Career
Among his other victories are the Rosenblum Cup, Transnational Open Teams, Senior Bowl, numerous North American Bridge Championships, and twice winning the London Sunday Times and Cavendish Invitational Pairs. The two were partners in 1983 Bermuda Bowl tournament in Stockholm, when the United States defeated Italy in one of its most exciting final matches. Sontag was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2007.
Sontag was born in New York City.
Widely regarded as one of the fastest players in the world, he is known by his nickname Sonty. Honors Wins Runners-up North American Bridge Championships (17) Vanderbilt (5) 1975, 1981, 1983, 1989, 1997 Spingold (5) 1984, 1991, 1996, 1997, 2003 Reisinger (3) 1992, 1996, 1998 Men"s Board-a-Match Teams (1) 1985 Jacoby Open Swiss Teams (1) 2000 Life Master Pairs (2) 1972, 1984 United States Bridge Championships (5) Open Team Trials (4) 1972, 1974, 1980, 1999 Senior Team Trials (1) 2007 Other notable 2nd places: Buffett Cup (1) 2008 Reisinger Knockout Teams (1) 1978 Goldman Pairs (1) 1976.
