2019-20 Women's Golf Roster
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Nielsen, Sofie Kibsgaard
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Sofie Kibsgaard Nielsen
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Herningsholm Erhvervsskole
- Hometown:
- Nykoebing Mors, Denmark
Bio
2021-22 | JUNIOR
» All-Pac-12 first team
An All-Pac-12 first-team selection for the first time in her career ... A key contributor in Oregon's first Pac-12 Championship win in program history ... Third on UO with a 73.07 scoring average through 10 tournaments (30 rounds) ... Third on the team with 13 rounds of par or better, headlined by a trio of 3-under 69 rounds ... Spring: Earned the best finish of her career to open the spring season, tying for fourth place overall at the Lamkin Invitational at 1-over par (69-74-74) ... 3-under 69 in the opening round of the spring was her third career sub-70 performance and first since the final round of her freshman season ... Helped lead Oregon to its second win of the season at the Florida State Match Up, shooting 1-over par (75-72-70) to finish sixth overall ... Shot 1 under (71-70-71) to match her best finish in a tie for fourth at the Northrop Grumman Challenge, contributing to Oregon's second straight win and third of the season ... Shot 4-under par (74-69-69) at the PING/ASU Invitational to earn her fourth straight top-10 finish and help the Ducks place second overall ... Finished 2-over par (73-74-71) to tie for 14th at the Silverado Showdown, helping Oregon finish second in its regular-season finale ... Shot 9-over par (79-73-73) at the Pac-12 Championships to help Oregon win the team conference title for the first time in program history ... Fall: Helped the Ducks to a dominant and historic victory at the Mason Rudolph Championship to kick off the 2021-22 season, tying for 27th individually at 1-over par with a 71-74-72 performance ... Oregon won the Mason Rudolph Championship with an astounding 26-under 838, shattering the previous 54-hold program records for both total score and score vs. par ... Tied for 34th place at the Windy City Classic (+12), finishing with a 1-under 71 in the final round ... Tied for 26th at the Stanford Intercollegiate for her best finish of the fall, shooting 4-over par with a 1-under 70 in the third round ... Closed the fall in a tie for 30th (+10) at the Pac-12 Preview.
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
» Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Competed in all seven tournaments for the Ducks during the spring, posting a 75.68 scoring average with five rounds of par or better ... Recorded a pair of top-20 finishes, giving her nine in her first 14 career tournaments ... Spring: Opened the season with a 1-under 71 at the Sun Devil Winter Classic before finishing at 4-over par to tie for 15th overall ... Tied for 45th at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+28), 53rd at the Wildcat Invitational (+13), and 26th at the PING/ASU Invitational (+3) ... Opened the PING/ASU Invitational with an even-par 72, helping the Ducks earn the program's first tournament victory since 2016 ... Shot 74-74-72 (+4) at the Silverado Showdown, earning her best finish of the season in a tie for 13th individually ... Tied for 42nd at the Pac-12 Championships (+17), closing with an even-par 71 ... Shot 15-over par (T-70th) at the NCAA Championships as the Ducks placed 11th overall, just two strokes shy of advancing to match play ... Fall: No fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 | FRESHMAN
» WGCA All-America Honorable Mention
A WGCA all-America honorable mention selection after a tremendous true freshman season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Only the third player in program history to receive WGCA all-America status, and the first since 2013 ... Finished the year at No. 24 in the Golfstat individual national rankings, the fifth-best end-of-season national ranking in program history and the ninth-best ranking in the nation for a true freshman ... Led the Ducks with 72.52 scoring average, good for No. 2 in Oregon single-season history ... Finished in the top 20 in all seven tournaments (21 rounds) to open collegiate career ... Led Oregon with 10 rounds of par or better, including a pair of sub-70 rounds ... Led the team in par-4 scoring average (4.07) while ranking second in par-3 scoring average (3.11) ... Spring: Best finish of the season came at what ended up being the final event of the season at the Wildcat Invitational, firing a 2-under 214 to tie for sixth overall ... Finished the Wildcat Invitational with a 3-under 69 in the final round ... Tied for 12th at the loaded Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge after shooting even par across three rounds (71-72-70) ... Tied for 19th at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+10) ... Fall: Opened collegiate career with a 2-under 214 (71-71-72) at the WCU Cougar Cup, tying for 13th overall ... Also tied for 13th at both the Molly Collegiate Invite and the Pac-12 Preview, shooting 1-under par in the latter event ... Best single round of the season came in round two of the Stanford Intercollegiate, where she carded a 5-under 66 before tying for 16th overall (+1) ... 66 tied for the sixth-best single-round score in program history, while 5-below par tied for No. 7 on the single-season list.
BEFORE OREGON
Came to Oregon as one of the most highly-regarded recruits in program history, getting ranked as high as No. 174 in the world amateur rankings ... Posted 15 top-10 finishes over an extensive youth career while playing in tournaments across Europe ... Won the Danish National Stroke Play Championship in both 2017 and 2018, shooting 78-70-72 in her second victory ... Placed fourth at the German International Amateur Championship in 2018 before taking fifth in 2019 ... A member of the Danish National Team for international competitions ... Attended Herningsholm Erhvervsskole for high school.
HEAD COACH DEREK RADLEY
"Sofie is a very talented young woman who has had tremendous success at the highest levels of amateur golf. She has grown up working with some of the best instructors in Europe and she's going to make a big impact for us as part of a talented roster."
» All-Pac-12 first team
An All-Pac-12 first-team selection for the first time in her career ... A key contributor in Oregon's first Pac-12 Championship win in program history ... Third on UO with a 73.07 scoring average through 10 tournaments (30 rounds) ... Third on the team with 13 rounds of par or better, headlined by a trio of 3-under 69 rounds ... Spring: Earned the best finish of her career to open the spring season, tying for fourth place overall at the Lamkin Invitational at 1-over par (69-74-74) ... 3-under 69 in the opening round of the spring was her third career sub-70 performance and first since the final round of her freshman season ... Helped lead Oregon to its second win of the season at the Florida State Match Up, shooting 1-over par (75-72-70) to finish sixth overall ... Shot 1 under (71-70-71) to match her best finish in a tie for fourth at the Northrop Grumman Challenge, contributing to Oregon's second straight win and third of the season ... Shot 4-under par (74-69-69) at the PING/ASU Invitational to earn her fourth straight top-10 finish and help the Ducks place second overall ... Finished 2-over par (73-74-71) to tie for 14th at the Silverado Showdown, helping Oregon finish second in its regular-season finale ... Shot 9-over par (79-73-73) at the Pac-12 Championships to help Oregon win the team conference title for the first time in program history ... Fall: Helped the Ducks to a dominant and historic victory at the Mason Rudolph Championship to kick off the 2021-22 season, tying for 27th individually at 1-over par with a 71-74-72 performance ... Oregon won the Mason Rudolph Championship with an astounding 26-under 838, shattering the previous 54-hold program records for both total score and score vs. par ... Tied for 34th place at the Windy City Classic (+12), finishing with a 1-under 71 in the final round ... Tied for 26th at the Stanford Intercollegiate for her best finish of the fall, shooting 4-over par with a 1-under 70 in the third round ... Closed the fall in a tie for 30th (+10) at the Pac-12 Preview.
2020-21 | SOPHOMORE
» Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Competed in all seven tournaments for the Ducks during the spring, posting a 75.68 scoring average with five rounds of par or better ... Recorded a pair of top-20 finishes, giving her nine in her first 14 career tournaments ... Spring: Opened the season with a 1-under 71 at the Sun Devil Winter Classic before finishing at 4-over par to tie for 15th overall ... Tied for 45th at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+28), 53rd at the Wildcat Invitational (+13), and 26th at the PING/ASU Invitational (+3) ... Opened the PING/ASU Invitational with an even-par 72, helping the Ducks earn the program's first tournament victory since 2016 ... Shot 74-74-72 (+4) at the Silverado Showdown, earning her best finish of the season in a tie for 13th individually ... Tied for 42nd at the Pac-12 Championships (+17), closing with an even-par 71 ... Shot 15-over par (T-70th) at the NCAA Championships as the Ducks placed 11th overall, just two strokes shy of advancing to match play ... Fall: No fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019-20 | FRESHMAN
» WGCA All-America Honorable Mention
A WGCA all-America honorable mention selection after a tremendous true freshman season, which was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... Only the third player in program history to receive WGCA all-America status, and the first since 2013 ... Finished the year at No. 24 in the Golfstat individual national rankings, the fifth-best end-of-season national ranking in program history and the ninth-best ranking in the nation for a true freshman ... Led the Ducks with 72.52 scoring average, good for No. 2 in Oregon single-season history ... Finished in the top 20 in all seven tournaments (21 rounds) to open collegiate career ... Led Oregon with 10 rounds of par or better, including a pair of sub-70 rounds ... Led the team in par-4 scoring average (4.07) while ranking second in par-3 scoring average (3.11) ... Spring: Best finish of the season came at what ended up being the final event of the season at the Wildcat Invitational, firing a 2-under 214 to tie for sixth overall ... Finished the Wildcat Invitational with a 3-under 69 in the final round ... Tied for 12th at the loaded Northrop Grumman Regional Challenge after shooting even par across three rounds (71-72-70) ... Tied for 19th at the Bruin Wave Invitational (+10) ... Fall: Opened collegiate career with a 2-under 214 (71-71-72) at the WCU Cougar Cup, tying for 13th overall ... Also tied for 13th at both the Molly Collegiate Invite and the Pac-12 Preview, shooting 1-under par in the latter event ... Best single round of the season came in round two of the Stanford Intercollegiate, where she carded a 5-under 66 before tying for 16th overall (+1) ... 66 tied for the sixth-best single-round score in program history, while 5-below par tied for No. 7 on the single-season list.
BEFORE OREGON
Came to Oregon as one of the most highly-regarded recruits in program history, getting ranked as high as No. 174 in the world amateur rankings ... Posted 15 top-10 finishes over an extensive youth career while playing in tournaments across Europe ... Won the Danish National Stroke Play Championship in both 2017 and 2018, shooting 78-70-72 in her second victory ... Placed fourth at the German International Amateur Championship in 2018 before taking fifth in 2019 ... A member of the Danish National Team for international competitions ... Attended Herningsholm Erhvervsskole for high school.
HEAD COACH DEREK RADLEY
"Sofie is a very talented young woman who has had tremendous success at the highest levels of amateur golf. She has grown up working with some of the best instructors in Europe and she's going to make a big impact for us as part of a talented roster."
Kiara Romero | NCAA Regional Preview
Tuesday, April 29
Suvichaya Vinijchaitham | NCAA Regional Preview
Tuesday, April 29
Derek Radley | NCAA Regional Preview
Tuesday, April 29
Derek Radley: "We try and share on each others' success."
Tuesday, May 14
