Rachel Hetherington | |
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Personal information | |
Born | Port Macquarie, Australia | 23 April 1972
Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) |
Sporting nationality | Australia |
Residence | Brisbane, Australia |
Career | |
Turned professional | 1994 |
Current tour(s) | LPGA Tour (joined 1997) ALPG Tour (joined 1994) |
Former tour(s) | Ladies European Tour (1994–96) |
Professional wins | 11 |
Number of wins by tour | |
LPGA Tour | 8 |
Ladies European Tour | 3 |
Other | 1 |
Best results in LPGA major championships | |
Chevron Championship | T2: 2001 |
Women's PGA C'ship | T3: 2003 |
U.S. Women's Open | T8: 2006 |
du Maurier Classic | T16: 1997, 2000 |
Women's British Open | 2nd: 2004 |
Rachel Hetherington (born 23 April 1972) is an Australian professional golfer playing on the American LPGA Tour. Hetherington played under her married name, Rachel Teske, from 2001 to 2004.
Hetherington was born in Port Macquarie, Australia. One of the greatest golfers to come out of Australia, she had a very impressive career as an amateur. She was the New South Wales Junior Champion from 1989 to 1992. In 1992, she won the New South Wales Women's Amateur Championship and the Tasmanian Amateur Open.
Hetherington joined the LPGA Tour in 1997, making the cut in 25 of the 28 tournaments she played that year. Her greatest year to date was 2003, when she won twice (earning back-to-back titles for the second time in her career), finished in the top ten 11 times and earned over $900,000 in prize money. She has won 8 tournaments on the LPGA Tour, the last coming in 2003.
Hetherington married former Australian Test cricketer Greg Ritchie in January 2009. Both Hetherington and Ritchie live in Florida, United States. She is active in promoting awareness for breast cancer research.
No. | Date | Tournament | Winning score | Margin of victory | Runner(s)-up |
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1 | 27 Sep 1998 | First Union Betsy King Classic | −14 (69-66-70-69=274) | Playoff | Annika Sörenstam |
2 | 25 Apr 1999 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | −12 (67-67-70=204) | Playoff | Lorie Kane |
3 | 2 May 1999 | City of Hope Myrtle Beach Classic | −7 (69-68=137) | 1 stroke | Helen Alfredsson Leta Lindley Karrie Webb |
4 | 16 Jun 2001 | Evian Masters 1 | −15 (71-68-66-68=273) | 1 stroke | Maria Hjorth |
5 | 17 Mar 2002 | PING Banner Health | −7 (70-69-71-71=281) | Playoff | Annika Sörenstam |
6 | 14 Jul 2002 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | −14 (67-73-64-66=270) | 2 strokes | Beth Bauer |
7 | 15 Jun 2003 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | −12 (70-65-69=204) | Playoff | Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika Sörenstam |
8 | 22 Jun 2003 | Wegmans Rochester LPGA | −11 (69-68-72-68=277) | 4 strokes | Lorena Ochoa |
LPGA Tour playoff record (4–1)
No. | Year | Tournament | Opponent(s) | Result |
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1 | 1998 | First Union Betsy King Classic | Annika Sörenstam | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
2 | 1999 | Chick-fil-A Charity Championship | Lori Kane | Won with birdie on first extra hole |
3 | 2000 | Jamie Farr Kroger Classic | Annika Sörenstam | Lost to birdie on second extra hole |
4 | 2002 | PING Banner Health | Annika Sörenstam | Won with birdie on second extra hole |
5 | 2003 | Giant Eagle LPGA Classic | Lorie Kane Jennifer Rosales Annika Sörenstam | Won with birdie on third extra hole |
1 Co-sanctioned by LPGA Tour and Ladies European Tour
Tournament | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T59 | T21 | T62 | |
LPGA Championship | T60 | T30 | T42 | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T53 | CUT | |
du Maurier Classic | T16 | T16 |
Tournament | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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Kraft Nabisco Championship | T2 | T65 | T48 | T35 | T39 | T42 | CUT | T31 | T56 | |
LPGA Championship | T17 | T15 | T3 | T49 | T42 | T34 | T59 | T46 | CUT | CUT |
U.S. Women's Open | CUT | T12 | T13 | T10 | T31 | T8 | CUT | T42 | CUT | |
Women's British Open ^ | CUT | T18 | T46 | 2 | T42 | 69 | T55 | T69 |
^ The Women's British Open replaced the du Maurier Classic as an LPGA major in 2001.
CUT = missed the half-way cut
"T" = tied
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