Currently lying 5th on the LETAS Order of Merit, Sarah Schober from Austria is a player to look out for. We get to know Sarah with a few quick questions…
Full Name:
Sarah Schober
If you were stranded on a desert island, what three items would you take with you?
Ipod, book and my lop wedge
If you could have an unlimited storage of one thing, what would it be?
Food
What is your favourite activity you do when you want to relax?
Watching a movie, reading and listening to music
How do you spend your time in the airports?
Checking out the shops, reading, listening to music or watching a movie
What’s the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Be yourself
What is the weirdest thing you have ever eaten?
A snail
If you had one word to describe yourself, what would it be?
Friendly
Do you support a sports team?
Austrian Ski Team
If you could travel anywhere in the world, where would it be?
Bali
What advice would you give to aspiring amateurs looking to turn professional?
Endurance and being ambitious
Do you like cooking?
I like cooking. My favourites are Austrian dishes like Schnitzel, Kaiserschmarn, different kind of salads with Kernöl and also pasta.
If you could have one celebrity follower on twitter who would it be?
Bubba Watson or Lindsey Vonn
Tell us something you hate doing?
Ironing, it takes forever when I am doing it
Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
Playing on the LET and winning at least one tournament
What has been you biggest golfing achievement?
Winning back to back NJCAA National titles in the sSates. Also I had an Albatros at GC Gut Murstätten on hole 12
What is your favourite golf course to play and why?
Palos Verdes Golf Club in Los Angeles, California. You get amazing views and I have great memories when I played there
Age you started playing golf? Who/how did you get involved in golf?
Age of 8. My dad’s friend was a Head Pro at Golf Club Gut Murstätten and he told me that they have a kid’s day on the weekends. So I went there and I liked it from the beginning.
Age you got your first handicap?
10
What is your best travel tip?
Be organized
Your lowest ever round of golf? Where and when?
-7, this year at a Pro-Am at Golf Club Bad Waltersdorf in Austria.
What’s your favourite club in your bag?
Driver
What’s in your golf bag?
Lip gloss, sunglasses, tissues, pen…and a small plushed pig as a lucky charm.
What is your average driving distance?
250m
What tournament are you looking forward to most this season?
The LET event in China, Sanya Ladies Open at the end of October. On the LET Access Series I’m looking forward most to the event in Hörby, Sweden.
If you could pick a dream fourball partner who would it be and why?
Bubba Watson or Henrik Stenson because they are both long hitters. I like how they play and their swings are both special.
What is your favourite distance to practise?
50m
If you could learn any language fluently, what would it be?
Spanish
Your team would be composed of..
Golf Coach: Oliver Hertl
Fitness Coach: Daniel Huber
Physio: Dietmar Melmer
Mental Coach: Michael Achorner
Caddy: Markus Zechmann
