Sophie Sandolo
professional golfer
Sophie Sandolo (born 20 July 1976) is an Italian professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour.
Early life and amateur career
In 1976, Sandolo was born Nice, France. She began playing golf at 14 and made the Italian national team by the age of 16.
Sandolo was Regional All-American while playing for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). She won the European Ladies Amateur Championship in 1999 after being runner up in 1998. She also played on the Italian Espirito Santo Trophy team in 1996 and 1998, the team finishing in second place on both occasions.
Professional career
She won her first professional event in 2006 at the Lalla Meryem Cup in Morocco. Her highest finish on the Ladies European Tour was 2nd at the 2005 Catalonia Ladies Masters. Her highest finish on the LET Order of Merit was 15th, also in 2005.
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Sandolo earned notoriety by publishing a calendar in 2005,[1] in which she posed semi-nude.
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