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 | Class: 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