Nayyar: Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?

Ms. Sandra Gal: I pay a lot of attention to what I eat. Whenever I can, I like to buy organic foods, especially meat, because I believe in fair treatment of animals. I also try to avoid gluten, diary and sugar. But I do make occasional exceptions 🙂

Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have glowing skin and gorgeous hairs. Do you take some kind of skin treatment to keep it young and glowing and secondly what you do to your hairs to make them look so stunning?

Ms. Sandra Gal: I use a hair mask, instead of a conditioner, by Avocado. My favorite facial cream is Dr. Hauschka.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding professional golfers who all are your fans, they shall like to know from you, what they should do for their climb to ladder of success in field of professional golf?

Ms. Sandra Gal: You should never give up. Sometimes the hardest fall is the biggest opportunity to rise.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: How did you feel before and after wining Solheim Cup (representing Europe) in 2011 Team Championships ?

Ms. Sandra Gal: It is the biggest stage in women’s professional golf and it was an honor to not only represent, but also be a part of the winning team and bring the trophy to Europe.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: Who has been your greatest influencer and motivator in your success in the field of your career in competitive professional golf ?

Ms. Sandra Gal: Definitely my Dad. He has always believed in me. Without his support, I wouldn’t be, where I am today.

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Ms. Namita Nayyar: Tell us what factors were catalyst that you consider that led you to win in 2012 GolfDigest.com Hottest Golfer contest?

Ms. Sandra Gal: I think someone else should answer this question. But one thing I know for sure is that more men than women voted, which is why I won over Ricky Fowler.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: You have done bold bikini and glamour photo shoots. What advice you wish to give to the women of today to be body confident in order to do such bold modeling?

Ms. Sandra Gal: Be proud of who you are. I work hard to be physically and mentally fit and that is why I am not ashamed to show it off.

Ms. Namita Nayyar: What you wish to say about the website Womenfitness.net and message for its visitors?

Ms. Sandra Gal: I am grateful to be featured on Womenfitness.net and to be part of a growing movement of women, who are fit, independent and proud of themselves.

To know more about Sandra Gal: Check out at: http://www.sandragal.com

Women Fitness Team thanks Sandra Gal for giving her valuable time for this interview and quenching the thirst of her fans to know more about her and made this interview happen.

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Sandra Gal Achievements As A Golf Player

Sandra Gal ranked in 2012 GolfDigest.com as Hottest Golfer, World Best Amateur Women Golf player 2007 and is Member of the German Olympic Team for 2016. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar, President Women Fitness.

Sandra Gal on Women Fitness: I am grateful to be featured on Womenfitness.net and to be part of a growing movement of women, who are fit, independent and proud of themselves.