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| Sara Monberg |
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Junior
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| Hometown:
Juelsminde, Denmark
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| High School:
Horsens Gymnasium
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| Height:
5-8
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SOPHOMORE SEASON
• Played in all 11 tournaments for the Big Orange
• Was third on the team in stroke average (74.71) and strokes against par (2.79)
• Finished six rounds at par or better
• Highest finish of the season came at the Mercedes-Benz Championship where she finished fourth
• Low round on the year also came at the Mercedes-Benz Championship, recording a four-under 68 in the second round of the tournament
• Her season-best performance at the Mercedes-Benz Champi- onship helped UT Claim its third Mercedes-Benz title
FRESHMAN SEASON
• Competed in all 12 tournaments for the Lady Vols and ranked fourth on UT in scoring average (76.53)
• After competing as an individual at the season-opening Cougar Classic, she was a mainstay in the squad's top-five for the final 11 events of the season, including the NCAA Championships
• Notched five rounds of par or better and ranked second on Tennessee in birdies with 70
• Recorded a season-best placement of tied-for-fourth with an even-par 72 at the rain-shortened Alamo event
• Helped push Tennessee to a second-place finish and national tournament berth by tying for 40th with a 6-over 222 at the NCAA East Regional
• Opened the East Regional with a season-best 70 (-2)
• Collected NGCA All-American Scholar Team and SEC Freshman Academic Honor Roll accolades.Â@
AMATEUR NOTES
• Captured the Danish Stroke Play Championship in the sum- mer of 2010 by carding a four-day 78-74-71-72=295 total
• Represented Denmark at the 2010 European Team Champi- onships, leading her home nation to a seventh-place performance in Spain
• Captured the Danish International Ladies Amateur Champi- onship title in 2006
• Joined current Lady Vol teammate Nathalie Mansson on Team Europe to win the 2007 Junior Solheim Cup, 14-10, over the United States
• Posted a third-place finish at the 2007 British Amateur Championship, propelling Denmark to a second-place team finish
• Secured the Danish Junior Championship in 2004 and 2006
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Is enrolled in the College of Arts & Sciences and plans to major in economics
• Lists competing at the Junior Solheim Cup as her biggest golf thrill
• Highest ambition is to play on the LPGA Tour
• Also played handball in high school
• Admires Annika Sorenstam
• Coached by Peter Mason while a junior in Denmark
• She is the daughter of Rolf Monberg and Helle Eriksen
• Sara Monberg was born Sept. 24, 1989
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