FACTOIDS
Full Name: Sophie Sandolo
Nickname: Sophie
Birthday: July 20, 1976
Height: 5'8"
Hometown: Nice, France
Sports: Golf
PROFILE
Sophie Sandolo is an Italian professional golfer Member of the Ladies European Tour. She finished 15th on the Order of Merit in 2005. She began playing golf at 14 and made the Italian national team by the age of 16. She was Regional All American while playing for the University of California, Los Angeles. Her highest finish on the Ladies European Tour was 2nd at the 2005 Catalonia Ladies Masters. She earned notoriety by publishing a sexy calendar in 2005, which she has continued to release every year. On the topic of the calendar, Sandolo has said, "My first sexy calendar is intended to represent my love for golf, my desire for freedom and a touch of coquetry and I’m instinctively attracted by fashion, elegance and glamour."
The French-Italian golfer Sophie Sandolo turned pro in 1999, but her popularity soared when she bared it all in her calendar last year. This 5-foot-7 European hottie definitely put her marketing degree from UCLA to use -- hits to her profile on the Ladies European Tour Web site skyrocketed after publishing her nude portraitures.
She has obtained international visibility on major TV networks (CNN, CNBC, BBC) and fashion magazines, including FHM and this month's Vanity Fair. In her words: "My first sexy calendar is intended to represent my love for golf, my desire for freedom and a touch of coquetry, and I am instinctively attracted by fashion, elegance and glamour."
