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As a SOPHOMORE in 2008-09, was named to the Golfweek All-American third team and was an honorable mention NGCA All-American...first team All-Pac-10 and second team Pac-10 All-Academic...entered the spring season ranked No. 45 in the Golfweek rankings...finished the season ranked No. 25 in the Golfweek rankings...played in three fall tournaments for Cal, finishing in the top-15 all three times including top-five finishes at the Ram Classic and the Badger Invitational...led the team with a 71.7 average in the fall...went on to set the sophomore calls stroke average record with a 73.0 for the season...tied for medalist honors at the La Quinta Tournament, finishing in a first-place tie after shooting a 73 (+1) at the 18-hole individual tournament...posted back-to-back top-10 finishes with a ninth place finish at the PING/ASU followed by eighth at the Pac-10 Tournament...finished the Pac-10 Tournament at two-over after shooting a third-round 69...finished 22nd at the NCAA West Regional at +2, shooting a first round even par followed by a pair of one-over 73's...as a FRESHMAN in the fall of 2007, earned second team All-Pac-10 honors...registered three top-25 showings, including opening the season with a second-place finish at the Ram Fall Classic with a career-best score for 54 holes of even-par 216...also carded two season-low rounds of one-under 71 at the Ram Fall Classic and her season-low 36-hole score of one-over 145 at the same tournament...capped the fall by tying for 11th at the Kent Youel Invitational with a score of 224 (+8)...tied for 21st at the Stanford Intercollegiate...entered the spring of 2008 ranked No. 48 nationally by Golfweek...was the top finisher for the Bears in four spring tournaments... opened the spring season as the top Bear at the Wildcat Invitational...followed that performance by tying for second with teammate Allison Goodman at the Spartan Invitational...shot her low round of the season, a 70 (-2) in the opening round of the ASU Invite... led the Bears with an 18th place finish at ASU... had third top-ten finish of the season with a 10th place finish at the Pac-10 Championships, shooting a +7...led the team with a 74.5 stroke average.
HIGH SCHOOL:Attended Albert-Einstein Gymnasium.
INTERNATIONAL: Won the Slovenian International Ladies Amateur Championship in June of 2009, shooting a 2-under to beat a field of top European amateur talent...played for Germany at the 2008 World Amateur Team Championship Oct. 8-10 at Grange Golf Club in Adelaide, Australia tying for 24th with a +8, helping the German team finish sixth...played in the European Ladies Championship, Aug. 27-30 in Austria, tying for 32nd with a +15...member of the 2006 European Girls Team Champion and 2006 German Girls Champion...placed third at the 2006 German Ladies Championship, shooting a 65 in the final round...has also competed in the International French Juniors Championship and the British Girls and European Championships (Ladies and Girls).
PERSONAL:
Born March 23, 1988, in Maintal, Germany...parents are Rolf and Regine Halbig...has an older brother, Daniel, who attends the University Wuerzburg, Germany...enjoys skiing, diving and reading...undeclared major."For me as an international student, the atmosphere at Cal is something really special. You interact every day with people from all over the world and that enormously broadens your horizons."
CAL CAREER STATISTICS Year Rds Str Avg Low 18 Low 36 Low 54 2007-08 32 2384 74.5 -1, 2x =,144 =,216 2008-09 26 1898 73.0 -3, 3x -5, 139 -5, 211 TOTAL 58 4287 73.9 -3, 3x -5, 139 -5, 211
Up Close with Pia
Top 5 songs on my iPod...A Fine Frenzy: "Almost Lover", Sam Sparro: "21st Century Life", Beyonce: "Single Ladies", Kanye West: "Heartless", The Killers: "Human".
Favorite sports other than golf: skiing and diving
Place in the world I want to travel: South America
Golfer I'd most like to play a round with: Tiger Woods
Item that best represents me as a golfer:my will power
