Beth Bader

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Beth Bader
Personal information
Born (1973-08-30) August 30, 1973 (age 51)
Davenport, Iowa, U.S.
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Sporting nationalityFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Residence Eldridge, Iowa, U.S.
Career
College Iowa State University
Turned professional1997
Former tour(s) LPGA Tour (2000–12)
Futures Tour
Best results in LPGA major championships
Chevron Championship T47: 2008
Women's PGA C'ship T20: 2005
U.S. Women's Open T47: 2005
Women's British Open T23: 2007

Beth Bader (born August 30, 1973) is an American professional golfer who has played on the LPGA Tour. Bader competed on the Tour for more than a decade, and her highest career finish was a tie for fourth at the 2007 LPGA Corning Classic. [1] She made more than $1 million in career earnings. [2]

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After attending Iowa State University, Bader played on the Futures Tour for four years before gaining her LPGA Tour card at the 2000 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament. In her second LPGA season, 2002, she posted a top-five result at the Giant Eagle LPGA Classic. [3] Having finished 90th and 91st, respectively, in the 2002 and 2003 season money lists, Bader fell to 113th in 2004. [2] At the 2004 LPGA Final Qualifying Tournament, she won her card for the following year. [4] Bader earned over $100,000 in 2005 and 2006, and made a career-high $286,761 in 2007. She was 119th on the money list in 2008, down from 46th the previous year. In 2009, her earnings of over $125,000 placed her 74th on the Tour. Over the next four years, Bader did not finish higher than 119th in annual earnings. [2]

In 2006, Bader was inducted into the Iowa State Cyclones Hall of Fame. [5]

Results in LPGA majors

Tournament200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012
Kraft Nabisco Championship CUTT47CUT
LPGA Championship CUTCUTCUTT20CUTCUTCUTT31CUTCUTCUT
U.S. Women's Open CUTCUTCUTT4762CUTCUT
Women's British Open CUTCUTCUTCUTT23
  Did not play

CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied

Source: [1] [6] [7]

LPGA Tour career summary

YearTournaments
played
Cuts
made
Wins2nds3rdsTop 10sBest
finish
Earnings ($)Money
list rank
Scoring
average
2001 26100000T3025,42214074.43
2002 24100001T572,3359074.08
2003 24120000T1672,0309172.72
2004 22120000T2452,39911373.31
2005 22130001T10147,7206473.40
2006 26170000T12113,4018372.94
2007 24190002T4286,7614672.33
2008 24130000T2578,80811973.83
2009 18130001T6125,8947472.25
2010 1430000T2222,55812574.26
2011 920000T2621,95611974.30
2012 1120000T2818,33713074.16
2013 100000MC0N/A79.00

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