Holly Sonders is an American former college golf player who is well-known today for being the host as well as the reporter of the United States Golf Association (USGA). She is currently working as a journalist, reporter, and sportscaster for the USGA.

Quick Info
Full NameHolly Sonders
Date Of Birth3 March 1987
Birth PlaceMarysville, Ohio, USA
Parent(s)Dan Niederkohr
Sandy Niederkohr
ProfessionGulf Player
TV Host
Reporter
SpouseErik Kuselias
Age34 Years
Height5ft 8 in
ChildrenNot Known
Net Worth$6.5 million dollar

 

How was the Holly childhood?

Holly Sonders was born on 3 March 1987 in Marysville, Ohio, the United States to a mother whose name is Sandy Niederkohr who was a golf player, and to her father whose name is Dan Niederkohr who is an optometrist. She was born and raised in Marysville by her parents. Besides this, she is currently 33 years old with the zodiac sign of Pisces.

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Nationality and Physical Stats

Holly Sonders holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnicity. She is a Christian and she practices Christianity as her religion. Besides this, she stands at a height of 5 feet and 8 inches (1.73m/173cms) tall and weighs around 61kgs (135lbs). Moreover, she has an hourglass-shaped body figure with a body measurement of 36-24-35 inches respectively. In addition to this, she has a pair of beautiful dark brown colored eyes with dark brown colored hair.

 

Education

Holly Sonders studied and completed her high schooling at Marysville High School. For further studies, she studied and graduated from the Michigan State University with a Master’s degree in Journalism in the year 2009.

 

Who did Holly Sonders marry?

Holly was married to the television and radio host whose name is Erik Kuselias from the year 2012 to the year 2017. After their separation, she has been involved in a relationship with the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals whose name is Kliff Kingsbury. She has not had any children to date. Besides this, she is currently living a luxurious life in Los Angeles, California.

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How did Holly stat her professional Career?

Holly Sonders was initially interested in golf and was deciding to pursue a career in golf with the support of her mother. Sadly, this dream could not be fulfilled as she had to undergo knee surgery when she was 20 years old because of which she could not perform as brilliantly as before. Not only was she an amazing golf player, but she was also equally interested in baseball and basketball. Having achieved excellence in golfing, she was also an outstanding student in terms of her studies. This ultimately led her towards pursuing a career in journalism.

Her prior experience in golf and her excellent studies helped her climb the ladder of success pretty quickly and before long, she was already working for the WBNS-10TV, the Big Ten Network as well as the KATV. The breakthrough moment of Holly Sonder’s career came in the year 2011 when she worked for NBC’s Golf Channel. During her time there, she was involved in numerous shows like ‘Playing Lesson with The Pros’ and ‘School of Golf’ where her past experience and knowledge about golf helped boost her career and performance a lot.

Holly Sonders has also made an appearance in the fitness issue of the Golf Digest and gained massive popularity in the world of sports. Success did not stop there for Sonders as she left the Golf Channel in order to step up a level in her career and joined the Fox Network. There she was offered the position of the studio host of Fox Sports. In addition to her golf hosting career, she has also been seen as a host for the National Football League (NFL). This boosted her career a lot and many regarded her as one of the best professional journalists with an ambitious personality.

 

Awards and Achievements

Holly Sonders won the American Junior Golf Association Championship as well as the UCT National Championship at the age of 14 years old. She also led the Spartans, the team representing Michigan State University in the US Women’s Amateur Championship towards winning the Big Ten Championship. Moreover, she has also been inducted in the Academic All-Big Ten and has been a part of the NCAA Regional Tournaments and the NCAA Championships numerous times in her life.

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Social Media

Holly Sonders is active on social media platforms. Her official Instagram account (@holly.sonders) has over 558 thousand followers and her official Twitter account (@holly_sonders) has over 221 thousand followers. Moreover, she also has a Facebook page (Holly Sonders) with well over 38 thousand likes and 40 thousand followers but the page has not been verified yet.

 

Net Worth

Holly Sonders earns mostly from her news and sports hosting career. She is often regarded as one of the most famous and liked game show hosts and this has resulted in her amassing a total net worth of $6.5 million.

 

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